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