NSF STIS - Science and Technology Information System _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: STIS National Science Foundation Division of Information Systems (Room 401) 1800 G Street NW Washington, DC 20550 _E_m_a_i_l: stis-request@nsf.gov _P_h_o_n_e: (202) 357-7555 (Voice mail) 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+ "The NSF Bulletin" o+ Program announcements and "Dear Colleague" letters o+ General publications and reports o+ Press releases o+ NSF organization charts and phone books o+ NSF vacancy announcements o+ Award abstracts (1989-now) _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. June 11, 1992 NNSC Section 3.27, Page 1 _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s There are many ways to access STIS. Choose the method that meets your needs and the communication facilities you have available. o+ Electronic documents via electronic mail. Send a mes- sage to "stisserv@nsf.gov". Put the command "get index" in the text of your message. o+ Anonymous FTP. Connect to "stis.nsf.gov". Retrieve the file "index". o+ Direct E-mail. This service automatically mails you information about documents added to STIS. For infor- mation on this, send the command "get stisdirm" to "stisserv@nsf.gov". o+ Gopher. Connect to port 70 on host "stis.nsf.gov". o+ WAIS. There are two databases on "stis.nsf.gov". "nsf-pubs" contains all documents and publications, and "nsf-awards" contains award abstracts. o+ Online STIS. You must have a VT100 emulator. Telnet to "stis.nsf.gov", and log on as "public". _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. June 11, 1992 NNSC Section 3.27, Page 2