Best practices in electronic government: Comprehensive electronic information dissemination for science and technology

The Department of Energy=s (DOE) Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP) has successfully reinvented the way in which DOE=s scientific and technical information is collected, organized, archived, disseminated, and used in the performance of research and development (R&D). Through a suite of innovative Web-based products conceived and developed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), the scientific and technical information and resources resulting from the Department=s R&D activities as well as worldwide information needed by the research community are readily available to all users in a fully integrated E-Government environment. This suite of products is publicly accessible at http://www.osti.gov. Introduction: E-Government In Action E-Government has been defined as “implementing cost-effective models for citizens, industry, federal employees, and other stakeholders to conduct business transactions online. The concept integrates strategy, process, organization, and technology.” This statement is consistent with OSTI=s concept of E-Government as applied to scientific and technical information transactions. The transition of scientific and technical information dissemination to an E-Government