Interior Library

Where DOI Employees Get Their Information

The Interior Library provides a full range of professional reference and research services, available to Interior employees in both the Washington, DC, area and nationwide. The collections include Departmental publications, as well as related books, journals, electronic databases and other resources that support the mission of the Department, its agencies, and bureaus.

Search the Library's Catalog

The Library's own collections include some 200,000 current and historical publications.

Contact Us

Phone: (202) 208-5815
Fax: (202) 208-6773
Questions and Comments Form

The Library is open Monday through Friday (except federal holidays) from 7:45 am to 5:00 pm.

Upcoming Programs

Park Ranger Talks are held in the Rachel Carson Room, which is located on the ground level of the Stewart L. Udall Department of the Interior Building. Other training sessions are held in the Library's conference room.

Park Ranger Speaker Series

The Legacy of Rosie the Riveter
Tuesday, December 11, 2018, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States’ entrance into the Second World War, a change would occur that no one expected. Since a generation of Americans responded in a unique fashion, social roles required a change. Prior to this time, women fulfilled the traditional role of mothers, sisters and wives. However, in part due to the famous “Rosie the Riveter” poster, housewives were motivated to contribute to the cause and enter the labor force while their husbands were fighting the war abroad. The image of women working in factories, shipyards and other industries has been connected to this particular generation forever.

Training Sessions

Mastering Federal Regulations
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

The process of researching the intricacies of federal regulations may seem on the surface to be a daunting task. However, by using a step-by-step procedure to follow them from when they are enacted through official publication, researchers can get a grasp on how the process works. This class will teach attendees how to track the history of regulations.

Electronic Resources for Departmental Employees

Others must come to the Interior Library to use these databases, or contact a Reference Librarian for assistance.

General Interest

Law and Public Policy

The Interior Library Reference Staff maintains access to the Lexis Advance, Westlaw and PACER online databases. Departmental employees can visit the Interior Library or contact the Library by phone at (202) 208-5815 or via the Library's Questions and Comments form if they would like a reference librarian to conduct a work-related search in any of these databases.

Find Electronic Books and Journals By Title

To help you determine whether and where a needed electronic book or journal is available online, we provide this complete, searchable alphabetical list of titles. If you're not sure where to find a something online, try this list first.

The list combines the full-text journals and other materials in all the database services to which the Library has access.

Also included are some single subscriptions as well as selected open access books and journals. Most entries include coverage dates, and all entries have links directly to the requested title.

Please direct your questions on database searching strategies to a Reference Librarian.

The Federal Depository Library Program

As a member of the Federal Depository Library Program, the Interior Library provides local, no-fee access to Federal government information in an impartial environment with professional assistance. Anyone can visit Federal depository libraries and use the Federal depository collections. The Interior Library has received Federal depository materials since its designation in 1895.