TECHNICAL REPORTS in Western New York

directory of Reports in WNY

This directory, compiled in 1998, lists institutions with substantial discrete collections of technical reports. It should be noted that many area libraries contain "random" technical reports which have been catalogued, classified, and integrated into their general collections. These documents can usually be identified by author or subject searches in WNYLRC Virtual Union Catalog or other local library catalogs.

Current contact information as well as information about accessing the collections of the libraries listed below can be obtained from the WNYLRC Member Libraries Directory.


Hatch Acres International Corp.
Library
140 John James Audubon Parkway
Amherst NY 14228-1180

Collection strengths:
Collection supports broad-based consulting engineering firm. Collects technical reports as needed by staff (not retained by library) and as authored by staff.

Subject interests include:

  • environmental management
  • geotechnical
  • hydroelectric power
  • industrial engineering
  • land resource development
  • power & water resource planning
  • transportation

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • EPA (limited documentation)
  • New York State (environmental documentation, site specific)

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Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Central Library
Lafayette Square
Buffalo, NY 14203

Collection strengths:
BECPL Central Library has a large collection of technical reports which may come in one of three formats: paper, microform, or CD-ROM. Technical reports are shelved according to their SuDocs (U.S. Superintendent of Documents) number or their LC (Library of Congress) call number.

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Research Council
  • New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)
  • Rand Corporation
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • West Valley Demonstration Project (contractor generated reports)
  • Worldwatch Institute

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Buffalo Museum of Science
Research Library
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14211

Collection strengths:
Selectively collects technical reports of regionally significant topics; cataloged by author/title. Gift & exchange repository for some government and academic reports.

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • U.S. Department of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife Service (biological research reports)
  • West Valley Demonstration Project - West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc. (site environmental reports)

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Ecology and Environment Inc.
Library
368 Pleasantview Drive
Lancaster, NY 14086

Collection strengths:
Collection of approximately 7,000 technical reports, purchased or acquired as individual project-related documents.

Subject interests include:

  • environmental management
  • health
  • occupational safety

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • EPA (1970's - present)
  • USGS
  • State (various) geological surveys
  • ATSDR
  • DHHS
  • NIOSH
  • OSHA
  • US Army Corps of Engineers

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Goldhaber Research Associates
Library
1 NFA Park
Amherst, NY 14228

URL: http://www.goldhaber.com

Collection strengths:
Subject-specific collection acquired on a project-related basis; All documents retained in project case files.
Subject interests include:

  • Product warnings
  • Communication of product warnings (effectiveness studies)

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • GPO (warnings & recalls)
  • CDC (warnings & recalls)
  • FDA (warnings & recalls)
  • DOT (warnings & recalls)

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Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER)
State University of New York at Buffalo
Science & Engineering Library
304 Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-2200

URL: http://mceer.buffalo.edu

Collection strengths:
Multidisciplinary collection features technical reports on earthquake, engineering and related topics. The Information Service produces and maintains the QUAKELINE® database, containing over 33,000 bibliographic citations to a variety of earthquake related publications. Holdings acquired by MCEER are cataloged in UB's online catalog and are housed in the UB Science & Engineering Library.

Subject interests include:

  • earthquake engineering
  • earthquake mitigation
  • disaster preparedness
  • geology and geotechnical engineering
  • seismology
  • architecture & planning as they relate to earthquake impacts
  • socio-economic, legal & medical issues as they relate to earthquake impacts

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • USGS
  • NSF
  • FEMA
  • DOT
  • DOE
  • NIST
  • NRC
  • California Institute of Technology -- Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory
  • Stanford University -- John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center
  • UC Berkeley -- Earthquake Engineering Research Center
  • California Transportation Commission
  • California Seismic Safety Commission
  • Applied Technology Council
  • Electric Power Research Institute
  • International (various) government & research group documents
  • Mid American Center for Earthquake Engineering (MAE)
  • Pacific Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER)

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Research Institute on Addictions
Library
1201 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

URL: http://www.ria.org

Collection strengths:
Highly selective collection.

Subject interests include:

  • Addictions

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • Rand Reports
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • National Institute on Alcoholism
  • NIH

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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Science & Engineering Library
University Libraries
Capen Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-2200

URL: http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/sel/

Collection strengths:
The Science & Engineering Library at the University at Buffalo has a collection of over 1.5 million technical reports, most of which are on microfiche. The majority of technical reports in SEL's collection are from government agencies. Reports are either shelved by technical report number or SuDocs number. Some reports are listed individually or by series in the University Libraries' online catalog, BISON.

Performing Organizations represented in collection include but are not limited to:

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
  • Rand Corporation
  • US Department of Energy (DOE)
  • US Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • US Geological Survey (USGS)

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US Army Corps of Engineers
Technical Library
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207-3199

URL: http://lepac1.brodart.com/search/um/express.html

Collection strengths:
US Army Corps of Engineers repository collection of 12,000+ technical reports. On-line catalog supports search of all US Army Corps libraries or selected repositories.

Subject interests include:

  • engineering
  • geology
  • environment
  • energy

Performing Organizations represented in collection:

  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • EPA
  • DOE

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