Research Guide for Technical Reports

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The authors of this Guide used significant material from a previous Georgia Tech Library Research Guide written by Mary-Frances Panettiere. Kathy Tomajko wrote the Tip Sheet on Finding GT NACA/NASA Reports.

Technical Reports Databases

Technical Reports Indexes

Full-text Availability

• Internet Sources
  Some technical reports are freely available on the Internet, many from the issuing agencies such as Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense  (DoD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Microfiche
  The Georgia Tech Library owns over 2.5 million microfiche technical reports, located on the 2nd floor east. Microform scanners and copiers are available.
• GT Library Catalog
  Selected print and electronic reports are listed in the new Catalog (Finder/VUFind). Selected Technical Reports also included in the locally loaded, password-protected Government Funded Technical Reports Repository collection.
  

How to Obtain Copies Not Owned by GT Library

• GT community
  For individual technical reports that are not currently owned by Georgia Tech, a request (techreports@library.gatech.edu) may be made to order the report, to be added to a password-protected GT Library database. This service is free of charge for Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff.
• Non-GT community
  NTIS and NASA sell technical reports.

What is a Technical Report?

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