The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in
Beltsville, Maryland and
Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state
land-grant and
U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries. In fiscal year 2005 (Oct 2004 through Sept 2005)
NAL delivered more than 80 million direct customer service transactions.