General Information Product 125
Summary
The U.S. Congress authorized a library for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1879. The library was formally established in 1882 with the naming of the first librarian and began with a staff of three and a collection of 1,400 books. Today, the USGS Libraries Program is one of the world's largest Earth and natural science repositories and a resource of national significance used by researchers and the public worldwide. |
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U.S. Geological Survey, 2011, Libraries program: U.S. Geological Survey General Information Product 125, available only at https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/125/.
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