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 By Walter L Warnick and Peter M. Lincoln

The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) maintains several collections of scientific and technical information (STI) that can be employed to help achieve the President’s national objectives for the U.S. Department of Energy.

 OSTI’s databases are important resources for scientists and engineers working to strengthen America’s role as the world leader in science and technology, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote energy security and enhance nuclear security.

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The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has achieved another milestone in our mission of accelerating the diffusion of knowledge to advance science.  Albert Einstein once said that “[t]he only source of knowledge is experience.”  What better way for OSTI to advance science and accelerate the diffusion of knowledge than by joining the Web 2.0 world of social networking.  So, come increase your own knowledge and experience the OSTI Page on Facebook.

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by Walt Warnick and Sol Lederman

OSTI has embraced a new paradigm for sharing scientific and technical information (STI). Historically, OSTI has fulfilled its mission of providing STI to scientists, researchers, and the public by hosting, or collecting, documents and/or metadata. OSTI's new paradigm is to make content searchable that is often hosted by others; today, OSTI connects those seeking the content with the organizations that host it.

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Continuing the discussion of the different forms of scientific and technical information with patents, project summaries, and theses and dissertations.[Read More]
Continuing the discussion of the different forms of scientific and technical information with journal literature, conference proceedings and papers, and e-prints.[Read More]
OSTI has a number of search tools and it can be difficult to know when to use the different databases.  Understanding the different forms of scientific and technical information (STI) can help one appreciate the different OSTI products.[Read More]