Finding Technical Reports
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The University of Arizona Library has microfiche copies of most technical reports issued by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) from 1952-present. NTIS Microfiche are arranged by NTIS Accession number. (Note: There is some overlap between reports issued by the NTIS and several other government agencies.)
Answering the following series of questions will guide you to finding NTIS technical reports in the UA Library.
If you have an NTIS accession number for the technical report:
- Use the NTIS accession number to locate the technical report in the NTIS microfiche collection.
- The NTIS microfiche collection is located in the Science-Engineering Library Current Periodicals and Microfiche room on the ground floor of the Science-Engineering Library. The microfiche are organized by NTIS Accession number.
- If the NTIS accession number begins with a series of letters other than AD or PB and you are unable to locate the item in the cabinet, you may need to look for the report under the originating agency. Please contact the reference desk for further assistance.
If you do not have an NTIS accession number:
- If you are having trouble locating the technical report by the originating agency, you may want to try locating the report in the microfiche collection of National Technical Information Service reports at the UA Library.
- If you are still unsuccessful, please contact a reference librarian at the Science-Engineering Library, (520) 621-6384.