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The '''Energy Science and Technology Database''' (EDB) is a [[multidisciplinary]] file containing worldwide references to [[basic science|basic]] and [[applied science|applied scientific]] and technical [[research|research literature]]. The information is collected for use by (United States) [[U.S. government|government]] managers, [[researchers]] at the [[national laboratories]], and other research efforts sponsored by the [[U.S. Department of Energy]], and the results of this research are transferred to the public. Abstracts are included for records from 1976 to the present day.
Moreover, the EDB is a signifigant central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. For more than 60 years NTIS has assured businesses, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas. The stated aim of the EDB is to support the [[Department of Commerce]] mission to promote the nation's economic growth by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery. (Public Law 102-245, Section 108 American Technology Preeminence Act of 1991)<ref name=WhatIs-EDB/><ref name=About-NTIS>
{{Cite web| last =Breif description| title =About NTIS| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Commerce]]| date =2010| url =http://www.ntis.gov/about/index.aspx| format =National Technical Information Service| accessdate =2010-06-29}}</ref>
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Review subject specific information on nuclear science from a wide variety of sources, including books, conference proceedings, papers, patents, dissertations, engineering drawings, and journal literature.<ref name=WhatIs-EDB/>
Access subject specific information, retrieve information that is difficult to obtain from other sources, and identify valuable research reports, computer products, video cassettes, audio cassettes, and software. <ref name=About/>
===NTIS Operations===
NTIS is provides information dissemination of its collection of approximately 3 million U.S. Federal Government technical reports and provides dissemination services for other U.S. Federal Government agencies. NTIS provides a variety of dissemination services for other agencies with the specialized resources, systems, equipment, financial infrastructure and personnel expertise needed to produce and disseminate their information products on a large scale.<ref name=About-NTIS/>
===Subject coverage===
Subject Coverage Includes:<ref name=WhatIs-EDB>
{{Cite web| last =EDB| title =What is the Energy Science and Technology Database?| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Commerce]]| date =2010| url =http://www.ntis.gov/products/engsci.aspx| format =National Technical Information Service| accessdate =2010-06}}</ref><ref name=About/>
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*[[Administration]] & [[Management]]
*[[Aeronautics]] & [[Aerodynamics]]
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*[[Biology]]
*[[Biomedical Technology]], [[Biomedicine]], & [[Human Factors Engineering]]
*[[Building industry|Building Industry Technology]]
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*[[Business]] & [[Economics]]
*[[Chemistry]]
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*[[Environmental Science]]
*[[Geosciences]], [[Geothermal Energy]]
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*[http://energyfiles.osti.gov/cgi-bin/dexpldcgi?qry1122702127;292 Hazardous waste management]
*[[Human Genome Project]] Methodology
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*[[Physics]]
*[[Synthetic fuels]]
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==NTIS Statutory Authorities==
NTIS' basic authority to operate a permanent clearinghouse of scientific and technical information is codified as chapter 23 of Title 15 of the United States Code (15 U.S.C. 1151-1157). This chapter also established NTIS' authority to charge fees for its products and services and to recover all costs through such fees "to the extent feasible."
This authority was restated in the National Technical Information Act of 1988, codified at 15 U.S.C. 3704b. That Act gave NTIS the authority to enter into joint ventures and declared the Clearinghouse to be a permanent Federal function that could not be eliminated or privatized without Congressional approval.
That Act was amended by the American Technology Preeminence Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-245) which:
# required all costs associated with bibliographic control to be recovered by fees,
# required agencies to make copies of their scientific and technical reports available to NTIS, and
# directed NTIS to focus on developing new electronic methods and media for disseminating information.
Another statute having a profound impact on NTIS is the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act for FY 1993 (Public Law 102-395) which established NTIS Revolving Fund and gave it the authority to use that Fund without further approval by Congress.
In addition, section 1526 of Title 15 of the United States Code authorizes NTIS to accept payments in advance for services to be provided to other agencies.<ref name=About-NTIS/>
==References==
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