Also see: Finding Guide for NASA Technical Reports
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) microfiche (1958-present) are arranged by NASA accession number (N-YY-##### until mid-1996, and YYYY-####### from mid-1996 - present) and indexed by NASA accession number and NASA report number (CR number) in the Aero-Astro Library technical reports catalog.
Paper reports are arranged by local accession number and indexed by report number (CR number). Pre-1974 reports are also cross-referenced by personal author. Many of the paper reports are in storage.
National Advisory Committee on Aviation (NACA, NASA's predecessor) microfiche (1915-1958) are arranged by NACA report number.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports are arranged by Superintendent of Documents number and indexed by report number. Records are in the Aero-Astro Library technical reports catalog.
Great Britain Aeronautical Research Council reports are shelved by series name and technical report number. The two series in the Aero-Astro Library are:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Group for Aerospace (NATO-AGARD) Research and Development Reports are cataloged by series in the MIT Libraries Catalog (BARTON). The five report series housed at the Aero-Astro Library are:
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National Technical Information Service (NTIS) microfiche are arranged by Institute/Organization of origin in the Media Services Area. Paper copies are arranged by Institute/Organization of origin. U.S. Government depository microfiche are in the Media Services Area arranged by Superintendent of Documents number and cross-referenced by report number.
Reports are arranged by technical report number. Reports of Grand Junction Office, Bendix Field Corporation (GJBX) are at Library Storage Annex (LSA) (TN23.U79a + b). The U.S. Geological Survey Open File Reports (USGS-OFR), 1984 to date, are in microfiche cabinets in the reference area.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG) reports; partial set of dockets (reports on nuclear power plants); docket lists and FIND Indexes (reactors by name and number).
Electric Power Research Institute reports 1988-96; incomplete. For reports not at MIT, please contact EPRI Research Reports Center, POB 50490, Palo Alto CA 94303 tel. 415-855-2000.
All microfiche reports are at the Library Storage Annex (LSA). Most paper reports are at LSA; a few are in Hayden basement. Reports are filed by agency or report number, not accession number; few are cataloged. For DOE and NUREG technical reports, fill out Library Storage Annex Request.
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