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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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The EDB also contains the [[Nuclear Science Abstracts]] which is a comprehensive abstract and index collection to the international [[nuclear science]] and [[nuclear technology|technology]] literature for the period 1948 through 1976. Included are scientific and technical reports of the [[US Atomic Energy Commission]], United States [[Energy Research and Development Administration]] and its contractors, other agencies, universities, and industrial and research organizations. Approximately 25% of the records in the file contain abstracts. Nuclear Science Abstracts contains over 900,000 bibliographic records. In comparison, the entire '''Energy Science & Technology Database''' contains over 3 million bibliographic records.<ref name=WhatIs-EDB/>
===EDB Scope===
Moreover, this database is designed to be a source for any individual who requires access to worldwide energy related information
Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTIS Database is a signifigant resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. The Database represents billions of dollars in research. Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. On average, NTIS has added over 60,000 new records per year to the Database over the past ten years. Most records include abstracts.<ref name=About>▼
{{Cite web| last =Scope| title =NTIS Database| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Commerce]]| date =2010| url =http://www.ntis.gov/products/ntisdb.aspx| format =National Technical Information Service| accessdate =2010-06-29}}</ref>▼
Obtaining results of current energy research efforts
▲Moreover, this database is designed to be a source for any individual who requires access to worldwide energy related information. It also contains a comprehensive collection of [[nuclear research]], beginning with the [[Manhattan project]]. This database is applicable to the following:
▲Obtaining results of current energy research efforts and the latest government sponsored research.<ref name=WhatIs-EDB/><ref name=About/>
Access subject specific information on energy sources, use, and conservation; environmental effects; waste processing and disposal; and regulatory consideration, as well as basic scientific studies.
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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/>
===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
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*[[Biology]]
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*[[Chemistry]]
*[[Coal]], [[Gas]], [[Oil]], [[Hydroelectricity]]
*[[Conservation technology]]
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*[http://energyfiles.osti.gov/cgi-bin/dexpldcgi?qry1122702127;292 Hazardous waste management]
*[[Human Genome Project]] Methodology
*[[Isotope]] / [[Radiation technology]]
*[[Materials Handling]]
*[[Metals]] and [[Ceramics]]
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==National Technical Information Service==
==NTIS Statutory Authorities==▼
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===NTIS Scope===
▲Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTIS Database is a signifigant resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. The Database represents billions of dollars in research. Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. On average, NTIS has added over 60,000 new records per year to the Database over the past ten years. Most records include abstracts.
Subject coverage is much broader than the above EDB.<ref name=About/><ref name=About-NTIS/>
▲===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. 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
▲{{Cite web| last =Scope| title =NTIS Database| publisher = [[U.S. Department of Commerce]]| date =2010| url =http://www.ntis.gov/products/ntisdb.aspx| format =National Technical Information Service| accessdate =2010-06-29}}</ref><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>
▲===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."
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