On January 27-28, 1999, the NRC Commission on Life Sciences organized "Finding the Path: Issues of Access to Research Resources", a conference to explore the breadth of problems and opportunities related to obtaining and transferring research resources. The following summary of the 2-day meeting lays out the problems concerning access to research resources as discussed by 2 dozen speakers and members of the audience.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Introduction
Chapter 1: Material Transfer Agreements
Chapter 2: Patents
Chapter 3: Data Collection and Informatics
Epilogue: Chairman's Remarks
Appendix A. Program and Discussion Questions
Appendix B. Participant Biographies