ABSTRACT
Technical reports are a valuable resource of scientific and technical information, a resource which has been allowed to slip into less than maximum utility. While the processing of more traditional information sources has progressed and remarkably improved through such mechanisms as shared cataloging and online access to huge files of cataloging data, the corresponding processing of technical reports has remained relatively stagnant. Some efforts at coordinating the processing of reports have been made by the four Federal agencies responsible for the largest report collections. Additional efforts suggested in the paper include study of a common report format, more extensive shared processing of Federal documents and increased efforts towards cooperation in the Federal library network.
