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ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY

The public is welcome to visit the USGS Library and use the collections Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Expert staff is always available to assist visitors and give informal orientations. Tours by groups can be arranged on request. Visitors may use library materials on the premises or request items owned by the library on interlibrary loan through their local library (i.e. public, school, university, or corporate library). Copy machines are available at all locations. The online catalog is available on the World Wide Web.

RESEARCH AND REFERENCE ASSISTANCE

Each library has expert reference librarians available to assist with research and provide answers to reference questions received by phone, fax, or in person. To ask for reference assistance by E-mail, use the Ask a Librarian button on the library's home page.

BORROWING MATERIALS

Requests may be submitted through the OCLC electronic ILL system or on the standard American Library Association (ALA) form sent by mail or FAX. The library will not process requests communicated by telephone or e-mail. Pre-approval is required before an individual may pick up an interlibrary loan item in person.

OCLC Symbols:
Reston Library: GIS
Denver Library: GID
Menlo Park Library: GIM
Flagstaff Library: GIG

U.S. Department of the Interior,
U.S. Geological Survey Library,
MS950 National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192 USA
URL http://library.usgs.gov/svcspol.html
Contact: Library Web Team
Last modification: 15 September 2004 epd
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