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1. Are all reports held by the Library in the online Library Catalog?

2. Can I locate technical reports by report number in the Library Catalog?

3. Do reports in the Library circulate?

4. What are my options for getting a personal copy of a report?

5. What Los Alamos technical reports are available electronically?

6. As a Los Alamos researcher, how can I get my LA-UR report up on the Library's web server?

7. How can I locate declassified Los Alamos Reports that have been approved for public release?


Question #1:
Are all reports held by the Library in the online Library Catalog?

No, only about a third of the 1.5 million unclassified reports held by the Research Library appear in the library catalog. We are gradually creating catalog records for all our reports. Classified and unclassified controlled reports are not included in the library catalog.

If you do not find the report you want in the catalog please check with Library staff to determine availability. (email, 7-4446, 5-2948[Fax] or MS P364).

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Question #2:
Can I locate technical reports by report number in the Library Catalog?

Yes. See the search tips on finding reports in the catalog.

If you do not find the report you want in the catalog please check with Library staff to determine availability. (email, 7-4446, 5-2948[Fax] or MS P364).

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Question #3:
Do reports in the Report Library circulate?

Unclassified reports circulate to Laboratory staff. Reports in paper can be checked out for 28 days and those in microfiche for 7 days. Reports may be renewed if someone else has not requested the report. Unclassified reports that are not publicly releasable may be consulted in the Research Library.

For reports that do not circulate, we can have a copy made for you -- for details, see Question #4.

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Question #4:
What are my options for getting a personal copy of a report?

If the Library has the report, it can be photoreproduced. Requests involving 25 pages or less we will make for you at no charge. Over 25 pages, you can make your own copy or it can be sent to the IRM-RMMSO PrintShop which charges for its services.

If the Library does not have the report you have two options:

(1) You can order the report through Otowi Station bookstore, just as you would order a personal copy of a book;

(2) With a LANL purchase card, you can place your order directly with DOE OSTI, NTIS, DTIC or NASA — see How to obtain reports.

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Question #5
What Los Alamos technical reports are available electronically?

Over 40,000 Los Alamos technical reports are available in electronic form and can be accessed through the Library Catalog. These include the LA- (formal) report series, LALP- series, and LA-UR series and go back to 1943. If a report you are interested in is not yet available electronically, please contact us. (email, 7-4446, 5-2948[Fax] or MS P364)

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Question #6:
As a Los Alamos researcher, how can I get my LA-UR report up on the Library's web server?

Please send electronic copies of reports to la-pubs@lanl.gov. We prefer PDF files, however most major file formats are acceptable, excepting TeX. TeX files should be converted to postscript. Access to the report will be restricted unless you return an OPSEC form to us. Paper copies may be sent to us through lab mail to P364.

Please contact Kathy Varjabedian for assistance at la-pubs@lanl.gov.

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Question #7:
How can I locate declassified Los Alamos reports that have been approved for public release?

Check the Library Catalog.

If you do not find the report you want in the catalog please check with Library staff to determine availability. (email, 7-4446, 5-2948[Fax] or MS P364).

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