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National Technical Information Service

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became Commerce's Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information (CFSTI) 1964, National Technical Information Service (NTIS) 1970{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/trs/trspb.html |title=Technical Reports and Standards |website=loc.gov |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=July 18, 2021}}

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|headquarters = Alexandria, Virginia, United States{{cite web |url=https://www.ntis.gov/about/about-us.xhtml |title=About Us |website=ntis.gov |publisher=National Technical Information Service |access-date=July 18, 2021}}

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|budget = Fee-based, no federal appropriations{{cite report |date= |title=National Institute of Standards and Technology – National Technical Information Service – Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Submission to Congress |url=https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2020-02/fy2021_nist_ntis_congressional_budget_justification.pdf |publisher=United States Department of Commerce |page=201 |access-date=July 18, 2021}}

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|chief1_name = Jeremiah Jones

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The National Technical Information Service{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/05/biztech/articles/18gov.html |title=Government Halts New Search Service |first=Jeri|last=Clausing |date=May 17, 1999}}{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/17/business/us-to-offer-search-service-that-links-its-on-line-sites.html

|title=U.S. to Offer Search Service That Links Its On-Line Sites

|date=May 17, 1999}} (NTIS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The primary mission of NTIS is to collect and organize scientific, technical, engineering, and business information generated by U.S. government-sponsored research and development, for private industry, government, academia, and the public. The systems, equipment, financial structure, and specialized staff skills that NTIS maintains to undertake its primary mission allow it to provide assistance to other agencies requiring such specialized resources.

Overview

Under the provisions of the National Technical Information Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b),[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/3704b 15 USC § 3704b - National Technical Information Service | Title 15 - Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute]. Law.cornell.edu. Retrieved on 2013-08-12. NTIS is authorized to establish and maintain a permanent repository of non-classified scientific, technical and engineering information; cooperate and coordinate its operations with other Government scientific, technical, and engineering information programs; and implement new methods or media for the dissemination of scientific, technical, and engineering information, including producing and disseminating information products in electronic format and to enter into arrangements necessary for the conduct of its business.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

NTIS serves the United States as a central repository for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information to assure businesses, libraries, academia, and the public timely access to approximately 2.5 million publications covering over 350 subject areas. The stated aim of NTIS 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).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Additionally, NTIS acts as the federal government's IT provider and consultant.{{cite web |url=https://www.ntis.gov/ourwork.xhtml |title=We Help Federal Agencies put their Data to Work |website=ntis.gov |publisher=National Technical Information Service |access-date=July 18, 2021}}

Operations

NTIS operations includes the acquisition and archiving in perpetuity of scientific and technical information. This information is freely available at no charge, by law. The cost of operating the site, however, must also by law be recovered from those using the site for anything beyond raw data access. There is a fee for use of the search tools.

NTIS also provides technical support services to other federal government agencies. These lines of business include:

  • Shipping & Fulfillment Services{{Cite web |title=NTIS Dissemination Services |url=https://www.ntis.gov/services/dissemination.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327130143/https://www.ntis.gov/services/dissemination.aspx |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |website=ntis.gov}}
  • e-Training Services.{{Cite web |title=OPM Approved e-Training Service Provider |url=http://www.ntis.gov/services/etrain.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510235852/http://www.ntis.gov/services/etrain.aspx |archive-date=May 10, 2010 |website=ntis.gov}} NTIS is an OPM-approved eTraining Service Provider
  • Federal Energy Data Management,{{Cite web |title=Federal Energy Informatics Management Program |url=https://www.ntis.gov/services/eng-mgmt.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327130105/https://www.ntis.gov/services/eng-mgmt.aspx |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |website=ntis.gov}} mandated by the Energy Policy Act of 2005
  • Government Web Hosting{{Cite web |title=Secure On-Site Government Web & System Hosting |url=http://www.ntis.gov:80/services/webhosting.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731234702/http://www.ntis.gov:80/services/webhosting.aspx |archive-date=July 31, 2014 |website=ntis.gov}}
  • Scanning, Digitization & Electronic Archive Services{{Cite web |title=Digitization - Lose the paper. . . . . Keep the information! |url=http://www.ntis.gov:80/services/digitization.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731002257/http://www.ntis.gov:80/services/digitization.aspx |archive-date=July 31, 2014}} NTIS currently working with the Social Security Administration, National Science Foundation, Internal Revenue Service, and other Federal Agencies
  • Other support services include Electronic & Multimedia Services, Email Broadcast & Fax Management, Billing & Collections Services, and more{{Cite web |title=Other Information and Support Services |url=http://www.ntis.gov/services/otherservices.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327130149/https://www.ntis.gov/services/otherservices.aspx |archive-date=March 27, 2008 |website=ntis.gov}}

Initiatives

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In 2008, NTIS recognized the need to provide subscription-based access to the collection using an online platform. Incrementally in 2009, and 2012, National Technical Reports Library (NTRS). Federal Science Repository Service (FTRS) followed V3 of NTRL.{{Cite web |title=Federal Science Repository Service |url=http://www.ntis.gov/fsrs/index.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706072013/http://www.ntis.gov/fsrs/index.aspx |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |website=ntis.gov}}

NTIS has been working with Public.Resource.Org to digitize videos and to post content on YouTube.{{Cite web |title=United States Official Films Shown Here |url=https://public.resource.org/ntis.gov/contentid.pdf |website=public.resource.org}}

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."{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

See also

References

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{{USGovernment}}(Dept. of Commerce)

  • [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/epact_2005.pdf Energy Policy Act of 2005]
  • [http://www.ntis.gov/about/index.aspx#statutes NTIS Statutory Authorities]
  • [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/3704b National Technical Information Act of 1988]
  • [http://www.atpa.gov American Preeminence Technology Act]
  • [http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t13t16+1857+0++%28%29%20%20AND%20%28%2815%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%281526%29%29%3ACITE%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20 Section 1526 of Title 15 of the U.S. Code]

External links

  • {{official website|https://www.ntis.gov/}}
  • [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-technical-information-service National Technical Information Service] in the Federal Register

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