Building Partnerships: A World Wide Web-based Information Management/ Preprint Tool for Research Scientists, Government Researchers, and Industrial Partners in the Phase Separation Project

Abstract

This paper describes on the development of a Web-based information management and communication tool to facilitate work remotely among research scientists, government agencies, and industrial partners. Implications of the information retrieval database for the ALCOM/NIST project is discussed in relations to digital libraries applications and the Internet. The paper addresses the development of a domain-specific vocabulary for polymer liquid crystal and phase separation research as well as the impact assessment of the database on the research project. As a vital part of research teams, librarians can impact the creation of new information tools and market their expertise and services.