






                     Science and Technology Information System


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
               STIS
               National Science Foundation
               Office of Information Systems (Room 401)
               1800 G Street NW
               Washington, DC 20550

            _E_m_a_i_l: stis-request@nsf.gov (Internet)
                 stis-req@NSF (BITNET)

            _P_h_o_n_e: (202) 357-7555 (Voice mail)
               Fax: (202) 357-7663
               TDD: (202) 357-7492


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

            STIS is an electronic  dissemination  system  that  provides
            fast,  easy access to National Science Foundation (NSF) pub-
            lications.  There is no cost  to  you  except  for  possible
            long-distance  phone  charges.   The  service  is  available
            twenty-four hours a day, except for maintenance periods.

            Publications currently available include:


            o+      _T_h_e _N_S_F _B_u_l_l_e_t_i_n

            o+      Program announcements and "Dear Colleague" letters

            o+      General publications and reports

            o+      _N_S_F _D_i_r_e_c_t_i_o_n_s

            o+      Press releases

            o+      NSF organization charts and phone books

            o+      NSF vacancy announcements
            _________________________
            The information in this section is provided  in  accor-
            dance  with the copyright notice appearing at the front
            of this guide.




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            o+      Award abstracts (1989-now)

            The goal is for all NSF printed publications to be available
            electronically.

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            There are four ways to access STIS.  Choose the method  that
            meets  your  needs and the communication facilities you have
            available.

            _E_l_e_c_t_r_o_n_i_c _d_o_c_u_m_e_n_t_s _v_i_a _e_l_e_c_t_r_o_n_i_c _m_a_i_l. If  you  can  send
            electronic  mail  to  Internet  or BITNET addresses, you can
            send a specially formatted  message  and  the  document  you
            request will be automatically returned to you via electronic
            mail.

            _A_n_o_n_y_m_o_u_s _F_T_P. Internet users who  are  familiar  with  this
            file-transfer  method  can  quickly and easily transfer STIS
            documents to their local system for browsing and printing.

            _O_n_l_i_n_e _S_T_I_S. If you have a VT100 emulator  and  an  Internet
            connection  or a modem, you can log on to the online system.
            The online system  features  full-text  search-and-retrieval
            software  to  help  you locate documents and award abstracts
            that are of interest to you.  Once you  locate  a  document,
            you  can  browse  through it online or download it using the
            Kermit protocol, or request that it be mailed to you.

            _D_i_r_e_c_t _e_l_e_c_t_r_o_n_i_c _m_a_i_l. You can request that STIS e-mail you
            an  electronic  copy  of every document that is added to the
            system.  This is particularly  effective  for  periodic  and
            time-sensitive publications, such as the _B_u_l_l_e_t_i_n.

            The STIS flyer provides additional information on  accessing
            STIS.   To  obtain  a  copy of the flyer, send an electronic
            mail message to stisserv@nsf.gov.  The Subject field will be
            ignored.   Put  the  following lines in the text of the mes-
            sage:
                               Request: stis
                               Topic: nsf9110

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _S_y_s_t_e_m

            STIS is available to the public.  There is no charge for any
            of the services, and no need to register for a password.





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