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Resources

OSTI (Office for Scientifc and Technical Information) Provides information to Classified R&D Results, Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI), and Controlled Unclassified Information from the DOE.
ArXiv e-Print archive Covered areas include physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, quantitative biology and statistics. arXiv is maintained and operated by the Cornell University Library with guidance from the arXiv Scientific Advisory Board and the arXiv Sustainability Advisory Group, and with the help of numerous subject moderators.

DTIC Online Central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information
OpenGrey System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe, is your open access to 700.000 bibliographical references of grey literature (paper) produced in Europe and allows you to export records and locate the documents. Contains some doctoral dissertations.
GreyNet International's GreySource GreySource only uses web-based resources that explicitly refer to the term grey literature (or its equivalent in any language) are listed. GreySource identifies the hyperlink directly embedded in a resource, thus allowing immediate and virtual exposure to grey literature. In the process of migrating information to GreyNet is in the process of migrating entries in the GreySource Index to the GreyGuide Repository
Grey Guide Repository

Additional Resources

HathiTrust Digital Library HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Beacon Library, Archives, and Records Database of digital copies of JPL-authored, externally published papers and reprints
NASA Technical Reports Server Provides access to aerospace-related citations, full-text online documents, and images and videos. The types of information include: conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, images, movies, and technical videos – scientific and technical information (STI) created or funded by NASA.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) This collection of publications is the single official repository for official U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Regulations (ERs), Engineering Circulars (ECs), Engineering Manuals (EMs) and other official public documents originating from Headquarters USACE.
International Nuclear Information System Repository The INIS Repository is one of the world's largest collections of published information on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. It offers online access to a unique repository of non-conventional literature. INIS is operated by the IAEA in collaboration with over 150 members.
Technical Report Archive & Images (TRAIL) The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) identifies, acquires, catalogs, digitizes and provides unrestricted access to U.S. government agency technical reports. TRAIL currently consists of over three dozen member institutions whose annual membership fees and volunteered staff time further the efforts of the project.
FDLP LibGuides Federal depository libraries are required to provide access to all Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) content and catalog or point to the content that is most useful to library patrons. This guide describes that content.
National Parks Service Public Databases A wide variety of databases covering all kinds of publications for visitors and more serious researchers.
Science