Borrowing Privileges

DOI employees may borrow materials for four weeks. Register at the Reference Desk to establish borrowing privileges. Borrowers may call (202) 208-5815 to renew if no one else has requested the items. Failure to return or renew items within the allotted time may affect borrowing privileges.

Some items in the collection may not circulate. These include reference materials, copies of Departmental documents (D), the Law collection, the CIS Serial Set, DOI appropriations hearings, journals, microforms, CD-ROM products, and rare books. When possible, photocopies may be made of these materials. Copyright restrictions apply to all photocopies.

Employees of the U.S. Department of the Interior located outside the Washington metropolitan area may also request items from our collections. Please contact the Reference Desk by phone at (202) 208-5815 or e-mail at library@nbc.gov for more information on how to register for borrowing privileges. Employees with access to a bureau or field office library must use their library's interlibrary loan services. Additional information is available on the Interlibrary Loan page.