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 technical report up on the Library's web server?

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

8. What does the Library do to ensure proprietary or other kinds of controlled information are not put up on the internet?

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 library catalog please check with Library staff to determine availability. (email, 7-4446, 5-0611[Fax] or MS P364).

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

Yes. Using "Browse first words or numbers" search box, select Technical Report No. from the pull-down, and enter the report number, or as much of it as you have, including punctuation. If there is not an exact match between what you entered and what is in the catalog, the system will display a list of those report numbers closest to what you requested in a "browse index." This can be useful if you do not have the entire number correct (e.g., the actual report number is LA-12345-MS, not just LA-12345.)

Or, using the "Word search" box, select Technical Report No. from the pull-down, and enter pieces of the report number. Each string of letters or numbers between punctuation is treated as a "word". This can be useful in combination with another search, e.g. Technical report no.=LA and Author =Hecker.

If you do not find the report you want in the library catalog please check with Library staff to determine availability. (email, 7-4446, 5-0611[Fax] or MS P364).

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.

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 IM-9 Imaging Services which charges for its services.

If the Library does not have the report and you locate it through the NTIS database 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 NTIS. (NTIS Ordering Information)

If the Library does not have the report and it is not available from NTIS we will try to obtain a report for the collection. Contact Library staff for assistance. (email, 7-4446, 5-0611[Fax] or MS P364)

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

Over 10,000 Los Alamos technical reports are now 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. These reports go back to 1943 and were scanned from paper or microfiche. If a report you are interested in is not yet available electronically, please contact us. (email, 7-4446, 5-0611[Fax] or MS P364)

See our instructions on how to use electronic reports from the Library Catalog.

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

Please send electronic copies of reports to la-pubs@lanl.gov. We prefer PDF or postscript 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 and electronic classified reports may be sent to us through lab mail to P364.

Please contact Judy Garcia for assistance at la-pubs@lanl.gov.

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, 5-0611[Fax] or MS P364).

Question #8:
What does the Library do to ensure propiretary or other kinds of controlled information are not put up on the internet?

It is the Library's policy not to put proprietary material on the Web.

The Library's policy, in conjunction with general Laboratory policy, is to put up on the Internet only that technical information that has been reviewed and determined to be publicly releasable.

For new reports, we always indicate to the author that we plan to put the report up electronically and ask the author to inform us if there are any objections.