TRAIL Project Site
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The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) - Project Site TRAIL is a Greater Western Library Alliance initiative lead by the University of Arizona in collaboration with the Center for Research Libraries and other interested supporting agencies to identify, digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975. Technical reports are a means of communicating the progress
of research in fields of technology and science; they are used to communicate
information for technical development throughout industry and throughout
research institutions contributing to the continued development and growth of
science and technology. These reports are highly detailed and contain valuable
information serving specialized audiences of researchers. While availability
and access to more recent (1994-current) technical report literature has
greatly improved with delivery via the Internet, legacy technical report
documents remain elusive to researchers.
Most large research libraries across the country have sizeable
collections of federally funded technical research reports—frequently a million
or more reports ranging from several pages to several hundred pages. How to get Involved:
If your institution might be or definitely is interested in this
project, please supply us with contact information (name and e-mail
address) for the most appropriate person or persons at your institution
to contact about this project in the future. We very much appreciate your feedback. Please email Alice Trussell at alitrus@ksu.edu Testimonials... "Thank you so much for your help...The 25 year old copy of the monograph that I have was destroyed by water…..finding it online makes me very happy!" "Please pass on my great appreciation to all those who have put together this very valuable service." ...more |
The TRAIL Pilot Project currently contains the following report series:
NBS Monograph Series. Major contributions to the technical literature on various subjects related to the National Bureau of Standards and published between 1959 and 1982. These detailed reports include materials data, mathematical functions, time series, diffraction patterns, measurements, standards, methods and much more. Most of the data provided is from direct measurements. This series of technical reports is highly referenced with more than 2000 citations found in Web of Science alone. More information can be found at the National Institute of Standards and Technology web site. |
