SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES

ERIC

FEDWORLD AND NTIS

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE
ADMINISTRATION

OTHER SCIENTIFIC SITES

SCIENTIFIC INTERNET INFORMATION QUESTIONS

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES

    FEDWORLD AND NTIS

FedWorld - http://www.fedworld.gov/

NTIS OrderNow - http://www.fedworld.gov/onow/
(Replacement for Government Reports Announcement)

NTIS Databases - http://www.ntis.gov/data.htm

NTIS Bibliographic Database - http://www.fedworld.gov/ntis/ntisdb.htm

Search the NTIS WEB Site - http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm

AGRICOLA Database - http://www.ntis.gov/agric.htm

AGRIS Database - http://www.ntis.gov/agris.htm

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    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION

National Aeronautics & Space Administration - http://www.nasa.gov/

NASA Technical Reports Server - http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS

NASA Scientific Information Program - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/

NASA Information Locator Service (GILS) - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/gils/

NASA Center for Aerospace Information - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/RECONselect.html

NASA Thesaurus - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/thesfrm1.htm

NASA Spinoff Database Center for Aerospace Information Technology Transfer Office - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html
http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinselect.html

NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program - Bibliographic Announcements - http://www.sti.nasa.gov/sti-pubs.html

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    ERIC

AskERIC - http://ericir.syr.edu/

Search ERIC Database - http://www.askeric.org/Eric/

Searching the ERIC Database - http://ericir.syr.edu/Search/

ERIC Clearinghouse - http://search.ed.gov/csi/eric.html

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    OTHER SCIENTIFIC SITES

Department of Energy

Department of Energy - http://www.doe.gov/

Department of Energy Reports - http://www.hr.doe.gov/library

Department of Energy Bibliographic Database - http://www.doe.gov/dra/dra.html

Dept. Of Energy Bibliographic Database Search Form - http://apollo.osti.gov/waisgate/gpo.html

OpenNet - http://www.doe.gov/opennet/

DOE Electronic Exchange Initiative - http://www.doe.gov/osti/eei/eei.html
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National Library of Medicine

National Library of Medicine - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

NLM Online Databases, Multimedia - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/databases.html

Exhibitions and Public Programs - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/exhibition.html

Visible Human Project   - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

Grateful Med - http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/

Health Services / Technology Assessment Text - http://text.nlm.nih.gov/

HIV/AIDS Resources - http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/aidswww.htm

National Center for BioTechnology Info. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

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Department of Defense

Defense Technical Information Web - http://www.dtic.mil/dtiwl/

DefenseLink - http://www.defenselink.mil/

Department of Agriculture

National Agriculture Library -

http://www.nalusda.gov/

Center for Disease Control

Center for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov

CDC Health Information - http://www.cdc.gov/health/diseases.htm

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - http://www2.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Other Scientific Agencies and Departments

Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/

Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/

National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/

NRC Homepage - http://www.nas.edu/

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    SCIENTIFIC INTERNET INFORMATION QUESTIONS

Go to FEDWORLD and search the NTIS   for any reports on the following topics. Use either the FEDWORLD or the NTIS search engine. What is the title, NTIS order number and cost of the report? Search using each of these databases and compare your results.

http://www.fedworld.gov/detail.htm#paper

http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm

Signup for your free 30 day trial subscription to GOV.RESEARCH CENTER
http://www.nisc.com/scripts/grcreg.exe

a. Smoking and Children

b. Child Safety Seats

c. Airbags and Child Safety

Use the GovBot Database to find a 1997 report to the president and a 1998 grant report on the proper use of child safety seats in automobiles. What is the name of the report? Who are the authors? What agencies funded or conducted the research?

http://www.fedworld.gov/locator.htm

http://www.business.gov/Search_Online.html

Go to the NASA Spinoff Database. Has any NASA technology been used to improve the design of swimsuits? How will the new technology help world class swimming? What is the name of the swimsuit and who is the manufacturer?   What is the name of the original NASA technology?

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinselect.html

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html

Use the NASA Thesaurus. What are NAKHLITES?

http://www.sti.nasa.gov/thesfrm1.htm

Use the Department of Energy Bibliographic Database to find a report discussing the use of equipment from the Superconducting Super Collider Project in Texas. How would the linear accelerator assets from the Super Collider be used to treat cancer? What facility will be constructed?

http://www.doe.gov/dra/dra.html

http://apollo.osti.gov/waisgate/gpo.html

Use the Medline Plus Dictionaries page to find the definition for Craniosynostosis?

The On-line Medical Dictionary - http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/

Use Grateful Med or Medline Plus to search Medline to find an article discussing children and Cranio-Sacral therapy. What is the title, who is the author? Can you find an article on Craniosynostosis?

Grateful Med - http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/

Medline Plus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

Use the Center for Disease Control Health Information page to find what is Vibrio vulnificus? How do you get it? What little sea creature is the major cause of this illness?

http://www.cdc.gov/health/diseases.htm

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