Where DOI Employees Get Their Information
The Interior Library provides a full range of professional reference and research services, available to Interior employees in both the Washington, DC, area and nationwide. The collections include Departmental publications, as well as related books, journals, electronic databases and other resources that support the mission of the Department, its agencies, and bureaus.
The Library is open from 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays) and is open to the public. | Phone: (202) 208-5815 Fax: (202) 208-6773 e-mail: library@nbc.gov |
Upcoming Programs
Training Sessions
ProQuest Congressional: Introduction and New Features
Thursday, November 8, 2012, 10:00 am - 11:15 am
The ProQuest Congressional Database provides users with efficient, targeted access to a comprehensive online collection of historic and current congressional information. This collection includes the full text of congressional publications, finding aids, a bill tracking service, and the full text of public laws and other research materials to enable both novice and experienced researchers to complete many types of research projects using a single, user-friendly interface.
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Park Ranger Speaker Series
The Washington National Mall
Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
The National Mall in Washington, DC has had three lives. During its early decades, the Mall was little more than a pasture. In the 1870s, the Army Corps of Engineers created a picturesque park where gravel paths wound through dense plantings and around ornate Victorian buildings. In the 1930s, the National Park Service swept away the Victorian landscaping and replaced it with the rows of elm trees and wide-open spaces that are familiar to us today.
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Electronic Resources for Departmental Employees
Others must come to the Interior Library to use these databases, or contact a Reference Librarian for assistance.
Find Electronic Journals By Title
To help you determine whether and where a needed journal is available online, we provide this complete, searchable alphabetical list of titles. If you're not sure where to find a journal online, try this list first.
The list combines the full-text journals and other periodicals in all the database services to which the Library has access. Also included are some single subscriptions as well as some journals freely available on the Internet. Most entries include coverage dates, and all entries have links directly to the journal.
Please direct your questions on database searching strategies to a Reference Librarian.
The Federal Depository Library ProgramAs a member of the Federal Depository Library Program, the Interior Library provides local, no-fee access to Federal government information in an impartial environment with professional assistance. Anyone can visit Federal depository libraries and use the Federal depository collections. The Interior Library has received Federal depository materials since its designation in 1895. |