These reports not infrequently find their way into the daily news as they examine prominent scientific and technical issues facing the United States and the world at large. The panels and commissions that author the reports are often composed of leading experts on the various topics, and the information in the reports has a deserved reputation for being authoritative and objective. In addition, it is also possible to locate reports of interest by browsing through a list of subject categories . Once a relevant report is identified, the text of the book can be viewed in Open Book format. This format essentially means that the text has the appearance of having been scanned and 1 page is viewable at a time.
Some books also offer the option of viewing the text in sections in HTML format.
The National Academy Press Web site is very straightforward and easy to use for the most part. It is optimized for online purchasing of the various books though which makes the full text options a bit less apparent on the screen. I find all 3 of them to be very useful. Back to the Top 2. This site helped start the emergence of electronic journals and has assisted in pushing publishers toward acceptance of electronic versions of their publications.