Government Sources by Subject: Technical Reports

What are technical reports and how do you find them? This guide reviews their purpose, their role in engineering research, and how to find them in the UW Libraries or elsewhere.

Note: the Engineering Library houses a collection of NTIS microfiche, arranged by NTIS number, ranging in date from 1977-2009. The numbers typically start with a PB or AD.

Excellent background material on technical reports and standards.

Simple and advanced search for public technical reports.

Access to NASA's current and historical technical literature and engineering results. Use the "Browse By" tab to search by date/date range, collection, NASA center, and availability type.

1,000+ full text publications available for download in PDF format on the topics of science, technology and public policy. National Academy Press is the publisher for the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.

A central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information.

Includes references to all Department of Energy (DOE) documents declassified and made publicly available after October 1, 1994. New references are added periodically as they are available. In addition to these documents, OpenNet references older document collections from several DOE sources.

Search multiple sources of information via a single query.

U.S. Government Scientific Information; sources include over 55 databases as well as more than 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies.

This center lists institutions which provide either full-text reports, or searchable extended abstracts of their technical reports on the World Wide Web. You can also use the handy Technical Reports Archive and Image Library search box, or visit the University of Maryland's Technical Reports guide.

Use the index term "technical report" to limit your results.

Global Science Gateway made up of national and international scientific databases and portals.

To enhance your search, open a citation from your results list and click on "More Like This" (under the title).

Bibliographic citations for energy and energy related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The Database provides access to electronic documents, primarily from 1943 forward, with continued growth through regular updates.

A comprehensive index to historical information published by the United States federal government describing over 1.2 million items published from January 1895 to June 1976.

The complete collection of OTA publications with added materials that illuminate the history and impact of the agency.

Browse by title, by year, and more. . .

These CDRoms have all the formally issued reports of the Office of Technology Assessment during its 23 year history as well as many background and contractor papers.

Listing of OTA reports held by the University of Washington Libraries