Information

Source

Obtainable

Comments

U.S. Geological

The U.S. Geological Survey

To simplify the dissemination of this

Survey

(USGS) produces annually a

information, the USGS has issued a Circular

Branch of

large volume of

(No. 777) entitled A Guide to Obtaining

Distribution

information in many

Information from the USGS (Clarke, et al.,

604 S. Pickett St.

formats, including maps,

1981).

Alexandria, VA 22304

reports, circulars, open 

file reports, professional

papers, bulletins, and

many others.

U.S. Geological

The Reston library

This library system is one of the largest

Survey Library

contains more than 800,000

earth science libraries in the world.

Database

monographs, serials, maps,

Library staff and users may access the

USGS Main Library

and microforms covering

online catalog from terminals at each of the

National Center

chemistry, environmental

4 USGS libraries.

The data base can be

MS 950

studies, geology,

searched by author, title, key words,

12201 Sunrise Valley

geothermal energy,

subjects, call numbers, and corporate/

Drive

mineralogy, oceanography,

conference names.

The general public is

Reston, VA 22092

paleontology, physics,

welcome to conduct literature searches using

(703) 648 4302

planetary geology, remote

various data bases.

Regional libraries are

sensing, soil science,

located in Denver, CO; Flagstaff, AZ; and

cartography, water

Menlo Park, CA.

resources, and zoology.

Geologic Names of

GEONAMES is an annotated

Printouts are not available.

Diskettes

the United States

index of the formal

containing data for 2 or more adjacent

(GEONAMES)

nomenclature of geologic

states are available from USGS Open File and

Geologic Division

units of the United

Publications, Box 25425 Federal Center,

USGS

States.

Data includes

Denver, CO

80225.

Magnetic tapes can be

907 National Center

distribution, geologic

obtained from NTIS.

Reston, VA 22092

age, USGS usage,

lithology, thickness, type

locality, and references.

USDA

Soil maps and description

Soil Conservation

are available for about

Service

75% of the country through

(202) 720 1820

the U.S. Soil Conservation

Service office located in

each state capital.

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