Mission

The mission of the Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) is to advance science and sustain technological creativity by making R&D findings available and useful to Department of Energy (DOE) researchers and the public. Ongoing strategies for accomplishing this mission:

• Collaborate within DOE through the Scientific and Technical Information Program to develop and maintain efficient, state-of-the-art access and delivery of research results.
• Partner with others to facilitate alliances for national and international cooperation and information exchange.
• Develop, deliver, and maintain customized information products and services for a variety of constituencies.
• Implement Department-wide STI policy and best business practices.
• Preserve STI, in tangible copies or electronically, as appropriate.
• Accelerate the diffusion of knowledge to advance science (655-KB PDF).

At OSTI you can find research results and science information from the Manhattan Project to the present, download documents, view energy citations, discover patents and e-prints, read about ongoing research projects and amazing accomplishments, search science confererence proceedings and software, and connect to U.S. and global science portals. You can do this by using special online tools, such as:

• Key Resources
• DOE Science Accelerator
• Science.gov
• WorldWideScience.org

OSTI develops and maintains search tools that use a special technology (slide presentation) called "federated search."

OSTI is a part of the Office of Science within the U.S. Department of Energy.