|
|
|
|
|
Library Hours
M-F, 8 am-noon and 1-5 pm.
ph (850) 488-4191 x 116.
Ask the Librarian
|
The Research library is an integral part of the Survey's
research and regulatory programs. In support of the
information needs of staff, students, and researchers from the
public sector, the library staff provides access to basic
research materials including books, maps, state and federal
documents, photographs and periodicals. Holdings total
approximately 30,000 volumes. Materials are collected on
various aspects of geology, including mining and mineral
resources, environmental geology, hydrogeology and other
related topics. The library has one of the largest and oldest
geologic map collections in the state of Florida with over
16,000 maps, including a number of items dating from the 19th
century.
Library Services
The library is used by the general public, students, other
government agencies, and private consulting companies. While
circulation is restricted to Survey staff, the library is open to the general public for
research. In addition, library materials are available to
libraries throughout the world via the Interlibrary Loan
system.
The library participates in a nationwide Interlibrary Loan
network through which the staff has access to other special
and academic collections. The library cooperates with other
libraries through various networking groups on the local,
state, and national level. The librarian participates in the
activities of the Panhandle Library Access Network (PLAN), the
Florida Library Network (FLIN), and various other library and
geoscience cooperatives.
The library has an automation system and is currently
beginning the long project of barcoding all of the holdings to
enable more accurate records for circulation and inventory.
Library Computer
Services
(back to
top)
The Research Library currently has access to the GEOREF
database, as well as more than 25 other major databases,
through the State Library. Many of these databases are
full-text, expanding our access to periodical literature.
The library is responsible for providing detailed information
on the Survey's 800+ published documents and reports, and
oversees the distribution of all documents currently in print.
During 2004 this included approximately 650 requests
for a total of over 4,000 documents. In addition to
individual requests, publications are distributed to about 130
libraries, throughout Florida, the U.S. and around the world,
which maintain depository collections of Florida Geological
Survey publications. FGS Publications are requested by
students, environmental consultants, government agencies,
libraries, schools, geologists studying for professional
licensure, and the general public.
The List of Publications is also now available online, with
many of the Survey’s publications in full text. The Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)
of the State University System’s Division of
Colleges and Universities, have scanned in many of
our publications. This allows the public fast and free access
to many titles. The online version of the List of Publications
is:
http://dep.state.fl.us/geology/publications/listofpubs.html
National Geologic Map Database
The Florida Geological Survey participated in putting FGS
published geologic maps into the National Geologic Map
Database. The National Geologic Map Database is a project
sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Geologic
Mapping Program in cooperation with the Association of
American State Geologists. The goal of the project is to
establish a database of all national and state produced
geologic maps, both paper and digital, and to provide keyword
and geographic searching capabilities for the database. All
published maps of the Florida Geological Survey are or will be
included in the database. The National Geologic Map Database
may be accessed at: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/
The FGS Library houses the archives of the Florida
Sinkhole Research Institute. This archive contains original
records of field research of sinkhole occurrences, county maps
of sinkhole locations, and copies of publications of the
Florida Sinkhole Research Institute. A listing of the field
records computer database has been published as Florida
Geological Survey, Open-File Report 58, and is available
through the Publications Office.
|
