Knowledge Discovery for U.S. Knowledge Discovery for U.S. Energy Researchers: Energy Researchers:

The OSTI MissionThe OSTI Mission

Lorrie JohnsonLorrie Johnson

Office of Scientific and Technical Information Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)(OSTI)

U.S. Department of EnergyU.S. Department of Energy

5 July 20075 July 2007

Office of Scientific and Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)Technical Information (OSTI)

OSTI is an organization OSTI is an organization within the U.S within the U.S Department of Energy’s Department of Energy’s Office of ScienceOffice of Science

Located in Oak Ridge, Located in Oak Ridge, TennesseeTennessee

OSTI has been in OSTI has been in operation since 1947 operation since 1947 and is celebrating its and is celebrating its 6060thth anniversary this anniversary this year.year.

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OSTI’s Mission:OSTI’s Mission:

To advance science and To advance science and sustain technological sustain technological creativity by making creativity by making R&D findings available R&D findings available and useful to and useful to Department of Energy Department of Energy researchers and the researchers and the interested public.interested public.

OSTI accelerates the OSTI accelerates the discovery of knowledge!discovery of knowledge!

Energy R&D InvestmentsEnergy R&D Investments

The U.S. invests approximately $8.5 billion (USD) in The U.S. invests approximately $8.5 billion (USD) in energy-related Research & Development annually.energy-related Research & Development annually.

OSTI collects, preserves, disseminates, and OSTI collects, preserves, disseminates, and leverages the scientific and technical information leverages the scientific and technical information resources resulting from this investment.resources resulting from this investment.

OSTI’s strategies for OSTI’s strategies for accomplishing its mission accomplishing its mission

include:include: Collaborations within Collaborations within

the Department of the Department of Energy to develop and Energy to develop and maintain an efficient, maintain an efficient, state-of-the-art access state-of-the-art access and delivery system.and delivery system.

Partnerships with Partnerships with other organizations to other organizations to facilitate national and facilitate national and international international cooperation and cooperation and information exchange.information exchange.

OSTI’s strategies, continuedOSTI’s strategies, continued

Development, delivery, and maintenance of information Development, delivery, and maintenance of information products and services for a variety of users.products and services for a variety of users.

Preservation of scientific and technical information, in Preservation of scientific and technical information, in tangible copies or electronically, as appropriate.tangible copies or electronically, as appropriate.

Acceleration of the diffusion of knowledge to advance Acceleration of the diffusion of knowledge to advance scientific discovery.scientific discovery.

OSTI Statistics:OSTI Statistics:

In FY 2006, there were 44 million In FY 2006, there were 44 million transactions by individuals accessing OSTI transactions by individuals accessing OSTI resources (doubling in the past 2 years)resources (doubling in the past 2 years)

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OSTI StatisticsOSTI Statistics

Approximately 4.1 million full-text Approximately 4.1 million full-text documents were downloaded from OSTI documents were downloaded from OSTI via the Web, free of charge to users.via the Web, free of charge to users.

OSTI CollaborationsOSTI Collaborations

OSTI works with the Department OSTI works with the Department of Energy’s National of Energy’s National Laboratories, as well as with Laboratories, as well as with energy researchers at energy researchers at universities, colleges, and other universities, colleges, and other research institutions.research institutions.

OSTI tracks approximately OSTI tracks approximately 10,000 current research 10,000 current research projects funded by the projects funded by the Department of Energy per year.Department of Energy per year.

OSTI receives about 12,000 OSTI receives about 12,000 technical research reports per technical research reports per year.year.

OSTI uses an input system OSTI uses an input system which allows researchers or which allows researchers or administrative personnel to administrative personnel to directly submit bibliographic directly submit bibliographic data and/or upload electronic data and/or upload electronic files for use in our databases.files for use in our databases.

OSTI PartnershipsOSTI Partnerships

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) / International Nuclear International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) / International Nuclear Information System (INIS) – since 1970.Information System (INIS) – since 1970.

Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) – since 1987.Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE) – since 1987. International Council for Scientific and Technical Information International Council for Scientific and Technical Information

(ICSTI)(ICSTI) Various partnerships with other U.S. government agencies to Various partnerships with other U.S. government agencies to

provide access to science information.provide access to science information.

OSTI’s Information ProductsOSTI’s Information Products

Science AcceleratorScience Accelerator

http://www.scienceaccelerator.govhttp://www.scienceaccelerator.gov OSTI’s over-arching productOSTI’s over-arching product Users can search all OSTI’s public Users can search all OSTI’s public

products with a single queryproducts with a single query Eliminates work and time required to find Eliminates work and time required to find

quality science information in the deep quality science information in the deep webweb

Science Research Connection Science Research Connection (SRC)(SRC)

http://www.osti.gov/srchttp://www.osti.gov/src Delivers information to the U.S. Department Delivers information to the U.S. Department

of Energy community (logon required)of Energy community (logon required) Includes energy research information from Includes energy research information from

the U.S., as well as international information the U.S., as well as international information obtained through our ETDE partnershipobtained through our ETDE partnership

Energy Citations Database and Energy Citations Database and DOE Information BridgeDOE Information Bridge

http://www.osti.gov/bridge/http://www.osti.gov/bridge/ and and http://http://www.osti.gov/energycitationswww.osti.gov/energycitations//

Contains U.S. information since 1948Contains U.S. information since 1948 Over 2 million records and about 140,000 full text Over 2 million records and about 140,000 full text

documents.documents. OSTI’s most popular products, open to publicOSTI’s most popular products, open to public Over 30 million accesses per year.Over 30 million accesses per year.

Science.govScience.govhttp://www.science.gov/http://www.science.gov/

Gateway to science Gateway to science information provided by information provided by U.S. government agencies.U.S. government agencies.

Ability to simultaneously Ability to simultaneously search databases from search databases from DOE/OSTI, National Library DOE/OSTI, National Library of Medicine (PubMed), of Medicine (PubMed), National Agriculture Library National Agriculture Library (AGRICOLA), NASA, U.S. (AGRICOLA), NASA, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Patent & Trademark Office, and others.and others.

Results from all databases Results from all databases are combined and then are combined and then ranked accordingly to ranked accordingly to relevance.relevance.

E-Print Network andE-Print Network andScience Conference Science Conference

ProceedingsProceedings E-Print Network (E-Print Network (

http://www.osti.gov/eprints/http://www.osti.gov/eprints/)) provides single query provides single query searching of e-print searching of e-print manuscripts, scholarly papers, manuscripts, scholarly papers, and other scientific and other scientific documents residing on web documents residing on web sites, as well as a deep web sites, as well as a deep web search across major e-print search across major e-print databases.databases.

Science Conference Science Conference Proceedings (Proceedings (http://www.osti.gov/sciencecohttp://www.osti.gov/scienceconferences/nferences/) also provides a deep web ) also provides a deep web search of conference papers search of conference papers and proceedings across and proceedings across various fields of science and various fields of science and technology.technology.

OSTI PreservationOSTI Preservation

Historical role was Historical role was preservation of paper preservation of paper documentsdocuments

OSTI’s collection OSTI’s collection consists of over consists of over 850,000 records850,000 records

About 115,000 paper About 115,000 paper documents have been documents have been digitized, and another digitized, and another 38,000 reports formerly 38,000 reports formerly in microfiche formatin microfiche format

OSTI InnovationOSTI InnovationAdvancing Science through Knowledge Advancing Science through Knowledge

DiscoveryDiscovery

Making hundreds of Making hundreds of databases databases searchable with a searchable with a single query.single query.

WorldWideScience.oWorldWideScience.org – A global science rg – A global science gatewaygateway

OSTI Innovations, continuedOSTI Innovations, continued

Incorporating personal Incorporating personal workspace capabilities workspace capabilities for users.for users.

Expanding digital Expanding digital access to legacy access to legacy (paper) documents.(paper) documents.

Integrating Integrating experimental, numeric experimental, numeric data and text.data and text.

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