On-Line Books

On-Line Books

This page contains relevant on-line books (mostly from the National Academy Press) that can be read and/or downloaded via the Internet. The appearance of commercial entity sites on this page does not mean that the PBM SIG endorses that site. This page is provided as a service to the PBM SIG membership and the casual web surfer.

Performance Assessments for Adult Education: Exploring the Measurement Issues: Report of a Workshop (2002) Committee for the Workshop on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy, Interim Assessment (2002) Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Performance Assessments for Adult Education: Exploring the Measurement Issues: Report of A Workshop (2002) Steering Committee for the Workshop on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs; Robert J. Mislevy and Kaeli T. Knowles, Editors; National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy (2001) Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Pay for Performance: Evaluating Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay (1991) Committee on Performance Appraisal for Merit Pay, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act for Research: A Status Report (2001) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Sustainable Federal Facilities: A Guide to Integrating Value Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing, and Sustainable Development (2001) The Federal Facilities Council Ad Hoc Task Group on Integrating Sustainable Design, Life-Cycle Costing, and Value Engineering into Facilities Acquisition (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Improving the Environment: An Evaluation of the DOE's Environmental Management Program (2000) Committee to Evaluate the Science, Engineering, and Health Basis of the Department of Energy's Environmental Management Program, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Interim Report for the Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Deactivation and Decommissioning at Department of Energy Sites (2000) Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Deactivation and Decommissioning at Department of Energy Sites, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

An Assessment of the Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Program (2000) Fusion Science Assessment Committee, Plasma Science Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Long-Term Institutional Management of U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Waste Sites (Prepublication) (2000) Committee on the Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Stress Management (1988) Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Social Processes (1988) Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Improving Motor Performance (1988) Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Issues of Theory and Methodology (1988) Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Human Performance: Background Papers, Learning During Sleep (1988) Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Renewable Power Pathways: A Review of The U.S. Department of Energy's Renewable Energy Programs (2000) Committee on Programmatic Review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Power Technologies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Improving Operations and Long-Term Safety of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Interim Report (2000) Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nuclear Weapons Laboratories (1999) Committee on Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine 40 pages (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Embedding Questions: The Pursuit of a Common Measure in Uncommon Tests (1999) Daniel M. Koretz, Meryl W. Bertenthal, Bert F. Green, Editors; Committee on Embedding Common Test Items in State and District Assessments, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Evaluating Federal Research Programs: Research and the Government Performance and Results Act (1999) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics: Challenges and Opportunities (1999) Committee on Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics, National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition (1999) Peter C. Schulze, Editor; National Academy of Engineering (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Technologies for Environmental Management: The Department of Energy's Office of Science and Technology (1999) Board on Radioactive Waste Management, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy (1999) Committee to Assess the Policies and Practices of the Department of Energy to Design, Manage, and Procure Environmental Restoration, Waste Management, and Other Construction Projects, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs (1999) Committee on the Department of Energy-Office of Science and Technology's Peer Review Program, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Assessing the Need for Independent Project Reviews in the Department of Energy (1998) Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Enhancing Organizational Performance (1997) Daniel Druckman, Jerome E. Singer, and Harold Van Cott, Editors; Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance (1995) Committee on Measuring and Improving Infrastructure Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Organizational Linkages: Understanding the Productivity Paradox (1994) Douglas H. Harris, Editor; Panel on Organizational Linkages, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

Building Consensus Through Risk Assessment and Management of the Department of Energy's Environmental Remediation Program (1994) Committee to Review Risk Management in the DOE's Environmental Remediation Program, Commission to Review Risk Management in the DOE's Environmental Remediation Program, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)

In the Mind's Eye: Enhancing Human Performance (1992) Daniel Druckman and Robert A. Bjork, Editors; Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, National Research Council (Note: Click on the "Open Book" link.)