How are technical report numbers used?
Report numbers are very important in identifying technical reports. Technical reports can often have similar titles and descriptions. Identifying a specific technical report is often best done using the technical report number. The technical report number and other identifying numbers are placed in the 088 field. Since this is a field that often does not display in library catalogs, the report number is duplicated in the 500 field. • What is the date in the 500 field? Technical reports with the same title can be issued as interim and final reports or as periodic reports covering a specific time period. Unrelated reports can also have similar titles. The date a report is published can be very important in identifying a specific report. For this reason, the month, day and year a report is issued is included in a 500 field. • Does the Information Bridge include journal articles? The Information Bridge does not index journal articles. However, some journal articles written by DOE employees
