The National Academies Press
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Online books in the physical and social sciences, accessible by subject and with full text searching capability, published since 1980 by The National Academy Press (NAP). This press was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. Also includes information about the Joseph Henry Press, an imprint of the National Academies Press, created with the goal of making books on science, technology, and health more widely available to professionals and the public.
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