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The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and

The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and. PDF in the Federal Government Environment: The Present and Future. NTIS Mission.

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The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and

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  1. The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and PDF in the Federal Government Environment: The Present and Future CENDI Workshop April 6, 2006

  2. NTIS Mission To collect, disseminate, and archive scientific, technical, engineering and business-related information produced by and for U. S. Government agencies in order to support the nation’s economic growth and job creation. CENDI Workshop April 6, 2006

  3. ATPA The American Technology Pre-eminence Act of 1991requires all federal agencies to transfer their scientific, technical and engineering information (STEI) to the National Technical Information Service CENDI Workshop April 6, 2006

  4. Acquisitions and Archiving • Agencies encouraged to provide documents in .pdf • Automated Data Storage and Retrieval (ADSTAR) allows storage in almost any format • Majority, almost 60%, stored in .tif • Size does make a difference CENDI Workshop April 6, 2006

  5. Distribution • Customers first • Users require NTIS to be flexible in how it distributes documents • Documents are available in a variety of formats, including as pdf download from the Web CENDI Workshop April 6, 2006

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