Water Libraries; Other Scientific and Technical Libraries
If you're interested in water (and related subjects such as geology, environmental science, marine biology), use these libraries, either online or in person.
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Other Scientific and Technology Libraries
Water Libraries
- Water Quality Information Center of the National Agricultural Library
- Water Resource Center - Supplies documents from the U.S. EPA's Office of Water
- Water Resources Center Archives, University of California, Berkeley
- Centre Eau, Terre et Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique: Documentation and Information Service (Université du Québec)
- Great Lakes Science Center library, Ann Arbor, Mich. (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Illinois State Water Survey Library
- New
Mexico Office of the State Engineer Library - Water resources is the focus
of the library's collection
- Rivers Institute at Hanover College Learning Center (Indiana)
- San Diego County Water Authority Library, San Diego
- Santa Clara Valley Water District Library, San Jose
- University of Wisconsin Water Resources Library, Madison, Wis.
- Water
Quality Library, Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality
- Waterways Experiment Station Library, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss.
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology library (U.K.)
- Gewässerkundliche Zentralbibliothek (English home page: Central Library of Hydrology) - Library of the Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG) (German Federal Institute of Hydrology), Koblenz, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology library, Plön, Germany
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research library and information service (New Zealand)
- Sydney Water Library and Information Services, Australia
- Water Reference Library, Water Research Laboratory, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Everglades Digital Library - Scientific reports, maps, datasets, photos, etc. (Florida International University)
- Western Waters Digital Library - A collection of digital information on the Platte, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Columbia river basins presented by several universities in the region
- IAMSLIC Directory of Aquatic Science Libraries
- UNESCO Libraries Portal: Water - Mostly oceanography libraries
- See also Library Pathfinders
North America:
Europe:
Australia, New Zealand:
Digital Libraries:
Web Directories:
Other Scientific and Technology Libraries
- Linda Hall Library, an independent library specializing in science and technology
- Army Corps of Engineers Libraries
- Union Catalog of the Army Corps libraries
- Environmental Protection Agency libraries
- Online Library System, catalog for most of the EPA libraries
- National Agricultural Library
- Forest Service Library Network catalog
- DOE Headquarters Library
- Hanford Technical Library, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Washington
- Dept. of the Interior library
- Bureau of Reclamation Library
- Geological Survey library
- National Wetlands Research Center Library
- NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, Md.
- NOAA Seattle Regional Library
- Directory of NOAA Regional Libraries
- California Environmental Protection Agency Library - Serves agencies regulating air pollution, solid waste, and hazardous waste management
- Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources: Carter Library and Information Resource Center
- Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Library
- New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, information resource center
- CISTI, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information - Publishing, databases, library catalog, document delivery
- Environment Canada library
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada libraries
- Natural Resources Canada Library
- British Columbia Ministry of Forests library - Water protection is part of the ministry's portfolio
- CSIRO Library Network - Australia's science agency
- Colorado State University libraries
- Cornell University Engineering Library
- Desert Research Institute, Nevada
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- National Center for Atmospheric Research
- Northwestern University's Transportation Library - Large collection of environmental impact statements (EIS)
Government Agency Libraries:
United States Federal Government
Army Corps of Engineers:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Dept. of Agriculture:
Dept. of Energy:
Dept. of the Interior:
Bureau of Reclamation:
Geological Survey:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
U.S. State Agencies
Canadian Federal Government
Canadian Provincial Governments
Other Governments
Academic and Research Institutions:
- Melvyl - Catalog of all UC campuses, with periodical holdings for other major libraries in the state
- UC Berkeley libraries
- Digital Library Project - Includes photos and other information on California water projects
- UC Berkeley Earth Sciences and Map Library
- UC Davis: Cadet Hand Library, Bodega Marine Laboratory
University of California:
- University of Illinois: Grainger Engineering Library
- University of Minnesota: Science and Engineering Library
- California Academy of Sciences
- King County (Wash.) Natural Resources and Park library, Seattle
- Klamath-Salmon Natural History Library - Collects information on the natural history of the Klamath River Watershed, Orleans, Calif.
- National Library for the Environment, a nonprofit, online project
- San Francisco Public Library's Wallace Stegner Environmental Center
- StreamNet Library - Specializing in the fisheries of the Pacific Northwest and related issues (Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission) [fishlib.org]
- Engineering Libraries (ASEE-ELD)
- Engineering Libraries by state (U. of Illinois)
- Natural History Libraries (SLA Natural History Caucus)
- Natural Resources Libraries (Natural Resources Information Council)