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Conclusion
Pages 18-19

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... Therefore, CBASSE suggests that NSF/SBE collect data on various kinds of scientific infrastructure for aggregation into periodic reports. CBASSE also suggests that NSF/SBE create an advisory process to focus specifically on changing research needs in the behavioral and social sciences, the capacity of current infrastructure to address these needs, the kinds of new infrastructure needed to advance these sciences, and improvements in the infrastructure allocation process.
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... of good proposals for large-scale and long term research would come to the Foundation if it were perceived as interested in entertaining them (National Research Council, 1976:44.) CBASSE members are convinced that this earlier finding is still relevant today.
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