The National Technical Information Service NTIS –
the largest, central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. The National Technical Information Service(NTIS) serves the nation as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. Here you will find information on more than 600,000 information products covering over 350 subject areas from over 200 federal agencies.
The National Technical Information Service, as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration, supports the nation’s economic growth and job creation by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery. NTIS accomplishes this mission through two major programs:
* Information collection and dissemination to the public
* Production and other services for federal agencies
Quick Facts
The NTIS collection (by topic) contains well over 3 million publications and other products covering:
* business and management studies
* health and safety reports
* environmental research reports and site clean-up
* technology innovations
* international market reports
* training tools and materials
NTIS annually distributes more than 1,000,000 products to over 60,000 customers. This includes shipping:
* 100,000 business, technical and scientific reports
* 45,000 best selling books
* 170,000 subscription issues for 200 subscription products distributed to 30,000 subscribers
* 16,000 CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, and diskettes
* 6,000 audiovisual products
* 700,000 microfiche products
NTIS acquires information from:
* Over 200 government agencies, including the departments of: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, State, Treasury, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, and much more.
* International contributors including: Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, the former Soviet Union, Western Europe and former Eastern Block countries
* Contracts or cooperative agreements with: the private sector, individuals, firms, and other organizations
NTIS’ Primary Purpose
Assist U.S. industries to accelerate the development of new products and processes as well as helping the U.S. maintain a leading worldwide economic competitive position.
NTIS’ Responsibilities
* Facilitate public access to Federal information
* Develop guidelines for federal agencies to transfer their government information to NTIS
* Develop implementation methods and procedures to facilitate federal agencies in the smooth transfer of information to NTIS
* Maintain a permanent repository of unclassified scientific, technical, engineering, and business information
* Collect and disseminate this information worldwide
* Develop new and enhanced methods for expeditious dissemination of information
They also provide downloadable PDFs containing:
* 2004 Annual Report
* 2003 Annual Report
You can view this informative business resource here:
http://www.ntis.gov/
