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National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov

USDA's National Agricultural Library is the world's largest and most accessible agricultural research library and the principal source in the United States for information about food, agriculture, and natural resources. The library's expert staff, its leadership role in information services and technology applications, its accessibility via the World Wide Web, its collection of more than 3.5 million items, and its close working relationship with Land-Grant and other agricultural libraries worldwide combine to make it the world's foremost agricultural library.

National Agricultural Library
Public Affairs Officer
Len Carey lcarey@usda.gov	301-504-5564 FAX 301-504-7042	402-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Technical Information Specialist
Deborah Richardson	301-504-5779 FAX 301-504-7042	404-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Library Services (reference, lending, etc.)	301-504-5755

Freedom of Information Act Officers
Valerie Herberger vherberger@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1640 FAX 301-504-1647	5601Sunnyside Ave Bldg. 1 Rm 2248b Beltsville, MD 20705


Stasia Hutchison shutchison@ars.usda.gov	301-504-1655	5601 Sunnyside Ave Bldg. 1 Rm 2248a Beltsville, MD 20705

NAL TDD/TTY	301-504-6856

DCRC TDD/TTY	202-720-3434

Information Research Services Branch
Alvetta S Pindell apindell@nal.usda.gov	30l-504-7217 FAX 301-504-6409	121-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
William Thomas wthomas@nal.usda.gov	301-504-5724 FAX 301-504-7098	122-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Animal Welfare Information Center
Jean Larson jlarson@nal.usda.gov	301-504-5215 FAX 301-504-7125	4th Floor-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Dennis Smith dsmith@nal.usda.gov	301-504-6369 FAX 301-504-6409	117-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Food Safety Information Center
Yvette Alonso yalonso@nal.usda.gov	301-504-7374 301-504-6644	1st Floor, NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Rural Information Center
Patricia John pjohn@nalusda.gov	301-504-5372 FAX 301-504-5181	3rd Floor-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Rural Information Center DC area and International	301-504-5547

All other U.S. calls	1-800-633-7701

Information Desk
Electronic Information Services	301-504-5204 or 301-504-5755 FAX 301-504-6927	4th Fl.-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Special Collections Program
Susan Fugate sfugate@nal.usda.gov	301-504-6503 FAX 301-504-7593	3Flr-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Technology Transfer Information Center
Kathleen Hayes khayes@nal.usda.gov	301-504-5218 FAX 301-504-7098	4Flr-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

Water Quality Information Center
Joseph Makuch jmakuch@nal.usda.gov	301-504-6077 FAX 301-504-7098	4Flr-NAL Beltsville, MD 20705

D.C. Reference Center
Librarian on Duty agref@nal.usda.gov	202-720-3434 FAX 202-720-3200	Rm1052-S Washington, DC 20250

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