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May 2010: Federated search as a transformational technology enabling knowledge discovery: the role of WorldWideScience.org (692-KB PDF), published in: Interlending & Document Supply Vol 38 Issue 2 pp. 82-92; One of the few articles to describe in depth the important work being done by the U.S. Office of Scientific and Technical Information in the field of search and discovery; With tools such as Science.gov and WorldWideScience.org, the patron gains access to multiple, geographically dispersed deep web databases and can search all of the constituent sources with a single query.

Spring 2009: A Unique Insight into Department of Energy Research Accomplishments: A Special Collection; The Bulletin of IEEE Technical Committee on Digital Libraries featured the DOE R&D Accomplishments; A Unique Insight into Department of Energy Research Accomplishments: A Special Collection was written by OSTI staff member Mary Schorn, who is product manager of DOE R&D Accomplishments. Landmark documents such as The Eightfold Way: A Theory of Strong Interaction Symmetry and The First Weighing of Plutonium are among approximately 300 specially-selected documents included in the collection. A fact card and poster are available for download with the Bulletin’s feature. DOE R&D Accomplishments is a central forum for information about the outcomes of past DOE R&D widely recognized as remarkable advances in science.