Technical Reports: U.S. Government Technical Reports
Technical reports are reports from academic departments, government agencies and corporations that describe projects, research and activities of the organization.
Tech Report portals
- National Technical Information Service (NTIS)Open access on the Web
- TRAIL: Technical Report Archive & Image LibraryA project of the Greater Western Library Alliance: Reports prior to 1975.
- Worldwide Science.orgA global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals
Tech Reports by Federal Agency
- Census (Demographics)U.S. Census Bureau Publications
- DoD (Defense)Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- DOE (Energy)DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) Information Bridge
- EPA (Environmental Protection)Environmental Protection Agency Publications & Newsletters
- EPRI (Energy Policy)Electric Power Research Institute
- ERIC (Education)Dept. of Education, Education Resources Information Center
- NASA (Aeronautics & Space)National Aeronautics & Space Administration Technical Report Server
- NRC (Nuclear Regulatory)Nuclear Regulatory Commission Electronic Reading Room
- USFS (Forest Service)USFS TreeSearch
- USGS (Geological Survey)USGS Maps, Imagery & Publications
Government Technical Reports on the Web
Many government agencies have technical report servers, and they are continually adding historic content so there are many older reports on the Web.
However, if you don't find what you need on the Web, the Marriott Library has a huge collection of technical reports in paper and on microfiche. Finding them in the library can be complicated, so don't hesitate to ask the Subject Specialists for help.
Read Locate Old Tech Reports for more information about finding paper and microfiche copies.
- GPO Monthly CatalogA useful, but not comprehensive, index to publications from the U.S. Federal Government.
- WorldCatCombines thousands of library catalog. If you use the Marriott Library subscription, it links directly to Inter-Library Loan.
State Geological Surveys
- Association of American State Geologists (AASG)represents the State Geologists of the 50 United States and Puerto Rico. Click on each state to go to its geological survey.
Subject Specialist
Shane Wallace
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