The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) aims to promote federal access to scientific, technical, and engineering information to support economic growth. The agency provides a range of services for federal agencies, including data curation and repository development, while ensuring the preservation and long-term availability of information. It collaborates with various public and private entities to facilitate science communication and foster public-private partnerships.

1. NTIS Focus on Science and Data:Open and Sustainable Models for Science Information DiscoverySpecial Library AssociationScience 2.1: New forms of Scholarly Communications in the Sciences15 June 2011

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3. Thirteen Private Sector Investments in the Global Business of Government Information (2007-2011):Deltek acquires Input and Federal Sources.Dolan Media acquires Federal News Services and DataStream Content SolutionsReed Elsevier’s LexisNexis acquires Statenet.Cambridge Information Group’s ProQuest acquires LexisNexis’ Congressional Information Services and University Publications of America.Bloomberg launches Bloomberg Government.E. L. Rothschild LLC acquires Weather Central.Nxt1 launches Local Government Information.Propylon and Spikes Cavell invest in the US government sector.Economist Group caps Roll Call’s roll-up with its acquisition of CQ. Sage Publications acquires CQ Press. NBC Universal and two private equity groups acquire Weather Channel.Politico was launched. Montreal-based mediaGrif caps its Government Contracts USA roll-up with the acquisition of epipeline. Source: Marlin & Associates, 2011#

4. National Technical Information ServiceNTIS MissionTo promote progress by serving as the Federal Government’s central means of making technical information perpetually and widely available.“Maintain a permanent archival repository and clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of nonclassified scientific, technical, and engineering information.”15 USC 3710(d)(3)

5. National Technical Information ServiceVisionEnsure easy and perpetual availability of the most comprehensive collection of Federally-funded scientific, technical and engineering information (STEI) in support of the nation’s economic growth and opportunity.Assist other federal agencies in accomplishing the information needs of their constituencies.Provide this public good at a high level of quality and on a self-sustaining basis.

6. National Technical Information ServiceNational Technical Reports Library National Technical Reports Library

7. Released in April 2009

8. Focus on federally funded technical reports

9. Features: Online subscription; 2.5 million records; rich metadata; full text access to 630,000 documents.

10. 44 current subscribers.

11. Current approach uses traditional database and search engine developed in-house

12. Began with Fedora-based pilot in April 2010

13. Beta 2.0 version using Fedora Spring 2011

14. Beta 3.0 Version using Fedora 3.4/Custom Tech Report Structure: October, 2011

15. National Technical Information ServiceServices for Federal Agencies Provides a variety of storage and dissemination services including digitization, publishing, information distribution, etc.

16. Collaborative Interagency Position

17. Science Repository as an NTIS Service to other Federal Agencies.

18. Based on NTIS ability to establish public/private partnerships