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Overview This Western New York Technical Reports site was created by the UB Science & Engineering Library (SEL) with a grant awarded to SEL in 1998 by the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC). It provides general information about technical reports as well as specific information about technical report collections in Western New York including a directory of local area technical report collections, links to web resources for accessing technical reports, a bibliography of technical reports about Western New York, and the full-text of selected individual reports. Visit the Technical Reports Collection web page for information about University at Buffalo Libraries collection. Marilyn Moody, former Head of the Science & Engineering Library, served as project director on the grant. Research & web design members included Carole Ann Fabian, David J. Bertuca, Nancy Frazier Giardino, & Peggy Dryden.

Overview

This Western New York Technical Reports site was created by the UB Science & Engineering Library (SEL) with a grant awarded to SEL in 1998 by the Western New York Library Resources Council (WNYLRC).

It provides general information about technical reports as well as specific information about technical report collections in Western New York including a directory of local area technical report collections, links to web resources for accessing technical reports, a bibliography of technical reports about Western New York, and the full-text of selected individual reports. Visit the Technical Reports Collection web page for information about University at Buffalo Libraries collection.

Marilyn Moody, former Head of the Science & Engineering Library, served as project director on the grant. Research & web design members included Carole Ann Fabian, David J. Bertuca, Nancy Frazier Giardino, & Peggy Dryden.

How to Find Reports What Are Technical Reports? Technical reports are used typically to report the progress of research and development activities. They are used most extensively for communicating scientific and technical information, but are also used to distribute a broad range of information across disciplines. Many technical reports are the result of government sponsored research, and federal, state, and international agencies are large publishers of this type of material. Government contractors and grantees (such as universities, research organizations or corporations) produce a large percentage of the technical research literature. Technical reports are also produced independently by educational institutions, research institutes, research and development units of corporations, societies, and other types of agencies and entities. Identifying Technical Reports Two approaches may be used in locating technical reports. First, you may want to search for technical reports held in local library collections, including SEL. See the Directory section of this site for information on using local collections or go to the UB Libraries' Technical Reports Collection web page for information about UB's collection. For a more comprehensive approach, specialized databases indexing technical report literature should be used. Some individual governmental agencies also compile indexes or searchable databases of their technical reports. Some agency sites are also beginning to include the full-text of selected reports. The following section describes some of the most important sources for locating technical reports. searching NTIS searching the GPO Monthly Catalog about the GreyLIT Network about NASA about EPA about USGS about DOE about DTIC about NRC about UN return to: Technical Reports homepage searching NTIS NTIS (National Technical Information Services) is a self-supporting agency that has as its mission the indexing and sale of technical reports and other literature, most often produced as a result of U.S. government-sponsored research and development. The NTIS database is a major indexing source for reports handled by NTIS and is one of the most comprehensive sources to use for identifying technical reports. It is available in CD-ROM and on-line versions. The NTIS database for the years 1964 to the present is available for use on-site at SEL. NTIS also offers a subscription to the NTIS Database through its GOV.Research_Center, which allows for "day passes" for one-time use of the database. The NTIS web site also provides free access to a less comprehensive database of some 500,000 NTIS products (including technical reports), published since 1990. The NTIS Order-Now database is searchable by keywords, country of publication, source, title, subject, personal author, performing organization, document type, language, and words within an abstract. It provides access to citations and some full-text documents for the last 90 day period. go to NTIS homepage (http://www.ntis.gov) go to NTIS database via UB (http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ntis.html) go to GOV.Research_Center(http://grc.ntis.gov/) go to NTIS Products database (http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm) go to NTIS Order-Now (http://chaos.fedworld.gov/ordernow/) return to: Top of page searching the GPO Monthly Catalog The GPO Monthly Catalog is an index to U.S. federal documents, primarily those distributed through the depository program. It includes citations to many technical reports. While this product is distributed in CD-ROM and various on-line formats, public searchable versions are also available on the Web. The Government Printing Office provides a GPO Access searchable version covering the time period from January 1994-. The GPO Monthly Catalogis also available at the UB Libraries for on-site use by the public. go to GPO Access Monthly Catalog(http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dbsearch.html) go to GPO Monthly Catalog via UB (http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/mocat.html) return to: Top of page searching the GreyLIT Network Developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in collaboration with DOD/DTIC, NASA, and EPA, the GrayLIT Network is a publicly accessible web portal for technical report information generated through federally funded research and development projects. It serves as a single point for searching the technical reports across a number of agencies. Currently, the site includes information on NASA, DOE, DOD, and EPA technical reports, with links to full text where available. Dates of coverage vary. go to GreyLIT Network(http://graylit.osti.gov/) return to: Top of page about NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issues numerous reports dealing not only with aeronautics and space, but with related aerospace aspects of earth resources, energy, and the environment. The most comprehensive index to NASA reports is the Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR). Issues of STARare available on the Web from January 1996-. Earlier print issues of STAR are available for use in the SEL Periodicals Collection on the 3rd floor of Capen Hall, call number Per TL500 .S35. NASA also provides an additional way of accessing technical reports through its NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS). This site allows you to search in one place information about technical reports published by a number of NASA Research and Space Centers. The full-text of selected reports is also available at this site. go to NASA homepage (http://www.nasa.gov) go to STAR (http://www.sti.nasa.gov/Pubs/star/Star.html) go to NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) (http://ntrs.nasa.gov/) return to: Top of page about EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces many technical reports, typically with report numbers starting with "EPA." Within the EPA web site, some technical report information is available through the EPA National Publications Catalog, which indexes titles in paper and/or electronic format, available for free distribution from the EPA. The site also includes the full text of some 10,000 current and archival publications made available as part of the National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) . Many of the documents from these latter two sources are more popular public-oriented documents rather than technical reports. Many EPA reports are also available through the NTIS system. go to EPA homepage got to EPA National Publications Catalog go to National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) return to: Top of page about USGS The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) distributes a wide variety of technical report literature, including the Open File Reports series. The USGS Publications Warehouse provides indexing to the publications of the USGS. The USGS Library's USGS homepage (http://www.usgs.gov/) go to USGS Publications Warrehouse (http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/) go to USGS Library's online catalog (http://library.usgs.gov/) return to: Top of page about DOE The Department of Energy (DOE) issues large numbers of technical reports typically with report numbers beginning with "DOE." Indexing for these reports is available through the publicly available Energy Citations Database, which provides citations and abstracts to unclassified DOE and DOE-contractor reports on energy and energy-related topics spanning the fields of chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, and computer science for the years 1948-present. The DOE also provides the DOE Information Bridge, which includes the full-text of many DOE and DOE-contractor reports from 1995 to the present. go to DOE homepage (http://www.doe.gov/) go to Energy Citations Database (http://www.osti.gov/energycitations//) go to DOE Information Bridge (http://www.osti.gov/bridge/) return to: Top of page about DTIC The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) makes Department of Defense-related information available to government agencies and government contractors and also, through a publicly available database, to the general public. Access to unclassified reports is provided via the Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) published since 1974. Included in STINET are some full text DTIC reports. go to DTIC homepage (http://www.dtic.mil/) go to STINET - DTIC's Technical Reports Database (http://stinet.dtic.mil/) return to: Top of page about NRC The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) publishes numerous technical reports. NRC technical reports are generally identified with report numbers beginning with "NUREG" or the SuDocs number "Y3.N88:." A small number of full-text reports are being made available at the NRC web site. return to: Top of page about UN The United Nations Scholars' Workstation at Yale University provides an organizational map of the various United Nations (UN) organizations and their publications. Its "Research Tool" and "Research Approaches" are especially helpful access points to UN information. See also the UN homepage and the Dag Hammerskjöld Library homepage. Two UN agencies in particular that publish many technical reports are the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA). go to United Nations Scholars' Workstation(http://www.library.yale.edu/un/) go to UN homepage (http://www.un.org/) go to Dag Hammerskjöld Library homepage (http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/) go to UNEP homepage (http://www.unep.ch/) go to IAEA homepage (http://www.iaea.org/) return to: Top of page

How to Find Reports

What Are Technical Reports?

Technical reports are used typically to report the progress of research and development activities. They are used most extensively for communicating scientific and technical information, but are also used to distribute a broad range of information across disciplines. Many technical reports are the result of government sponsored research, and federal, state, and international agencies are large publishers of this type of material. Government contractors and grantees (such as universities, research organizations or corporations) produce a large percentage of the technical research literature. Technical reports are also produced independently by educational institutions, research institutes, research and development units of corporations, societies, and other types of agencies and entities.

Identifying Technical Reports

Two approaches may be used in locating technical reports. First, you may want to search for technical reports held in local library collections, including SEL. See the Directory section of this site for information on using local collections or go to the UB Libraries' Technical Reports Collection web page for information about UB's collection.

For a more comprehensive approach, specialized databases indexing technical report literature should be used. Some individual governmental agencies also compile indexes or searchable databases of their technical reports. Some agency sites are also beginning to include the full-text of selected reports. The following section describes some of the most important sources for locating technical reports.

searching NTIS
searching the GPO Monthly Catalog
about the GreyLIT Network
about NASA
about EPA
about USGS
about DOE
about DTIC
about NRC
about UN

return to: Technical Reports homepage

searching NTIS

NTIS (National Technical Information Services) is a self-supporting agency that has as its mission the indexing and sale of technical reports and other literature, most often produced as a result of U.S. government-sponsored research and development. The NTIS database is a major indexing source for reports handled by NTIS and is one of the most comprehensive sources to use for identifying technical reports. It is available in CD-ROM and on-line versions. The NTIS database for the years 1964 to the present is available for use on-site at SEL. NTIS also offers a subscription to the NTIS Database through its GOV.Research_Center, which allows for "day passes" for one-time use of the database. The NTIS web site also provides free access to a less comprehensive database of some 500,000 NTIS products (including technical reports), published since 1990.

The NTIS Order-Now database is searchable by keywords, country of publication, source, title, subject, personal author, performing organization, document type, language, and words within an abstract. It provides access to citations and some full-text documents for the last 90 day period.

go to NTIS homepage (http://www.ntis.gov)
go to NTIS database via UB (http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/ntis.html)
go to GOV.Research_Center(http://grc.ntis.gov/)
go to NTIS Products database (http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm)
go to NTIS Order-Now (http://chaos.fedworld.gov/ordernow/)

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searching the GPO Monthly Catalog

The GPO Monthly Catalog is an index to U.S. federal documents, primarily those distributed through the depository program. It includes citations to many technical reports. While this product is distributed in CD-ROM and various on-line formats, public searchable versions are also available on the Web. The Government Printing Office provides a GPO Access searchable version covering the time period from January 1994-. The GPO Monthly Catalogis also available at the UB Libraries for on-site use by the public.

go to GPO Access Monthly Catalog(http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dbsearch.html)
go to GPO Monthly Catalog via UB (http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/e-resources/mocat.html)

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searching the GreyLIT Network

Developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in collaboration with DOD/DTIC, NASA, and EPA, the GrayLIT Network is a publicly accessible web portal for technical report information generated through federally funded research and development projects. It serves as a single point for searching the technical reports across a number of agencies. Currently, the site includes information on NASA, DOE, DOD, and EPA technical reports, with links to full text where available. Dates of coverage vary.

go to GreyLIT Network(http://graylit.osti.gov/)

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about NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issues numerous reports dealing not only with aeronautics and space, but with related aerospace aspects of earth resources, energy, and the environment. The most comprehensive index to NASA reports is the Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR). Issues of STARare available on the Web from January 1996-. Earlier print issues of STAR are available for use in the SEL Periodicals Collection on the 3rd floor of Capen Hall, call number Per TL500 .S35.

NASA also provides an additional way of accessing technical reports through its NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS). This site allows you to search in one place information about technical reports published by a number of NASA Research and Space Centers. The full-text of selected reports is also available at this site.

go to NASA homepage (http://www.nasa.gov)
go to STAR (http://www.sti.nasa.gov/Pubs/star/Star.html)
go to NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) (http://ntrs.nasa.gov/)

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about EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces many technical reports, typically with report numbers starting with "EPA." Within the EPA web site, some technical report information is available through the EPA National Publications Catalog, which indexes titles in paper and/or electronic format, available for free distribution from the EPA. The site also includes the full text of some 10,000 current and archival publications made available as part of the National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) . Many of the documents from these latter two sources are more popular public-oriented documents rather than technical reports. Many EPA reports are also available through the NTIS system.

go to EPA homepage
got to EPA National Publications Catalog
go to National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS)

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about USGS

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) distributes a wide variety of technical report literature, including the Open File Reports series. The USGS Publications Warehouse provides indexing to the publications of the USGS. The USGS Library's USGS homepage (http://www.usgs.gov/)

go to USGS Publications Warrehouse (http://infotrek.er.usgs.gov/pubs/)
go to USGS Library's online catalog (http://library.usgs.gov/)

return to: Top of page

about DOE

The Department of Energy (DOE) issues large numbers of technical reports typically with report numbers beginning with "DOE." Indexing for these reports is available through the publicly available Energy Citations Database, which provides citations and abstracts to unclassified DOE and DOE-contractor reports on energy and energy-related topics spanning the fields of chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, and computer science for the years 1948-present. The DOE also provides the DOE Information Bridge, which includes the full-text of many DOE and DOE-contractor reports from 1995 to the present.

go to DOE homepage (http://www.doe.gov/)
go to Energy Citations Database (http://www.osti.gov/energycitations//)
go to DOE Information Bridge (http://www.osti.gov/bridge/)

return to: Top of page

about DTIC

The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) makes Department of Defense-related information available to government agencies and government contractors and also, through a publicly available database, to the general public. Access to unclassified reports is provided via the Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) published since 1974. Included in STINET are some full text DTIC reports.

go to DTIC homepage (http://www.dtic.mil/)
go to STINET - DTIC's Technical Reports Database (http://stinet.dtic.mil/)

return to: Top of page

about NRC

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) publishes numerous technical reports. NRC technical reports are generally identified with report numbers beginning with "NUREG" or the SuDocs number "Y3.N88:." A small number of full-text reports are being made available at the NRC web site.

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about UN

The United Nations Scholars' Workstation at Yale University provides an organizational map of the various United Nations (UN) organizations and their publications. Its "Research Tool" and "Research Approaches" are especially helpful access points to UN information. See also the UN homepage and the Dag Hammerskjöld Library homepage. Two UN agencies in particular that publish many technical reports are the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA).

go to United Nations Scholars' Workstation(http://www.library.yale.edu/un/)
go to UN homepage (http://www.un.org/)
go to Dag Hammerskjöld Library homepage (http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/)
go to UNEP homepage (http://www.unep.ch/)
go to IAEA homepage (http://www.iaea.org/)

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Directory of Reports in WNY This directory, compiled in 1998, lists institutions with substantial discrete collections of technical reports. It should be noted that many area libraries contain "random" technical reports which have been catalogued, classified, and integrated into their general collections. These documents can usually be identified by author or subject searches in WNYLRC Virtual Union Catalog or other local library catalogs. Current contact information as well as information about accessing the collections of the libraries listed below can be obtained from the WNYLRC Member Libraries Directory. Hatch Acres International Corp. Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Buffalo Museum of Science Ecology and Environment Inc. Goldhaber Research Assoc. Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) Research Institute on Addictions University at Buffalo, Science & Engineering Library US Army Corp of Engineers Hatch Acres International Corp. Library 140 John James Audubon Parkway Amherst NY 14228-1180 Collection strengths: Collection supports broad-based consulting engineering firm. Collects technical reports as needed by staff (not retained by library) and as authored by staff. Subject interests include: environmental management geotechnical hydroelectric power industrial engineering land resource development power & water resource planning transportation Performing Organizations represented in collection: US Army Corps of Engineers EPA (limited documentation) New York State (environmental documentation, site specific) return to:Top of page Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Central Library Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203 Collection strengths: BECPL Central Library has a large collection of technical reports which may come in one of three formats: paper, microform, or CD-ROM. Technical reports are shelved according to their SuDocs (U.S. Superintendent of Documents) number or their LC (Library of Congress) call number. Performing Organizations represented in collection: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Research Council New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Rand Corporation U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) West Valley Demonstration Project (contractor generated reports) Worldwatch Institute return to:Top of page Buffalo Museum of Science Research Library 1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211 Collection strengths: Selectively collects technical reports of regionally significant topics; cataloged by author/title. Gift & exchange repository for some government and academic reports. Performing Organizations represented in collection: U.S. Department of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service (biological research reports) West Valley Demonstration Project - West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc. (site environmental reports) return to:Top of page Ecology and Environment Inc. Library 368 Pleasantview Drive Lancaster, NY 14086 Collection strengths: Collection of approximately 7,000 technical reports, purchased or acquired as individual project-related documents. Subject interests include: environmental management health occupational safety Performing Organizations represented in collection: EPA (1970's - present) USGS State (various) geological surveys ATSDR DHHS NIOSH OSHA US Army Corps of Engineers return to:Top of page Goldhaber Research Associates Library 1 NFA Park Amherst, NY 14228 URL: http://www.goldhaber.com Collection strengths: Subject-specific collection acquired on a project-related basis; All documents retained in project case files. Subject interests include: Product warnings Communication of product warnings (effectiveness studies) Performing Organizations represented in collection: GPO (warnings & recalls) CDC (warnings & recalls) FDA (warnings & recalls) DOT (warnings & recalls) return to:Top of page Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) State University of New York at Buffalo Science & Engineering Library 304 Capen Hall Buffalo, NY 14260-2200 URL: http://mceer.buffalo.edu Collection strengths: Multidisciplinary collection features technical reports on earthquake, engineering and related topics. The Information Service produces and maintains the QUAKELINE® database, containing over 33,000 bibliographic citations to a variety of earthquake related publications. Holdings acquired by MCEER are cataloged in UB's online catalog and are housed in the UB Science & Engineering Library. Subject interests include: earthquake engineering earthquake mitigation disaster preparedness geology and geotechnical engineering seismology architecture & planning as they relate to earthquake impacts socio-economic, legal & medical issues as they relate to earthquake impacts Performing Organizations represented in collection: USGS NSF FEMA DOT DOE NIST NRC California Institute of Technology -- Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Stanford University -- John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center UC Berkeley -- Earthquake Engineering Research Center California Transportation Commission California Seismic Safety Commission Applied Technology Council Electric Power Research Institute International (various) government & research group documents Mid American Center for Earthquake Engineering (MAE) Pacific Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) return to:Top of page Research Institute on Addictions Library 1201 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14203 URL: http://www.ria.org Collection strengths: Highly selective collection. Subject interests include: Addictions Performing Organizations represented in collection: Rand Reports National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Alcoholism NIH return to:Top of page University at Buffalo, State University of New York Science & Engineering Library University Libraries Capen Hall Buffalo, NY 14260-2200 URL: http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/ Collection strengths: The Science & Engineering Library at the University at Buffalo has a collection of over 1.5 million technical reports, most of which are on microfiche. The majority of technical reports in SEL's collection are from government agencies. Reports are either shelved by technical report number or SuDocs number. Some reports are listed individually or by series in the University Libraries' online catalog, BISON. Performing Organizations represented in collection include but are not limited to: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Rand Corporation US Department of Energy (DOE) US Department of Transportation (DOT) US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) US Geological Survey (USGS) return to: Top of page US Army Corps of Engineers Technical Library 1776 Niagara Street Buffalo, NY 14207-3199 URL: http://www.usace.army.mil/library/directory.html Collection strengths: US Army Corps of Engineers repository collection of 12,000+ technical reports. On-line catalog supports search of all US Army Corps libraries or selected repositories. Subject interests include: engineering geology environment energy Performing Organizations represented in collection: US Army Corps of Engineers EPA DOE return to: Top of page

Directory of Reports in WNY

This directory, compiled in 1998, lists institutions with substantial discrete collections of technical reports. It should be noted that many area libraries contain "random" technical reports which have been catalogued, classified, and integrated into their general collections. These documents can usually be identified by author or subject searches in WNYLRC Virtual Union Catalog or other local library catalogs.

Current contact information as well as information about accessing the collections of the libraries listed below can be obtained from the WNYLRC Member Libraries Directory.

Hatch Acres International Corp.
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Buffalo Museum of Science
Ecology and Environment Inc.
Goldhaber Research Assoc.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
Research Institute on Addictions
University at Buffalo, Science & Engineering Library
US Army Corp of Engineers

Hatch Acres International Corp.
Library
140 John James Audubon Parkway
Amherst NY 14228-1180

Collection strengths:
Collection supports broad-based consulting engineering firm. Collects technical reports as needed by staff (not retained by library) and as authored by staff.

Subject interests include:

environmental management
geotechnical
hydroelectric power
industrial engineering
land resource development
power & water resource planning
transportation

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

US Army Corps of Engineers
EPA (limited documentation)
New York State (environmental documentation, site specific)

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Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Central Library
Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203

Collection strengths:
BECPL Central Library has a large collection of technical reports which may come in one of three formats: paper, microform, or CD-ROM. Technical reports are shelved according to their SuDocs (U.S. Superintendent of Documents) number or their LC (Library of Congress) call number.

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Research Council
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
Rand Corporation
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
West Valley Demonstration Project (contractor generated reports)
Worldwatch Institute

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Buffalo Museum of Science
Research Library
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211

Collection strengths:
Selectively collects technical reports of regionally significant topics; cataloged by author/title. Gift & exchange repository for some government and academic reports.

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

U.S. Department of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service (biological research reports)
West Valley Demonstration Project - West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc. (site environmental reports)

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Ecology and Environment Inc.
Library
368 Pleasantview Drive
Lancaster, NY 14086

Collection strengths:
Collection of approximately 7,000 technical reports, purchased or acquired as individual project-related documents.

Subject interests include:

environmental management
health
occupational safety

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

EPA (1970's - present)
USGS
State (various) geological surveys
ATSDR
DHHS
NIOSH
OSHA
US Army Corps of Engineers

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Goldhaber Research Associates
Library
1 NFA Park
Amherst, NY 14228

URL: http://www.goldhaber.com

Collection strengths:
Subject-specific collection acquired on a project-related basis; All documents retained in project case files.
Subject interests include:

Product warnings
Communication of product warnings (effectiveness studies)

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

GPO (warnings & recalls)
CDC (warnings & recalls)
FDA (warnings & recalls)
DOT (warnings & recalls)

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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
State University of New York at Buffalo
Science & Engineering Library
304 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-2200

URL: http://mceer.buffalo.edu

Collection strengths:
Multidisciplinary collection features technical reports on earthquake, engineering and related topics. The Information Service produces and maintains the QUAKELINE® database, containing over 33,000 bibliographic citations to a variety of earthquake related publications. Holdings acquired by MCEER are cataloged in UB's online catalog and are housed in the UB Science & Engineering Library.

Subject interests include:

earthquake engineering
earthquake mitigation
disaster preparedness
geology and geotechnical engineering
seismology
architecture & planning as they relate to earthquake impacts
socio-economic, legal & medical issues as they relate to earthquake impacts

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

USGS
NSF
FEMA
DOT
DOE
NIST
NRC
California Institute of Technology -- Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory
Stanford University -- John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center
UC Berkeley -- Earthquake Engineering Research Center
California Transportation Commission
California Seismic Safety Commission
Applied Technology Council
Electric Power Research Institute
International (various) government & research group documents
Mid American Center for Earthquake Engineering (MAE)
Pacific Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER)

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Research Institute on Addictions
Library
1201 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

URL: http://www.ria.org

Collection strengths:
Highly selective collection.

Subject interests include:

Addictions

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

Rand Reports
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Alcoholism
NIH

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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Science & Engineering Library
University Libraries
Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-2200

URL: http://library.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/

Collection strengths:
The Science & Engineering Library at the University at Buffalo has a collection of over 1.5 million technical reports, most of which are on microfiche. The majority of technical reports in SEL's collection are from government agencies. Reports are either shelved by technical report number or SuDocs number. Some reports are listed individually or by series in the University Libraries' online catalog, BISON.

Performing Organizations represented in collection include but are not limited to:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Rand Corporation
US Department of Energy (DOE)
US Department of Transportation (DOT)
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Geological Survey (USGS)

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Technical Library
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207-3199

URL: http://www.usace.army.mil/library/directory.html

Collection strengths:
US Army Corps of Engineers repository collection of 12,000+ technical reports. On-line catalog supports search of all US Army Corps libraries or selected repositories.

Subject interests include:

engineering
geology
environment
energy

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

US Army Corps of Engineers
EPA
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Bibliography of WNY Reports The following selected topical bibliography includes references to technical reports about the Western New York region and some of its unique research interests. This bibliography is not intended to be comprehensive in nature, but provides an indication as to the breadth of research documentation available through technical reports. Citations were selected from a search of the NTIS database from 1980-1997. Both geographic descriptors and research topics were chosen to provide this overview of the Western New York region. Entries are arranged chronologically and alphabetically by title within each subject heading. Some of these technical reports are available as full-text documents from this page (click on "FULL TEXT" option, when available, in each entry). For more extensive search strategies, please consult "How to find Technical Reports" on the Technical Reports in Western New York homepage. Allegany County Brownfields Buffalo Buffalo Harbor Cattaraugus County Cazenovia Creek Erie Canal Erie County Floods Genesee County Lake Erie Landfills Erie County landfills Niagara County landfills Love Canal Niagara Region Niagara County Niagara Escarpment Niagara Falls, NY Niagara River Tonawanda Water Resources Data for NY West Valley Nuclear Project Zebra Mussels

Bibliography of WNY Reports

The following selected topical bibliography includes references to technical reports about the Western New York region and some of its unique research interests. This bibliography is not intended to be comprehensive in nature, but provides an indication as to the breadth of research documentation available through technical reports.

Citations were selected from a search of the NTIS database from 1980-1997. Both geographic descriptors and research topics were chosen to provide this overview of the Western New York region. Entries are arranged chronologically and alphabetically by title within each subject heading.

Some of these technical reports are available as full-text documents from this page (click on "FULL TEXT" option, when available, in each entry). For more extensive search strategies, please consult "How to find Technical Reports" on the Technical Reports in Western New York homepage.

Ordering Reports The Directory of Technical Reports pages of this site give information about technical report collections available for use on-site at selected Western New York libraries. Some of the libraries in the region also provide photocopying services and have microfiche reader/printers available for use for a fee. Many technical reports in Western New York Libraries are also available for loan to individuals through the interlibrary loan system. See your local library (school, university, or public) for information on how to request an interlibrary loan. Most U.S. government and many other technical reports can also be ordered for a fee directly from NTIS. See the NTIS web site and go to their Ordering Information page for pricing, ordering, and payment information. go to NTIS Web Site (http://www.ntis.gov) go to NTIS Order Now (https://bxa.ntis.gov/)

Ordering Reports

The Directory of Technical Reports pages of this site give information about technical report collections available for use on-site at selected Western New York libraries. Some of the libraries in the region also provide photocopying services and have microfiche reader/printers available for use for a fee. Many technical reports in Western New York Libraries are also available for loan to individuals through the interlibrary loan system. See your local library (school, university, or public) for information on how to request an interlibrary loan.

Most U.S. government and many other technical reports can also be ordered for a fee directly from NTIS. See the NTIS web site and go to their Ordering Information page for pricing, ordering, and payment information.

go to NTIS Web Site (http://www.ntis.gov)
go to NTIS Order Now (https://bxa.ntis.gov/)