NTIS DOES NAICS

To the Editor:

Jan Davis Tudor's BusiNss CONNECTION column on NAILS ("Nearer to NAILS?" EContent, April-May 2000, pp. 68-72) provided a detailed background and clear examples of the SIC and NAILS industry crosswalks. However, I would like to add NTIS to her source list.

NTIS (httpJ/www.ntis.gov) not only distributes the printed version of the NAILS, but also created and distributes the CD-ROM. In fact, the figure on page 70 shows a screen from a page on our CD. You can order this online (http://www.ntis.gov/product/ naics.htm). NTIS has taken the initiative to create a number of CD-ROMs, such as the NAILS, using the electronic art also used to create the printed publications.

We are proud of the user interface we have developed that makes it easy for users to navigate our CD-ROMs. NTIS creates and distributes many important information products as part of its mission as the U.S. government's central source of business, scientific, and technical information.