CIESIN Reproduced, with permission, from: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 1993. Master Directory User's Guide, ed. J. Shipe. Greenbelt, MD: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center.

Where to Get Help for the Master Directory

Master Directory User Support Office

If you have a question concerning any aspect of the Master Directory, you can get help from the Master Directory User Support Office (MDUSO). Your question will be routed to the person on the MD team who can best help you. Please contact:

Angelia Bland
Master Directory User Support Office
c/o Hughes/STX
7601 Ora Glen Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA

Phone: (301) 513-1687 Fax: (301) 513-1608 email: NSI/DECnet (formerly SPAN) > NCF::MDUSO internet > MDUSO@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov The x.400 mail address is: to: (UN:POSTMAN,O:NASA,PRMD:NASAMAlL, ADMD:TELEMAIL,C:USA) to: MDUSO@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV

Various publications about the Master Directory and related activities are available from the MDUSO. This information includes:

Copies of the following documents are available from the public area on National Space Science Data Center computers. This documentation will be helpful in preparing new data set descriptions in the DIF format and establishing new LINKs.

To access this information, use the following procedures:

DECnet:

dir nssdca::anon_dir:[md_doc]
type/page nssdca::anon_dir:[md_doc]userguide.vl3

Internet: ftp nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov user anonymous (password) your_username@your_address cd md_doc 1s to list documents, then get <doc name> bye

Master Directory Discipline Coordinators

The Master Directory Discipline Coordinators can assist you with questions about the specific contents of the MD. They can also assist you in the preparation and submission of new data entries and the establishment of LINK connections.

To send mail via internet to NCF:: <name>@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov

To send mail via OMNET:: send to D. Irvine, via NASAMAIL(C:USA,A:TELEMAIL,P:GSFCMAIL,UN:LSHOTLAND)

Master Directory Development Team

The Master Directory Development team can offer assistance if you have a question about the MD software. Team members can also provide help with connectivity questions and questions of a technical nature. For information please contact:

Ms. Patricia Bailey
301-513-1641
NSI/DECnet > NCF::PBAILEY
internet > pbailey@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov