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115 Years Later: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
To commemorate the historic northern California earthquake, the USGS Library is hosting a virtual open house and exhibit.
40 Years Later: The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the USGS Response
USGS Library is commemorating the historic 1980 eruption by highlighting USGS research about Mount St. Helens.
USGS Library – Virtual Services Guide
The USGS Library has added a new, online guide highlighting resources and services available to employees whether they are teleworking, offsite, or working from their office. Please visit the USGS Library Virtual Services Guide for tips on how to search the Library Catalog, order documents, and contact Library staff for assistance.
2019 Open Access Week: "Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge"
Join the USGS Library in recognizing Open Access Week and exploring how the USGS supports this movement. Highlights today focus on Tracking the Impact of USGS Publications and Information Products.
2019 Open Access Week: Publications Warehouse and Open Access
The USGS Publications Warehouse is the authoritative resource and public interface to USGS-authored peer-reviewed publications. Users can access metadata about and links to all USGS-authored publications and can obtain free online access to full-text publications published by the USGS.
2019 Open Access Week: USGS Tools for Achieving Open Access
The USGS Science Data Management Branch (in the Core Science Systems Mission Area) offers three publicly accessible tools that support the USGS’s open access effort: Metadata Wizard, ScienceBase, and USGS Science Data Catalog.
2019 Open Access Week: USGS Public Access Plan
Did you know that USGS has a Public Access Plan concerning published works? This website provides an overview on how to release or publish USGS scientific data. This includes information on best practices (e.g., file formats for data) and checklists for before and after a data review.
2019 Open Access Week: “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge”
Join the USGS Library in recognizing Open Access Week and how the USGS supports this movement.
Researcher finds hidden gems in Denver Library Photo Collection
USGS Continues to Write History
The fourth volume of the comprehensive history of the U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals, Lands, and Geology for the Common Defence and General Welfare: Volume 4, 1939‒1961, has been issued as an electronic document.
More Science at Your Fingertips
The USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC) recently completed and launched a new and improved interface, making USGS data more accessible and discoverable for users. The USGS SDC is a searchable public data catalog for more than 7,000 USGS data assets and 20 USGS collections.