Library Guides: Engineering Databases: Technical Reports

About Technical Reports

Technical reports may be difficult to find because there is no standard for their publication and distribution, and they are often not cataloged. However, each technical report has a number assigned by the National Technical Information Service, which is the most useful piece of information in making sure you find the right one.

MIT Technical Reports Guide

U.S. Government Agencies

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Covers all areas of defense research, including biological and medical science, environmental pollution and control, and behavioral and social science. The collection also contain sDoD directives and instructions, budget information, conference and symposia proceedings, patents and patent applications.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Publications Gateway
More than 7,000 in stock and 35,000 digital titles from EPA publications
DOE Pages (Public Access Gateway for Energy & Science)
Provided by the OSTI, this resource simultaneously searches for information across the Department of Energy collections.
NIST Gateway
Easy access to NIST scientific and technical databases and links to free online NIST data systems.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - ADAMS database
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) indexes the regulatory and technical documents of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Full-text from November 1, 1999, and bibliographic records back to 1981.

U.S. Technical Report Databases

DOE SciTech Connect (Department of Energy)
SciTech Connect contains all the full-text documents and citations previously found in the DOE Information Bridge and Energy Citations Database.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Inventory
A searchable database of Environmental Protection Agency scientific and technical products. Records provide descriptions of the activity or product, contact information, and links to available printed material or Web sites.
EPA Catalog
EPA National Library Catalog
EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP)
NACA Archive
UK archive from Cranfield University, which includes reports not on the NASA Technical Reports Server.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Citations and full-text of aerospace-related technical reports and other documents.
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
National Technical Reports Library
NTRL is the major resource for locating U.S. Government sponsored research in the physical sciences, technology, engineering, biological sciences, medicine and health sciences, agriculture and social sciences.
NIST Gateway
Easy access to NIST scientific and technical databases and links to free online NIST data systems.
NIST Publication Portal
RAND Reports
SANDIA National Labs (Technical Library)
Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL)
Access to full-text federal technical reports issued prior to 1975.

International Technical Reports (Including U.S. reports)

INIS Database (IAEA)
INIS (International Nuclear Information System) Database. IAEA INIS is operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with its Member States and co-operating international organizations. Peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology