Interior Library

 

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.
 

Search the Library's Catalog

The Library's own collections include some 178,000 current and historical publications.
 

Contact Us

A staff member is available Monday through Friday (except federal holidays) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
 

Upcoming Programs

Park Ranger Speaker Series

Fort Sumter: What Defines Us
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET

During the middle of the 19th century, as South Carolina blazed a path towards secession, construction on a new fort atop an artificial island in Charleston harbor proceeded. Confederate forces would fire on the U.S. garrison at the still unfinished Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, the first shots of the Civil War.

Please note: This program is only being offered as a simultaneous online webinar. Please contact the Library to obtain webinar information for this program.

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Training Sessions

Introduction to Readex’s African American Newspapers Database
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

Readex’s African American Newspapers, Series 1 and 2, 1827-1998 online database provides access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This unique collection (available to Interior Department staff through the Interior Library website) includes digitized copies of historically significant newspapers from more than 35 states.

Please note: This program is only being offered as a simultaneous online webinar. Please contact the Library to obtain webinar information for this program. 

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Electronic Resources for Departmental Employees

These databases are available to all departmental employees at their desktops. Employees who are teleworking may access them through the Department's VPN. Others must contact a Reference Librarian for assistance.

General Interest

Law and Public Policy

The Interior Library Reference Staff maintains access to the Lexis Advance, Westlaw and PACER online databases. Departmental employees can visit the Interior Library or contact the Library by phone at (202) 208-5815 or via the Library's Questions and Comments form if they would like a reference librarian to conduct a work-related search in any of these databases.
 

Find Electronic Books and Journals By Title

To help you determine whether and where a needed electronic book or journal is available online, we provide a complete, searchable alphabetical list of titles. If you're not sure where to find a publication online, try this list first.

The list combines the full-text journals and other materials in all the database services to which the Library has access.

Also included are some single subscriptions as well as selected open access books and journals. Most entries include coverage dates, and all entries have links directly to the requested title.

Please direct your questions on database searching strategies to a Reference Librarian.
 

The Federal Depository Library Program     


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As 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.