NASA/RECON: Its Unique Resources

When NASA/RECON went online in 1969, it was the government's first major online information retrieval system. The NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility computerized efforts began in 1962. NASA/RECON has been a leader in the field and now has nearly 3 million records. Several parts of NASA/RECON are available online through DIALOG and NTIS and as CM/ ROM products from NTIS licencees. Over one half of NASA/RECON consists of the computerized versions of the two basic abstract journals of aerospace interest - STAR and IAA. STAR or Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports is produced by the NASA STI Facility. IAA or International Aerospace Abstracts is produced by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and contains journal and commercial literature of aerospace interest. The ST AR and IAA files are actually made of two files each, the prime from 1968 to date and the alternate from 1962-1967.