The purpose of this guide is to introduce the potential user to the Academic Science and Engineering Statistics Survey Database and to provide detailed information on the data structures and formats of the archival and public-use tapes derived from that database. The guide is divided into eight sections which deal with: (1) overview information; (2) nature of the Academic Science and Engineering database; (3) survey data tapes (noting that "archival" tapes are those generated for National Science Foundation's-NSF use while "public-use" tapes are versions specifically generated for distribution to data users outside NSF); (4) data and data tapes related to the Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges; (5) data and data tapes related to the Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Colleges and Universities; (6) data and data tapes related to Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering Students and Postdoctorates; (7) data and data tapes related to applications for NSF traineeships; and (8) data and data tapes related to the Survey of Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Selected Nonprofit Institutions. Additional information (including various codes, sample survey questionnaire forms, references, and sample tape directory and tape dump) are included in the appendices. (JN)