Federal Scientific & Technical Reports

The Albert S. Cook Library has been an all-electronic federal depository library since 2011, with over 170,000 electronic documents.

• Select TU Library Catalog; using Advanced Search, put in keywords related to your topic;
• Under Search Filters, choose Location, then choose Government Documents (online only);
• Look for a URL containing the letters PURL; this is the assigned persistent link;
• Revise your search as needed, or contact a librarian for further assistance.

Scientific and technical reports focus on STEM disciplines, but lawyers, journalists, historians, and even fiction writers use them for research and background to inform their work. Below are collections from decades of scientific research in many disciplines: