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Communications Archive
New and Milestones
- Data Added to Search - November 2013
- Science.gov Trivia Challenge - June 2013
- Science.gov 10th Anniversary - December 2012
- Ciencia.Science.gov - October 2012
- Multimedia Added to Search - October 2012
- Visualization of Search Results - October 2012
- Redesign of the Homepage - October 2012
- Twitter Feed - October 2010
- Internships Made Searchable - September 2010
- News Scroll - February 2010
Science.gov Press Kit
Press Releases
- Science.gov: The Power of 10 (Press Release)
- Ciencia.gov: El poder de 10 (Press Release)
- Announcing Spanish Version, Multimedia, Enhanced Search Features (Press Release)
- Anuncia Versión en Español, con Multimedia, Funciones de Búsqueda Mejoradas (Press Release)
- Science.gov Mobile
- Science.gov Twitter
- FAQs
- Contact Science.gov
- Science.gov Debuts Image Search, December 17, 2010
- Science.gov 5.0 Launched, September 15, 2008
- Science.gov Celebrates 5th Anniversary, December 5, 2007
- Science.gov Version 4.0 Launched, February 16, 2007
- Science.gov Fact Sheet
(5.0)
(1,144-KB PDF)
- Science.gov Adds NSDL to Collection, May 2, 2006
- Science.gov 3.0 Alerts, March 1, 2006
- Global Discovery Introduced at AAAS 2006, February 17, 2006
- Science.gov 3.0 Launched, November 15, 2005
- Alliance Announces A More Precise Search, November 16, 2005
- Science.gov Fact Sheet (Generic) (190-KB
PDF)
- Science.gov Fact Sheet (3.0) (120-KB
PDF)
- Science.gov and Global Discovery highlighted at AAAS 2006
- Science.gov Alert Service, February 17, 2005
- Alliance
Announces Relevancy Ranking May
20, 2004
- Science.gov
version 2.0 Launched May
11, 2004
- Science.gov version 1.0
Launched, December 5, 2002 (31-KB
PDF)
- Fact Sheet: Science.gov
2.1 (209-KB
PDF)
Downloads
Flyers
- Science.gov Fact Card (340-KB PDF)
- Science.gov Quotes Flyer (1.25-MB PDF)
- Science.gov Alerts Flyer (388-KB PDF)
- Science.gov Databases Fact Card (1.1-MB PDF)
- Fact Card (1-MB PDF)
- Science.gov
2.0 flyer (71-KB
PDF)
- Science.gov
flyer 1 (245-KB
PDF)
- Science.gov
flyer 2 (148-KB
PDF)
- Version
1.0 launch flyer for Viewing (44-KB
PDF)
- Version
1.0 launch flyer for Printing (659-KB
PDF)
Posters
- 14 Federal Science Agencies - 2010 (520-KB PDF)
- 42 Large Scientific Databases - 2010 (479-KB PDF)
- Where Search Meets Science - 2010 (2,081-KB PDF)
- Results from the Deep Web - 2010 (952-KB PDF)
- Easy-to-Use Search - 2010 (1,024-KB PDF)
- Precise, Accurate Results - 2010 (1,166-KB PDF)
- Notable
Quotes Poster (130-KB
PDF)
- Version
2.0 - Display Poster (380-KB
PDF)
- Version
2.0 - "Where Search Meets Science" Poster (117-KB
PDF)
Tutorials
Get the latest Flash plugin from MacromediaVideo
Get the latest Flash plugin from MacromediaBanners, Bookmarks, Business Cards, and Fact Sheet
- Banner: Science.gov 4.0 (11-KB JPG)
- Banner: Science.gov 3.0 (13-KB JPG)
- Bookmark:
Science.gov 4.0 (306-KB)
- Bookmark:
Science.gov Alerts (1275-KB
PDF)
- Business Cards: Science.gov 4.0 (324-KB
PDF)
- Postcard
Science.gov 4.0 (132-KB
PDF)
- Printable
file: Science.gov Home Page (66-KB
PDF)
- Banner: Science.gov 2.1 (14-KB JPG)
Selected Articles
- Science.gov Debuts Image Search
InfoToday - December 20, 2010 - Science.gov Debuts Image Search
ResourceShelf - December 20, 2010 - Relevant Science: The Top Five Resources For Science Scholarships ...
Relevant Science - August 17, 2010 - Science in the News feeds …
Science State - February 18, 2010 - Science.gov
Engineering Update - February 10, 2010 - Website of the Week: Science.gov
Government Video - February 8, 2010 - Info Tool of the Week: Science Search Engines
Nuts and Bolts Blog - November 16, 2009 - Great.Gov Websites
University of Minnesota Law Library Blawg - August 12, 2009 - Science.gov: a Web site 'worthy of respect'
Atomic City Underground - August 3, 2009 - Great DotGov Sites
SLA blog - July 29, 2009 - Ten Great Government Web Sites
Sunlight Foundation - July 28, 2009 - Great.Gov Websites
Government Computer News, Editor's Desk -- Commentary - July 27, 2009 - Great.Gov Websites
Government Computer News, Special Report - July 27, 2009 - Science.gov 5.0 launches
The Oak Ridger - September 15, 2008 - Hot new version of Science.gov
knoxnews.com - September 15, 2008 - Preview of Science.gov 5.0
Open Access News, Peter Suber, Editor - September 15, 2008 - Science.gov celebrates 5th anniversary
OakRidger - Dec.11, 2007
- Library of Congress joins Science.gov Alliance
ResourceShelf - May 14, 2007 - Science.gov 4.0
Péter's Digital Reference Shelf - March 2007 - Science.gov 4.0 delves deep into the Web
GCN.com, DC - Feb. 16, 2007 - Science.gov's search goes deeper
FCW.com - Feb. 15, 2007 - Science.gov
SSO Library - Feb. 14, 2007 - More
Science Education than Ever at Science.gov
The Oak Ridger - May 15, 2006 - Iraqi
Educators Praise New Virtual Science Library
The State.com - May 3, 2006 - Turning Global Discovery Vision into Reality.
E-releases - Feb. 17, 2006 - Interagency
Award of Merit Presented to Science.gov
eMediaWire - Dec 23, 2005
CENDI, a 12-agency federal information managers’ group, has awarded its second annual Award of Meritorious Service to a four-person, interagency team responsible for “the establishment, growth, and success of Science.gov.” ... - Science.gov Goes
3.0
GCN.com, DC - Nov 21, 2005
The newest version of the Science.gov search engine uses metadata to rank results, which should give users more accurate responses to queries, according to the ... - The
Best Federated Search Engine on the Market
Yahoo! News (press release) - Nov 21, 2005
21 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating three years of success with the Science.gov portal, the Science.gov Alliance, a consortium of 12 Federal government agencies ... - LinuxElectrons: Science.gov 3.0 Launched, 11/19/2005
- FCW Media Group, 03/24/05: Science.gov delivers
- EurekAlert!, 02/16/05: Science.gov offers new alert service
- ResourceShelf, 02/18/05: Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
- Government Computer News, 07/05/04: 17 organizations bring a little something to search engine project
- Government Computer News, 06/21/04: Science.gov 2.0 plumbs depths of federal data
- FCW.com: Science.gov 2.0 launches, 5/12/2004
- U.S Newswire: Science.gov 2.0 Launched; Improved Website Connects the Public to the World of Science, 5/11/2004
- SearchEngineJournal.com: Science.gov Search Directory Relaunched, 5/11/2004
- The Oak Ridger: Science.gov upgrades, 5/11/2004
- FirstScience.com was one of the science news sites who praised the scope of coverage of science.gov
Presentations
- Special Libraries Association, Baltimore, MD, June 13, 2006: Public Access to US Government Scientific Information: The Science.gov Approach, Thomas Lahr
- International Council for Scientific and Technical Information Public Conference, Washington, DC, June 7, 2006, National Science Portals: New Potential Partnerships for Global Discovery, Eleanor G. Frierson
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Feb. 16-20, 2006: Global Discovery: Increasing the Pace of Knowledge Diffusion to Increase the Pace of Science, Walter L. Warnick
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Feb. 16-20, 2006: Global Discovery: Turning Vision into Reality, Abe Lederman
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Feb. 16-20, 2006: Science.gov: Providing Unified and Simplified Access to U.S. Government Science Information, Eleanor Frierson
- Proceedings of the Annual Fall Depository Library Conference & Council
Meeting, October 16 - 19, 2005:
Agency Update with Science.Gov (9-MB PDF), Handout 1 (357 KB PDF), and Handout 2 (208 KB PDF) - Special Libraries Association (SLA) Southern Atlantic Regional Conference (SARC), September 28 - October 1, 2005, Williamsburg, Virginia: Science.gov -- FirstGov for Science
- World Library and Information Congress:
71th IFLA General Conference and Council,
August 14th-18th 2005, Oslo, Norway: Developing
the Digital World of Government Information
and Official Publications: A View from the
United States
- International Workshop on the Integration of Science & Technology Information, Seoul, Korea, 30 March 2005: Policies of the major countries of the world concerning implementation of integrated science and technology information networks (1.2-MB PowerPoint)
- Federal Library and Information Center
Committee (FLICC) Meeting, Library of Congress,
September 23, 2004: Science.gov:
A Collaborative Success (2-MB
PDF)
- Science.gov: FirstGov for Science, AAAS Annual Conference, February 15, 2003 (1.7-MB PowerPoint)
- Science.gov: FirstGov for Science, ALA Midwinter Conference, January 26, 2003 (3.2-MB PowerPoint)
- Science.gov: FirstGov for Science, Federal Depository Library Conference, October 21, 2002 (3.2-MB PowerPoint)
Past Events
Science.gov at AAAS 2008
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Science.gov at AAAS 2007
Photos:
Presentations:
Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) Summit May 31—June 1, 2006, Chattanooga, TN
Photos:
Science.gov at AAAS 2006
Science.gov and Global Discovery highlighted at AAAS 2006, February 17, 2006
Video:
Photos:
Presentations:
Interagency Award of Merit Presented to Science.gov Team, December 2005
Interagency Award of Merit Presented to Science.gov Team
Photos:
Science.gov showcased at EPA Science Forum 2005
Photos:
Science.gov Version 2.0 Launch, 2004
DOE Press Release
Video: Science.gov version 2.0 launch
Photos:
Remarks from the 2.0 Launch Presentation:Dr. Walt Warnick, Director, Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI)
Dr. Raymond Orbach, Director, Office of Science (SC)
United States Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham (DOE)
Science.gov Way Gateway Celebration, 2003
Video: View Gateway Celebration
Photos:
Program: Gateway Celebration
DOE Press Release
News article: The Oak Ridger
Science.gov at AAAS, 2003
Press Release
AAAS Announcement Rollout
Photos: