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Locate NASA Technical Reports using the Aerospace and High Technology database

Online Form for Assistance with Locating NASA Technical Reports

Locations of NASA reports in Aero/Astro Library collections

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Finding Guide for NASA Technical Reports

Step-by-step guide to finding NASA Technical Reports:

• Search for the report in public NTRS database
  • try simple search for NASA published reports
  • full-text is available for some reports
  • the link "No Digital Version Available" will appear if full-text is not available through NTRS
  • click "No Digital Version Available" to find a Document ID # which can be entered into our online form (see next step)
    
    
    
• Fill out online form for Aero/Astro Library staff
  • From NTRS citation record, click link "No Digital Version Available" to get Document ID # and input this number into the form (not required)
  • Enter any information you have for the report (even if the report is not indexed in the NTRS database)
  • Aero Library staff will email pdf's from NASA contractor's database if available - MIT only
  • Aero Library staff will locate reports in our physical library collections
  • We will try and respond within 1 business day
  • if you cannot wait, continue to the next step:

• Find the NASA report in our physical collections (print or microfiche)
  • NASA reports can be found in several locations in our library (microfiche cabinets, L.C. congress call number book stacks, and the report stacks)
  • If you do not have a report number, accession number or Document ID for your report, search for the report in the Aerospace and High Technology database
  • If you have a report number accession number or Document ID, then you can try and locate the report in our collections.