Over 30 databases are available in a variety of subject areas such as education, science, engineering and technology, public affairs, and general reference. Many of the titles relate to science and technology. UnCover also provides an automatic alerting service, known as Reveal, which allows users to set up a current awareness profile for specific journals of interest. The Technical Library has funded subscriptions to the electronic versions of approximately 100 technical journals. Many of these are available via a web interface with links from the Technical Library's home page.
Access is limited to users in the larc.nasa.gov domain.
Four multi-disciplinary editions allow electronic searching or browsing through the contents pages of recently published journals in many specialized fields. The powerful search and retrieval software provides instant access by specific authors, organizations, and subjects. This is only available at the Library at this time. Covering the time period from 1915 to the present and concentrating in aerospace and related areas, it includes references to over 3 million reports or papers, many of which are available in the Library. Reference Databases These are only a few of the many reference databases used by the Technical Library's Information Specialists in conducting literature searches, bibliographic verification, and general reference work.