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DTIC's Technical Reports Collection

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Contains nearly two million reports in print and nonprint (software, datafiles, databases and videorecordings) format conveying the results of Defense-sponsored research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts. Subjects covered: Aviation Technology; Agriculture; Astronomy and Astrophysics; Atmospheric Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; Biological and Medical Sciences; Chemistry; Earth Sciences and Oceanography; Electrotechnology and Fluidics; Power Production and Energy Conversion (Nonpropulsive}; Materials; Mathematical and Computer Sciences; Mechanical, Industrial, Civil and Marine Engineering; Military Sciences; Navigation, Detection and Countermeasures; Nuclear Science and Technology; Physics; Propulsion, Engines and Fuels; Space Technology; Biotechnology; Environmental Pollution and Control; and Communications terrorism, military science.

The database includes:

  • Technical reports
  • Journal articles
  • DoD-sponsored patent applications, studies and analysis reports
  • Open source literature from foreign countries
  • Conference proceedings,
  • Reprints
  • Theses
Also search the Research and Development Descriptive Summaries (RDDS) Database for narrative information on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Programs and Project Elements within the DoD. The RDDS repository contains data from the military services and a host of other Defense agencies. For a global search of all DTIC content, use DTIC Online .

Many technical reports and standards are available through the Library of Congress Technical Reports and Standards Unit (TRS) .

Coverage: 1974 to present

Subject(s):
Publicly Available Resources
Technical Reports and Standards

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Energy Citations Database ** http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ **
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