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5. Conclusions
Pages 59-62

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... Fulfilling user needs is the primary role of any data center, and it is essential that NGDC obtain and use a statistically valid user survey and improve its methods for evaluating usage of its Web site.
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... Doing so will require NGDC to continue to work with data collection programs to acquire relevant data for its own databases and begin to provide prominent links to the holdings of complementary archives. The center can also make its own holdings more accessible by placing digital holdings online or nearline and by converting historical analog records to digital form.
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... CONCLUSIONS 61 The recent and upcoming retirements at NGDC and change in priorities at NOAA present an opportunity to foster new leadership and build NGDC into an integrated science center. With vision and leadership NGDC can become an essential element of NOAA for understanding and manag.
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