{"id":8690,"date":"2021-05-18T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=8690"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:44:43","slug":"technical-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/government-documents\/technical-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Technical Report?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A technical report is a document written by a researcher detailing the results of a project and submitted to the sponsor of that project.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They tend to possess the following characteristics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>technical reports may be published before the corresponding journal literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>content may be more detailed than the corresponding journal literature, although there may be less background information since the sponsor already knows it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>technical reports are usually not peer reviewed unless the report is separately published as journal literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>classified and export controlled reports have restricted access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>obscure acronyms and codes are frequently used<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Quoted from <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.library.gatech.edu\/techreports\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgia Tech Library&#8217;s Technical Reports Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finding Technical Reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For our print technical reports, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/clarksonuniversitylibrary.on.worldcat.org\/search?databaseList=4058%2C2375%2C1461%2C3384%2C2271%2C3218%2C1953%2C1875%2C3313%2C1672%2C638%2C1736%2C1934%2C3879%2C2221%2C2264%2C2263%2C2483%2C2262%2C2261%2C2260%2C143%2C2259%2C2237%2C1542%2C2477%2C2476%2C3909%2C2277%2C3867%2C3967&amp;queryString=b8%3A+reports&amp;clusterResults=on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catalog<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-3d60e04e-2d38-4b8e-8dfc-dd356b6be0ab advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:0px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Databases<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:0px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.dtic.mil\/products-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Defense Technical Information Center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osti.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Energy Office of Scientific &amp; Technical Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ntrs.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA Technical Reports Server<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ntrl.ntis.gov\/NTRL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Technical Reports Library<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Education Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trid.trb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transportation Research Board<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/nscep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Service Center for Environmental Publications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technicalreports.org\/trail\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Technical Report Archive &amp; Image Library<\/a> (TRAIL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5e8d3289-64f6-489d-87e8-18ea8500f2a3 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Other finding aids<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technicalreports.org\/trail\/search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congressional Research Service<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usgs.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=01USGSL_INST:01USGSL_INST\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Geological Survey Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.gpo.gov\/F?RN=921435252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalog of US Government Publications<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/pubs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The RAND Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GovInfo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metalib.gpo.gov\/V?RN=85610702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MetaLib<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hathitrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hathi Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Technical Report? &#8220;A technical report is a document written by a researcher detailing the results of a project and submitted to the sponsor of that project.&#8221; 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