Library Services
To locate EPA library materials, you can search the Online Library System (OLS), EPA libraries' online catalog. Then contact your local public, corporate or academic library to have them arrange for an interlibrary loan of EPA's materials.
The EPA Library Network provides a variety of services to the public including:
- Online Library System (OLS)
- The National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) and the National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) EPA's publications resource provides thousands of EPA documents online and distributes available print documents free of charge.
- EPA Headquarters Repository
- EPA Regional Library Web sites
- EPA's Frequently Asked Questions
- EPA Library Network services for EPA staff (This intranet site is only accessible to EPA staff.)
If you have questions, please contact the Region 5 Environmental Hotline: 800-621-8431 from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Central time (312-886-2395 for callers outside Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin).