NASA LogoNTRSNTRS - NASA Technical Reports ServerSearchmore_vertCollectionsAboutNewsHelpLogin Back to ResultsThe widest practicable dissemination: The NASA technical report serverThe National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 established NASA and charged it to 'provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information concerning...its activities and the results thereof.' The search for innovative methods to distribute NASA's information lead a grass-roots team to create the NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS), which uses the World Wide Web and other popular Internet-based information systems as search engines. The NTRS is an inter-center effort which provides uniform access to various distributed publication servers residing on the Internet. Users have immediate desktop access to technical publications from NASA centers and institutes. The NTRS is comprised of several units, some constructed especially for inclusion in NTRS, and others that are existing NASA publication services that NTRS reuses. This paper presents the NTRS architecture, usage metrics, and the lessons learned while implementing and maintaining the services over the initial six-month period. The NTRS is largely constructed with freely available software running on existing hardware. NTRS builds upon existing hardware and software, and the resulting additional exposure for the body of literature contained will allow NASA to ensure that its institutional knowledge base will continue to receive the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination.Document ID19960049630Acquisition SourceLangley Research CenterDocument TypeConference PaperAuthorsNelson, Michael L.*(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton,VA United States)*Gottlich, Gretchen L.*(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton,VA United States)*Bianco, David J.*(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton,VA United States)*Binkley, Robert L.*(NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA United States)*Kellogg, Yvonne D.*(NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA United States)*Paulson, Sharon S.*(Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering Hampton, VA United States)*Beaumont, Chris J.*(Computer Sciences Corp. Moffett Field, CA United States)*Schmunk, Robert B.*(NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY United States)*Kurtz, Michael J.*(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)*Accomazzi, Alberto*(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)*Date AcquiredSeptember 6, 2013Publication DateMarch 30, 1995Subject CategoryDocumentation And Information ScienceReport/Patent NumberNASA-TM-111627NAS 1.15:111627AIAA Paper 96-0964Meeting InformationMeeting: Computers in AerospaceLocation: San Antonio, TXCountry: United StatesStart Date: March 28, 1996End Date: March 30, 1996Accession Number96N33940Distribution LimitsPublicCopyrightPublic Use Permitted.Available DownloadsNameType19960049630.pdfSTIcloud_downloadcontent_copyvisibilityRelated RecordsThere are no records associated with this record.visibility_offNo Preview Available
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