NRC-CISTI, Canada's national science library and leading scientific publisher connects you with a world of STM information 

Whether you need an article from a journal, an in-depth literature search or a referral to an expert, NRC-CISTI can provide you with the information you need. Easy-to-use electronic information tools that enable you to stay on top of new developments in your field are also available. 

Access the world's STM information

For over 80 years, NRC-CISTI has provided information services to Canadian researchers, academic institutions, industry and other government organizations from a premier collection of journals, conference papers, monographs and technical reports.

Use the NRC-CISTI Discover service to find peer-reviewed articles. Search, order and pay on-line using a credit card. Registration is not required.

Search and order journal articles, books, eBooks, conference proceedings, and technical reports from our catalogue. No registration required to search. Registration required to order.

NRC-CISTI offers a choice of document delivery services, depending on whether your document is in NRC-CISTI's collection and how quickly you need it. For documents not in NRC-CISTI's collection, we offer an extended supply service, which provides access to articles, books and other documents held by our partners and suppliers from around the world. We are committed to providing superior client service while achieving rapid turnaround times and meeting your needs at the lowest cost possible. To find out more about our document delivery services, please visit our document delivery  section.

NRC-CISTI Source is a research tool that combines access to searchable, on-line bibliographic databases with a notification service that alerts you to new publications in hundreds of scientific, technical and medical disciplines. For more information and to access NRC-CISTI Source, please visit our NRC-CISTI Source  section

Looking for a specific set of standards? Use the new NRC-CISTI Online Standards Store, a partnership between TechStreet, a division of Thomson Scientific, and NRC-CISTI.

NRC staff can search thousands of full-text electronic journals and books, use electronic reference books, order documents, create current awareness alerts as well as link to selected websites by using the NRC Virtual Library.

Give the world access to your STM research information

Publish in or subscribe to our Journals

Considered to be Canada's leading scientific publisher, NRC Research Press gives you the opportunity to disseminate your S&T research findings to over 100 countries. NRC Research Press published the first issue of the Canadian Journal of Research in May 1929. Today, using a state-of-the-art digital publishing platform, we also provide you with the ability to publish entire journals on the web.

Keep up to date with the latest S&T research through a subscription to one of our 16 NRC or 15 affiliated journals. Through a partnership with the federal government's Depository Services Program, Canadians have free on-line access to fifteen of the NRC journals.

Obtain or publish a Monograph

As a bilingual Canadian publisher of scientific monographs, NRC Research Press captures and preserves Canada's achievement in science through a wide range of biographies and scientific books.

To subscribe to one of our journals, obtain monographs or to find out how you can publish an article, a whole journal or a monograph visit our NRC Research Press section.

Transform STM information into your competitive advantage

If you are a Canadian entrepreneur who needs scientific, technical, medical and business-related information, we offer information intelligence services through our Information Intelligence Services Program. The IIS Program will help you investigate your sector's landscape, identify competitors and validate market opportunities as well as your commercialization strategy. Visit their section here: NRC-CISTI Information Intelligence Services.

Join us and others like you in creating a network of STM information for Canadians

NRC-CISTI is contributing to the development of a national STM information infrastructure network in collaboration with stakeholders and communities to expand and sustain access to global STM information and the outputs of Canadian research, further connecting Canada's research and innovation community with global STM information. Please visit our Partnership Development Office section to find out how you could join us.