Full Description: Databases & E-Resources (Library of Congress)

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gateway provides access to over 80 of the NIST scientific and technical databases. These databases cover a broad range of substances and properties from many different scientific disciplines. Search by Keyword, Property, or Substance Name. NIST Databases Indexed by Discipline:

Analytical Chemistry
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Biometrics
Biotechnology
Chemical and Crystal Structure
Chemical Kinetics
Chemistry
Communications
Construction
Environmental Data
Fire
Fluids
International Trade
Law Enforcement
Materials Properties
Mathematical Databases, Software and Tools
Optical Character Recognition
Physics
Product Design
Surface Data
Text and Video Retrieval
Thermophysical & Thermochemical

List of all NIST publicly available databases. For background materials, useful links, and search tools for locating information about the use of standards in government, visit Standards.Gov . The primary focus of the site is on Federal agency use of standards for regulatory and procurement purposes. Many standards are also available through the Library of Congress Technical Reports and Standards Unit (TRS) .

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology
Biology, Genetics & Life Sciences
Environmental Studies
Government Documents
Publicly Available Resources
Science & Technology
Technical Reports and Standards

Related Databases On-Site Access Only
INSPEC
National Technical Information Service
Web of Science

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