Government Documents

Technical Reports

Multi-Agency

• CRISP

A biomedical database system containing information on research projects and programs supported by the Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies.

• EnergyFiles: Multidisciplinary Resources

Allows searching of all DOE databases.

• Federal Research and Development Project Summaries

Grant research awards and principal investigator contacts from a consortium of federal agencies.

• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

The federal government's central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information. NTIS Technical Reports Newsletter.

• NTIS/GPO Depository Access to Reports Technical & Scientific (DARTS)

Full-text access to NTIS reports. Users must be logged in by library staff. Ask for assistance.

• Science.gov

A gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies.

• Virtual Technical Reports Center (University of Maryland)

Provides links to institutions that provide full-text or searchable abstracts on the Web.

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

Provides access to citations to unclassified, unlimited documents added to the DTIC's Technical Reports Collection from late December 1974 to the present. Also allows users to MultiSearch all DOD sites and collections.

Contrails (formerly Wright Air Development Center)

This resource includes scanned government technical reports created by WADC.

Department of Energy (DOE)

• DOE Information Bridge 1995-

Provides full-text and/or bibliographic citations of DOE sponsored reports.

• Energy Citations Database 1948-

Bibliographic records for energy and energy-related scientific and technical information.

• EnergyFiles

Search information and resources on energy science and technology.

• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network

Provides a comprehensive, searchable resource for DOE's energy efficiency and renewable energy information.

• Energy Technology Data Exchange World Energy Database (ETDEWEB) 1995-

Search for information on the environmental impact of energy production and use.

• OpenNet Database

Provides timely access to recently declassified information. The Historical Records Review Database includes records of the Atomic Energy Commission.

Department of Transportation (DOT)

• Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)

Search bibliographic records covering transportation research published in books, journal articles, technical reports and other media.

• Sources of Information in Transportation (National Transportation Library)

A series of bibliographies on transportation topics.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• National Service Center for Environmental Publications NSCEP/ NEPIS

Provides access to free digital and paper publications. A collection of archival and current documents. Use the advanced search to find environmental impact statements.

• Publications on the EPA Site

Provides links to office and program publication pages.

• Science Inventory

A searchable Agency-wide catalog of science activities and scientific and technical work products.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server

Contains bibliographic citations for Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference proceedings, and citations for reports from NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).

• NASA Tech Briefs


• NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)

Search a master list of extragalactic objects and articles about them.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• Fire Research Information Services (FRIS)

Search the 55,000 item document collection.

• NIST Data Gateway

Provides easy access to NIST scientific and technical databases.

• NIST Virtual Library

Search NIST publications published since October 1997.

National Park Service (NPS)

• Voyager: NPS Combined Library Catalog

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• Electronic Reading Room

Access to publicly released documents and reports.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

• GeoRef

Indexes USGS publications including maps and reports published from 1880-present.

• Publications Warehouse

Contains bibliographic citations and full text for USGS publications including maps, numbered series from 1880 and recently published titles.