NASA STI Program ... in Profile
Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated
CONFERENCE PUBLICATION.
to the advancement of aeronautics and space
Collected papers from scientific and
science. The NASA scientific and technical
technical conferences, symposia, seminars,
information (STI) program plays a key part in
or other meetings sponsored or
helping NASA maintain this important role.
The NASA STI program operates under the
SPECIAL PUBLICATION. Scientific,
auspices of the Agency Chief Information Officer.
technical, or historical information from
It collects, organizes, provides for archiving, and
NASA programs, projects, and missions,
disseminates NASA’s STI. The NASA STI
often concerned with subjects having
program provides access to the NASA
substantial public interest.
Aeronautics and Space Database and its public
interface, the NASA Technical Reports Server,
thus providing one of the largest collections of
English-language translations of foreign
aeronautical and space science STI in the world.
scientific and technical material pertinent to
Results are published in both non-NASA channels
and by NASA in the NASA STI Report Series,
which includes the following report types:
Specialized services also include organizing
and publishing research results, distributing
TECHNICAL PUBLICATION. Reports of
specialized research announcements and
completed research or a major significant
feeds, providing information desk and personal
phase of research that present the results of
search support, and enabling data exchange
NASA Programs and include extensive data
or theoretical analysis. Includes compila-
tions of significant scientific and technical
For more information about the NASA STI
data and information deemed to be of
program, see the following:
continuing reference value. NASA counter-
part of peer-reviewed formal professional
Access the NASA STI program home page
papers but has less stringent limitations on
at http://www.sti.nasa.gov
manuscript length and extent of graphic
presentations.
E-mail your question to help@sti.nasa.gov
Fax your question to the NASA STI
Scientific and technical findings that are
Information Desk at 443-757-5803
preliminary or of specialized interest,
e.g., quick release reports, working
Phone the NASA STI Information Desk at
papers, and bibliographies that contain
minimal annotation. Does not contain
extensive analysis.
Write to:
STI Information Desk
CONTRACTOR REPORT. Scientific and
NASA Center for AeroSpace Information
technical findings by NASA-sponsored
contractors and grantees.
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