1990s An Era of Profound and Rapid Change

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1991: Energy Science and Technology Software Center established at OSTI
1992: OSTI created system to manage Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, a new technology transfer mechanism
1994: OSTI created and unveiled the first Department of Energy Home Page
1995: In response to Secretarial initiative, OSTI hosted OpenNet database to provide references to all documents declassified and made publicly available after 10/1/94
1995: Reports Bibliographic Database developed in partnership with Government Printing Office
1996: OSTI continued to provide the U.S. Liason Officer and the U.S. Nuclear STI input to the International Atomic Energy’s International Nuclear Information System, the world’s leading information system on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
1997: EnergyFiles unveiled at Inforum ‘97, providing a virtual library of energy science and technology
1997: R&D Project Summaries posted online, providing an important management resource for DOE R&D activities
1997: Microfiche production and operation of on-site printing plant ends
1997: Scientific and Technical Information Program Strategic Plan issued, promoting increase in mutually beneficial collaboration with STIP partners at laboratories and Operations Offices
1997: DOE Information Bridge made available to DOE and DOE contractors, providing electronic full-text access to technical reports
1998: Online report submission capability initiated via E-Link
1998: Information Bridge made available to public, launching a new day in public access to Scientific and Technical Information
1998: OSTI implemented routine author notification process, announcing availability of full-text via Information Bridge
1999: Launch of ETDEWeb provided information from member countries and world-wide information in nuclear, coal, and global climate change areas
1999: R&D Accomplishments launched to provide central forum for information about the outcomes of past R&D and to highlight remarkable advances in science
1999: EnergyFiles EnergyPortal Search available, breaking new ground in distributed deep-web searching
1999: PubSCIENCE launched with assistance of Secretary Richardson, representing a collaborative effort between OSTI and the scientific publishing community