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NIST Pubs

Information Technology Security Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification

October 15, 2003

Author(s)

Mark Wilson, Joan Hash

This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST SP 800-50, Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program. It provides guidelines for building and...

Care and Handling for the Preservation of CDs and DVDs -- A Guide for Librarians and Archivists

October 15, 2003

Author(s)

Frederick R. Byers

This document is a comprehensive review of procedures for the care and handling of optical disc media, providing both guidlines and introductory information for...

A Simulation Analysis of BACnet Local Area Networks

October 15, 2003

Author(s)

W Song, S Hong, Steven T. Bushby

Cnet is a standard data communication protocol for building automation and control systems. BACnet defines an object-base model of the information that is...

Guide to Information Technology Security Services

October 13, 2003

Author(s)

Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, Marc Stevens, K O'Neal, N Bartol

Organizations frequently must evaluate and select a variety of information technology (IT) security services in order to maintain and improve their overall IT...

Security Considerations in the Information System Development Life Cycle

October 10, 2003

Author(s)

Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, Marc Stevens

[Superseded by SP 800-64 Rev. 1 (June 2004): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=151285] The need to provide protection for federal...

Guide to Selecting Information Technology Security Products

October 9, 2003

Author(s)

Timothy Grance, Marc Stevens, Marissa Myers

The selection of IT security products is an integral part of the design, development and maintenance of an IT security infrastructure that ensures...

Guide to Information Technology Security Services

October 9, 2003

Author(s)

Timothy Grance, Joan Hash, Marc Stevens, Kristofor O'Neal, Nadya Bartol

Organizations frequently must evaluate and select a variety of information technology (IT) security services in order to maintain and improve their overall IT...

Deposition Rates of Fine and Coarse Particles in Residential Buildings: Literature Review and Measurements in an Occupied Townhouse

October 3, 2003

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, L A. Wallace, Steven Emmerich

Several studies have shown the importance of particle losses in real homes due to deposition and filtration; however, none have quantitatively shown the impact...

A guide for librarians and archivists ::care and handling of CDs and DVDs

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Fred R Byers

CD-ROM Drive Compatibility Test for DVD-R (General), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM Discs

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Oliver T. Slattery

Deconvolving LADAR Images Of Bar Codes for Construction Site Object Recognition

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Dianne M. O'Leary

This report discusses a general approach to reconstructing ground truth intensity images of bar codes that have been distorted by LADAR optics. The first part...

DVD-ROM Drive Compatibility Test for DVD-R(General), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM Discs

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Oliver T. Slattery

A test to ensure full compatibility between a particular DVD-ROM drive and a particular type of DVD recordable or rewritable media has been developed at the...

Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Mark Wilson, Joan Hash

NIST Special Publication 800-50, Building An Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program, provides guidance for building an effective...

Impact of Natural Ventilation Strategies and Design Issues for California Applications, Including Input to ASHRAE Standard 62 and California Title 24-Report on Task 4.4.3a and 4.4.3b of CEC-EEB RMT Project

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, William S. Dols, James W. Axley

Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce the energy required for cooling and ventilating commercial buildings while still providing acceptable thermal...

Proceedings of the LADAR Calibration Facility Workshop, June 12-13, 2003

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok

The use and scope of LADAR applications continues to expand as the technology matures, but standard protocols or procedures for calibrating and testing of...

Thirteenth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Thomas A. Siewert, William G. Rippey

The Thirteenth International Conference on Computer Technology in Welding was held June 18, 2003 in Orlando, Florida, under the sponsorship of the American...

NIST Handbook 105-8, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weight and Measures, 8. Spefications and Tolerances for Field Standard Weight Carts

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Val R. Miller

These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in...

Application of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis to Homeland Security Issues in Constructed Facilities: A Case Study

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Office of Applied Economics, a unit of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is developing...

Achieving Intelligent Performance in Autonomous Driving

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

James S. Albus, John Evans, Craig I. Schlenoff, Anthony J. Barbera, Elena R. Messina, Stephen B. Balakirsky

Advanced Engineering Environments for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: Volume I

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, Ram D. Sriram, Young Choi, J E. Robert

Advanced engineering environments (AEEs) are computational and communications systems that can create virtual and/or distributed environments linking...

Optical-Fiber Power Meter Comparison between NIST and PTB

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Igor Vayshenker, Holger Haars, Xiaoyu X. Li, John H. Lehman, David J. Livigni

We describe the results of a comparison of reference standards between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-USA) and Physikalisch-Technische...

Semiconductor Electronics Division

September 30, 2003

Author(s)

David G. Seiler, Erik M. Secula

This is a high-level, full-color brochure detailing the activities and challenges of the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Topics include Division history...

Basic Mass Metrology (Spanish Language)

September 22, 2003

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

Basic Mass Metrology CD-ROM training course (Spanish language). Course is designed to run after the CD is inserted in a Windows-based computer.

NIST HANDBOOK 150-2F National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program Calibration Laboratories Technical Guide for Dimensional Measurements

September 21, 2003

Author(s)

C D. Faison, Carroll S. Brickenkamp

Unwanted Accelerated Burning After Suppressant Delivery

September 2, 2003

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Kevin B. McGrattan, Glenn P. Forney

In a number of real-scale fire tests, accelerated or enhanced unwanted burning has been observed immediately following the delivery of a fire suppressant. The...

Analysis of Benchmark Exercise Two: An Examination of Large Turbine Hall Fires With the CFAST Fire Modeling Code

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

A R. Martin, D A. Coutts

BridgeLCC 2.0 Users Manual: Life-Cycle Costing Software for the Preliminary Design of Bridges (NIST GCR 03-853)

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

M A. Ehlen

BridgeLCC 2.0 is user-friendly software developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to help bridge designers determine the cost...

The NIST Charpy V-Notch Verification Program: Overview and Operating Procedures

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, D P. Vigliotti

Charpy impact testing is often specified as ,in acceptance test for structural materials, and companies performing acceptance tests are typically required to...

Papers from 1991-2003 Halon Options Technical Working Conferences (HOTWC)

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Richard G. Gann, Star R. Burgess, Paul A. Reneke

As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act, there began a movement toward phaseout of...

NIST Researcher Develops Prototype Automated Commissioning Tool With French Scientific and Technical Building Center (CSTB)

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

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