GrayLit Network Discontinued

The GrayLIT Network retired October 31, 2007. "Please use [ http://www.science.gov/ ] Science.gov or the [ http://www.scienceaccelerator.gov/ ] Science Accelerator to search across collections of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) scientific and technical information. As a free public service, searches will include research and development results, project descriptions, accomplishments, technical report and more, via resources made available by the [ http://www.osti.gov/ ] Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), U.S. DOE. Send any inquiries to [ mailto:graylit@osti.gov ] graylit@osti.gov." (odd that they still have 'graylit' in their email address!)

Boston Public plans to make government documents accessible

A digital library partnership, including two nonprofit organizations and the Boston Public Library, is preparing to begin making digital copies of the library’s paper-based government documents collection, which will then be made available on the Internet. Boston Public Library librarians said they planned to begin by digitizing the House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings from the 1950s, which is regularly sought after by its patrons. Read the full article in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/business/27online.html?ref=technology

Great guide to finding online technical reports from Stanford librarian

Take a look at this long list of online technical report organizations, including AT &T Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, MIT, Stanford and other academic and corporate organizations. http://library.stanford.edu/depts/mathcs/research_help/guides/online_report_orgs.html