Information Office Program
Michael J. Liszewski
Information Office Program Manager
Phone: 928.556.7458
E-mail: mjliszew@usgs.gov
Library Services
The library contains the historic record of information gathered on the CRE and provides access to this information to our constituency. This is made possible through the establishment of a strict information routing protocol within GCMRC and a computerized library catalog. The information routing protocol ensures that information delivered to GCMRC is received by the library for inclusion into its collection.
The library catalog provides a comprehensive catalog of individual library content and where they are located. Library content consists of books, reports, and journal article reprints resulting from monitoring and research activities in the CRE and elsewhere; aerial and oblique photography and imagery; videotapes containing videography (aerial video) and video of programs related to the CRE; and maps. Most of this information is in hardcopy form and is only available by visiting or contacting the library. However, more and more information is being made available in digital form. The library catalog and some digital content are available from the GCMRC website.
The library facilitates monitoring and research by providing a centralized repository for hard copy information such as books, reports, maps, photography, and videos. The singularity of many library holdings require a special policy concerning the borrowing of these materials. If any item is requested for which only one is available, it is prioritized to be converted to digital format and the digital copy is provided to the requester.
It is estimated that the library currently contains over 8000 reports, 28,000 aerial photographs and images, 8000 photographs, 700 videos, and 300 maps. Approximately 10 percent of this content is available digitally. Digital information has numerous advantages over hardcopy data including computer analysis and distribution over the World Wide Web. Because of this, GCMRC data standards require that information delivered as part of its contracts and cooperative agreements be received in digital form. The library has also embarked upon an aggressive project to digitize legacy hardcopy content over the next 5 years.
The library is staffed by one full-time Technical Information Specialist and one student contractor. The student employee is primarily responsible for digitizing legacy hardcopy content.