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Select from the following categories for descriptions and samples of tools, products, and services offered by the NASA STI Program through the Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI).

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Publishing Tools

Acronym Listing
  • Includes aerospace-related acronyms and definitions
  • Listed alphabetically
  • Over 9,000 acronyms currently listed
  • Free access online via the link below
       

Aerospace Science and Technology Dictionary
  • More than 10,000 definitions
  • Helps users apply current and historical aerospace terminology
  • Order on CD-ROM — Price $33.00
 

Aerospell Supplemental Spell Check File
  • Spell checks text with aeronautics and space terminology
  • Adds more than 13,000 aerospace words to standard dictionaries in word processing and e-mail applications
  • Order on CD-ROM — Price $33.00
   

NASA Thesaurus, Volumes 1 and 2
  • Contains authorized NASA subject terms used to index and retrieve materials in the NASA Aeronautics and Space Database
  • Volume 1, Hierarchical Listing With Definitions
    • Contains subject terms, definitions, and USE cross references
    • Presents full hierarchical structure with related-term lists
    • Can serve as spelling authority
  • Volume 2, Rotated Term Display
    • Ready-reference tool providing additional access points to terms
    • Contains postable and non-postable terms from Vol. 1 in an index
  • Free access online in PDF via the links below
  • Order on CD-ROM — Price $187.00
 

NASA Thesaurus Term List Data File for Site Usage

  • Alphabetical listing of all valid terms contained in the NASA Thesaurus
  • Does NOT include hierarchies, definitions, cross references, or a search and display application
  • Annual updates available at separate cost upon request
  • See terms and conditions of use
  • Order as a single issue (FTP delivery: approx. 308 KB file) — Price $209.00
 

NASA Thesaurus Hierarchical Listing Data File for Site Usage

  • Includes all valid terms and hierarchies, non-postable USE references, and related terms
  • Text file in tagged-ASCII format
  • Does NOT include a search and display application
  • Annual updates available at separate cost upon request
  • See terms and conditions of use
  • Order as a single issue (FTP delivery: approx. 5.57 MB file) — Price $495.00
 

NASA Thesaurus Terms Added (Monthly Update)

  • New terms added to the NASA Thesaurus
  • Free access online via the link below

NASA Scope and Subject Category Guide
  • Aids in performing high-level subject classification of scientific and technical information
  • Classification scheme consists of 76 subject categories
  • Provides description of category scope, listing of subtopics, cross references, areas of particular interest to NASA, and an index of nearly 3,000 research topics linked to the subject categories
  • Free access online in PDF or HTMLformat via the links below
  • Order on CD-ROM — Price $33.00

Databases

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
  • Provides public access to unlimited/unrestricted NASA and NACA reports and journal articles, many available as full-text, searchable PDF files
  • Free access online via the link below
 

NASA Image eXchange

  • Searches over 300,000 references to images and videos in one or more of NASA’s online image collections
  • Returns thumbnail images, textual descriptions, images numbers, and links to more information, higher resolution images, and a link to the NASA Center that stores the image
  • Download and/or print images free of charge
  • Free access online via the link below
 

Spinoff Database

  • Contains abstracts of all successfully commercialized NASA technology published in Spinoff since 1976. Links to the full-text articles in PDF are also provided.
  • Free access online via the link below
 

Periodicals and Collections

NASA Research on CD-ROM
  • Includes an index and unclassified and publicly available documents in searchable PDF; index entries are hyperlinked to full-text documents
  • Annual subscription includes binder with inserts for CD storage
  • Order a subscription for monthly distribution via the link below —
    Annual Price $4,200.00
 

Spinoff
  • Published since 1976, annually showcases approximately 50 successfully commercialized products utilizing NASA technology
  • Request free full-color print copy or interactive CD-ROM of current issue through the Spinoff Web site via the link below
  • Free access online in PDF or HTML via the link below
 

NATO Research and Technology Organization (RTO) Publications

  • Promotes cooperative research and information exchange among North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries
  • Includes monographs, meeting proceedings, educational notes, and technical reports (including those produced by RTO’s predecessor, AGARD)
  • Unclassified RTO/AGARD documents may be searched and purchased in print or on CD-ROM through the NTRS
  • Order a subscription for automatic distribution via the link below —
    Annual Price $360.00
 

Indexes and Bibliographies

Selected Current Aerospace Notices (SCAN)
  • Weekly announcement of new report literature, conference proceedings, and journal articles added to the NASA Aeronautics and Space Database covering 186 aerospace-related topics
  • Subscribe to free listserv delivery of citations via the link below
  • Free access online via the link below
 

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR)

  • Biweekly abstract journal of recently acquired technical reports on aerospace and related subjects
  • Citations include research and development results as reported in various reports and other documents by NASA, NASA contractors and grantees, other U.S. Government agencies, and domestic and foreign institutions, universities, and private firms
  • Arranged in 76 subject categories
  • Contains subject and author indexes
  • Subscribe to free notification listserv via the link below
  • Free access online in PDF via the link below
 

NASA Videos

  • Depict manned and unmanned space exploration, day-to-day activities of Space Shuttle missions, extravehicular activities, environmental pollution and climate studies, planet fly-bys, and aircraft design, testing, and performance
  • Citations include playing time, production date, and available formats
  • Available in U.S. broadcast standard NTSC; International standard PAL also available at individual pricing
  • Order videos from the NTRS or the NASA Video Catalog
  • Free access to online PDF catalog via the link below
  • See a sampling of recently digitized 16mm films originally created as part of testing and research at Langley Research Center (LaRC) between 1937 and 1985. View first, and then order films on DVD. Access the LaRC Films Digitization Project below.

NASA Patent Abstracts Bibliography

  • Provides citations and abstracts of NASA-owned inventions covered by U.S. patents and patent applications that are available for exclusive or nonexclusive licensing
  • Includes a key technical illustration when available
  • Includes subject and author indexes
  • Produced annually
  • Free access online in PDF via the link below
 



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