Interior Library
On May 2, 2022, the Stewart Lee Udall Building reopened to the public. All visitors must enter through the C Street lobby, with individuals over 18 years of age required to present a valid, government-issued photo ID. The building will remain open to the public while COVID-19 Community Levels are at the Low or Medium level.
Library programs will continue to be held via webinar.
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.
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The Library's own collections include some 200,000 current and historical publications.
Contact Us
- Phone: (202) 208-5815
- Fax: (202) 208-6773
- Questions and Comments Form
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
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
About 2000 years ago, American Indians built dozens of monumental and artistic earthworks in southern Ohio. The people of the Hopewell Culture thrived in the Scioto River valley and other surrounding areas but came together to create huge earthen complexes for both ceremonial and social gatherings. These structures, part of an American Indian cultural movement that eventually swept over half the continent, helped define their heritage.
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
Compiling a Federal Legislative History: A Step-by-Step Example for Beginners
Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
In order to find the legislative intent of a bill or public law, researchers need to compile reports, testimony, debate, and other materials related to that piece of legislation to find keys as to what Congress hoped to accomplish by passing the bill. The final compilation of all these materials provides the researcher with a "legislative history" of the bill or law in question ...
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
- African American Historical Newspapers (Readex)
- American Indians and the American West, 1809-1971
- Black Studies in Video Collection
- EBSCO Online
- Gale Directory Library
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies (formerly GREENR)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- International Journal of Wilderness
- JSTOR
- Science Direct
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
Law and Public Policy
- Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law Digital Library
- Hein Online
- Indian Claims Insights
- ProQuest Congressional Collections
- ProQuest Legislative Insight, Part B (1789-1960)
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set
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 something 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 
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.