The US EPA's Online Library
System on the web!

EPA's Online Library System (OLS) is your
web-accessible gateway to the collections of the
28 libraries of the EPA Library Network. Use
OLS to search for EPA publications, books,
serials, NTIS reports and special collections.
OLS contains over 360,000 records.

  "^  Locate EPA publications and other
     environmental works

  ^  Search by title, keyword, subject,
     EPA report  number, author, publi-
     cation date,  and more

  ^  Do a basic or advanced search

  3(  Produce customized bibliographies
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                             United States
                             Environmental
                             Protection Agency
                                                                                                               EPA 260-F-03-006
                                                                                                               August 2003
                             Office of Environmental Information (2841)
                                                                                                 OLS
                                                                                               Online Library System
http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/ols.htm
                     http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/ols.htm

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EPA    ONLINE    LIBRARY    SYSTEM    (OLS)
FIND THE  ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION  YOU NEED.
OLS Databases
    National Catalog:
    Citations and summaries on environmentally
    related topics encompassing biology, chemistry,
    ecology, and other basic sciences; and EPA
    reports distributed through the National Techni-
    cal Information Service.

    National Service Center for
    Environmental Publications  (NSCEP):
    EPA reports, brochures, posters and other publica-
    tions that are available for free from EPA's
    document distribution center in Cincinnati, OH.

    Air Pollution Technical Information
    Center (APTIC):
    Abstracts of air pollution documents.

    Environmental Financing Information
    Network (EFIN):
    Abstracts of case  studies and
    contacts on environmental finance
    topics. Includes grant and  loan
    information.

    National Enforcement
    Training Institute
    (NETI):
    Records for materials used in
    training personnel in the
    enforcement of environmen-
    tal regulations.
    Subsurface Remediation Information:
    Citations for documents on the topic of
    subsurface remediation.

    Regional Collections:
    Selected items owned by the
    regional libraries.
Searching Tips 8t Tricks

    ^ Use the wildcard character "*" to
    truncate words or report numbers.
    Example: epa310r95*

    % Search for EPA report numbers with or
    without punctuation, and with either upper or
    lowercase letters.
    Example: epa310R95002; epa/310-r-95-002
            ^  Use the advanced search screen to
            limit your search to a particular publica-
            tion date. Search a range of publication
            dates by using a colon.
            Example: 1995:1999

            ^  Choose a specific library collection to
            narrow your search to the holdings of one
            EPA library.

            ^  Generate bibliographies by choosing
            the "display records as bibliography" link
            at the top of the results screen.
For more information, contact:
Richard Huffine
EPA National Library Network Program
US Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (3843T)
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 566 - 0703, hufEne.richard@epa.gov
                                                                                               Images courtesy of Special Collections, National Agricultural Library

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