NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 2200.2B Effective Date: March 25, 2005 Expiration Date: March 25, 2010

Subject: Requirements for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Information Officer

Table of Contents

Preface

P.1 Purpose
P.2 Applicability
P.3 Authorities
P.4 References
P.5 Cancellation

Chapter 1. Publication and Dissemination of NASA STI

1.1 Purpose and Caveats
1.2 NASA STI Defined
1.3 Responsibilities for NASA STI
1.4 Review, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA STI
1.5 Selection of Publication Channels
1.6 Storage, Retention, and Archiving of NASA STI
1.7 Reproduction, Duplication, and Printing of NASA STI
1.8 Dissemination of NASA STI

Chapter 2. NASA STI Report Series

2.1 Purpose
2.2 Assigning Publications to the NASA STI Report Series
2.3 Description of the NASA STI Report Series
2.4 Responsibility for the NASA STI Report Series
2.5 Standards for STI Report Series Publications
2.6 Submittal of Publications to NASA CASI
2.7 Availability of Electronic and Alternative Media Publications from NASA CASI
2.8 Standards for Protection of Intellectual Property
2.9 Disclaimers
2.10 Distribution Notices
2.11 Level of Review
2.12 Use of Metric Measurements

Chapter 3. Symposium Presentations and External Publications

3.1 Purpose
3.2 General Standards
3.3 Standards for Symposium Presentations
3.4 Standards for External Publications

Chapter 4. Reviews and Approvals

4.1 Purpose
4.2 Policy and Legal Requirements
4.3 Review for Adherence to Publications Policy
4.4 Professional and Technical Reviews
4.5 DAA Reviews
4.6 Special Concerns

Chapter 5. Dissemination of STI

5.1 Purpose
5.2 Responsibilities
5.3 Duplication/Printing
5.4 Archiving of NASA STI
5.5 Duplication for Secondary Distribution
5.6 Dissemination/Distribution of NASA STI Report Series
5.7 Use of Commercial or Nonprofit Publishers

Appendices

Appendix A. List of Acronyms and Definitions of Terms
Appendix B. Types of NASA STI Publications and Related NASA STI Report Series
Appendix C. Sample Forms
Appendix D. Front and Back Covers, Title Pages, and Spine
Appendix E. Reference List for Book Numbers
Appendix F. Sample Errata
Appendix G. Reference List for Metric Measurements
Appendix H. NASA Aeronautics and Space Database Subject Divisions and Categories
Appendix I. Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination Procedures

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