NIST/NBS publications are sold by the Government Printing Office (GPO) and by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). To purchase a NIST publication you must have the order number. Order numbers and prices are available from the NIST Public Inquiries Unit at (301) 975-3058. Mailing address: NIST Public Inquiries, Administration Bldg. A903, NIST, Gaithersburg, Md., 20899-0001.
Titles of NIST/NBS publications are also included in the online catalog of the NIST Virtual Library. This listing includes all holdings of the NIST library, not just NIST publications.
Once you have the order number, you can purchase printed copies of recent NIST/NBS publications from GPO. They will accept check, money order, VISA, or Mastercard, or you can establish a deposit account. Orders should be sent to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9325. For more information, or to place an order, call (202) 512-1800. You also may place an order using a Superintendent of Documents order form.
When GPO sells out, NTIS has a few printed copies for sale, or they can supply microfiche, or a paper copy from microfiche, at any time. Orders should be sent to NTIS, Springfield, Va. 22161. NTIS will accept American Express in addition to the payment methods above. For more information, call (703)487-4650. Place orders on (800)553-6847. FAX: (703)321-8547.
Photo duplicated copies of many old NBS publications can be purchased from the Library of Congress. Write to the Photo duplication Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 or call (202)707-5640.
NIST publishes the bimonthly Journal of Research. Subscriptions are available from the Government Printing Office for $28 per year. Call, (202)512-2408. FAX: (202)512-2233.
The Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, published bimonthly for NIST by the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Physics is available from the American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036-9976.
NIST/NBS publications may be available at a depository library for government publications. Your local library should be able to identify the nearest depository library.
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