United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Information Resources
Management
(PM-211 A)
July 1992
&EPA The Catalyst
Information for Environmental Action
An Information Service for EPA HQ Staff from the Headquarters Library
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the
Environment—Well, Almost

The 1992 Information Please Environmental Almanac is now available in the Library's
reference collection. (REF GF 1.A15 1992) This compendium of information on numerous
environmental issues was compiled by World Resources Institute. Half of the book is arranged
by chapters on specific topics, from water to wastes to energy or tropical forests. Each chapter
is chock-full of informative narrative, statistics, charts and tables. What are the best cities in
the U.S. for bicycling? (p. 167) What are the top pesticides used on selected crops?
(pp. 44-45.) See page 116 for a provocative look at the age-old question "paper or plastic?"
State profiles provide contacts for the chief environmental officer and figures on energy
use, pollutant releases and the amount of solid waste produced. For example, the state of
Maryland uses 6,710 gallons of water per day.
The second half of the book is devoted to country comparisons, a short look at how
countries differ in average income, resource use and population density. Countries are ranked
by water usage per capita, commercial energy use and gross national product.
The Almanac is well-indexed and logically arranged to facilitate locating whatever
information you need. ~
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CD-ROM
Training
Sessions
The
Headquarters
Library is offering a series of CD-ROM Training
sessions over the next year. Each session will
last 1 hour and will focus on one CD-ROM
product in the Library's collection. Access
instructions, searching procedures, subject scope
of the CD product and printing/saving to disk
procedures will be covered at each monthly
session. For more information on the Library's
CD-ROM collection, pick up the brochure,
Searching for Answers: Access to the
Headquarters Library CD-ROM Collection at the
Library. The following monthly CD-ROM Training
Sessions have been scheduled:
8/92
NTIS
9/92
Enviro/Energyline
10/92
Medline/Toxline
11/92
Energy & Environment
12/92
PAIS (Public Affairs

Information Service)
1/93
Aquatic Sciences &

Fisheries Abstracts
2/93
Toxic Release Inventory

(TRI)
3/93
Water Resources Abstracts
4/93
ChemBank & PestBank
5/93
Computer Library
Since class size will be limited, interested
persons are requested to call the Library
Reference Desk at 202-260-5921 to reserve a
spot in the class. If you would like an individual
session for yourself or your office, call
202-260-5921. Sign up for a session today! ~>
'Jour ne?(tgreat idea is in the 'E'Pft Headquarters Library
EPA Headquarters Library (PM-211 A) WSM2904 202-260-5922
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Work Smarter With the 1st
CD-ROM Course on NTIS
The first Library CD-ROM training
session will cover NTIS CD-ROM. NTIS, the
National Technical Information Service of the
U.S. Department of Commerce, is the central
source for the public sale and dissemination
of U.S. Government-sponsored research. This
file consists of citations to unclassified
government-sponsored research,
development, and engineering reports, as well
as other analyses prepared by government
agencies, their contractors, or grantees,
including EPA Reports and journal articles.
NTIS covers broad areas of interest such as
environmental pollution and control,
technology transfer, urban and regional
development and more.
NTIS on CD-ROM is searchable using
a menu driven mode or search commands.
Most citations include an abstract. Search
results can be printed or downloaded to a
floppy (BYOF-Bring Your Own Floppy). Class
size is limited, so call today to reserve your
space. This training session is scheduled for
2:00 p.m., August 14, 1992, in the
Headquarters Library. ~
Audiovisual Residuals
The Management Excellence Mission
Don't forget to watch a Tom Peters video today!
Don't forget to pick up a copy of our new video
catalog today!
Now that we have your attention, we'l
just note that our collection of management
video tapes includes several featuring that
ever-alert proponent of excellence, Tom
Peters.
llYiith
Excellence in the Public Sector
(53 minutes) features five case studies of public
and not-for-profit organizations. Peters describes
how the Alameda Naval Air Depot, the New York
City Department of Juvenile Justice, the City of
Phoenix, Arizona, the National Theater Workshop
of the Handicapped, and the Ochoco Forest
Service in Oregon all use similar principles of
management leading to high levels of
productivity and quality.
In Search of Excellence (88 minutes) is the
video version of the famous book. Peters focuses
on three major themes: innovation, productivity
through people, and shared values. Although he
examines private-sector companies, the lessons
to be learned are applicable across the economy.
The Leadership Alliance (64 minutes)
allows Peters to talk with four leaders in the
educational and industrial community, about the
methods they use to create "excellent"
organizations.
Come on down and watch 'em here, or
take 'em out. We've got equipment, or you
can take our tapes for the evening (or the
weekend). Just don't forget to take a free
catalog on your way out. ~
Journal Kernels J J
J' "Green Acres is the place to be..."
Whoops! If you catch yourself singing
along to this popular TV theme song,
then maybe you are in the mood to
peruse some of the agricultural journals
in the EPA Headquarters Library.
Agriculture Ecosystems &
Environment. Topics covered in this journal
include comparisons of different methods of
agricultural production in terms of their ecology
and how this production affects the pollution of
soil, water and air. (20 issues a year) (Holdings:
Vol. 3, No. 1, December 1976 [as Agriculture and
Environment] to present)
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Journal of Applied Ecology. This journal
deals with ecological principles underlying the
management, control and development of
biological resources for agriculture, forestry and
aquaculture. Related disciplines include soil
science, fishery science, range management, land
reclamation and animal husbandry, (funny, but I
don't ever recall seeing photos of any animals in
the "Weddings and Engagements" section of the
newspaper.) (quarterly) (Holdings: Vol. 10, No. 1,
April 1973 to present)
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. This
journal examines ongoing and future agricultural
systems and their relationships to the resource
base and the environment. Its purpose is to
promote the study of sustainable agriculture in the
search for solutions to the problems of resource
depletion and environmental damage, (quarterly)
(Holdings: Vol. 1,No. 1, 1990 to present)
If you have any questions about these or
any other journals in our collection, please give us
a call at 202-260-5922 or stop on by and visit us a
spell. ~
The Learning
Organization
The Learning
Organization, the latest bibliography in the
Innovative Management Strategies series, is
due out this month. A learning organization is
one that experiments with new ways of
looking at the world, focusing on creativity and
growth. This bibliography will provide an
introduction to learning in organizations,
particularly in the public sector. Included are
summaries of articles describing the role of
managers in building learning organizations,
and the need for learning at all employee
levels. The Learning Organization also
addresses learning as either creating or
coping with change, and transforming
organization. Pick up your copy at the
Headquarters Library...you just may learn
something! ~

EPA Headquarters Legislative Library
Congress is running out of time to get legislation passed in
the 102nd Congress, and it appears that there won't be much
environmental legislation that will make it through the process.
Following is a calendar of scheduled recesses for both chambers.

The House will not be in session on the
following dates:
Independence Day Recess
Democratic National
Convention
August Recess (Aug. 17-21
Republican National
Convention, Sept. 7
Labor Day)
Rosh Hashanah
Target Adjournment for the
102nd Congress
July 3-6
July 13-16
Aug. 13-
Sept. 8
Sept. 28
Oct. 2
The Senate will not be in session on the
following dates:
July 3-17 Independence Day Recess
and July 13-17 Democratic National
Convention
Aug. 13- August Recess (Aug. 17-21
Sept. 7	Republican National
Convention, Sept. 7 Labor
Day)
Oct. 2	Target Adjournment for the
102nd Congress
—Joan Platten
EPA Legislative Librarian
(202) 260-5425 (A102) ~
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Conferences,
Meetings,
Symposiums,
Workshops
If you wish to have an
upcoming event listed here, please
forward the information to The
Catalyst, HQ Library, 401 M St., SW
- PM-211 A, Washington, DC 20460.
Please submit the information as
soon as possible before the
meeting, because we list events
that are scheduled at least three
months in advance of each
publication date.
Ground Water Hydrology: A
Practical Course for
Industrial Managers and
Non-Hydrogeologists.
October 1-2, 1992, Arlington, VA.
Sponsored by Government
Institutes, Inc. For more
information, contact: TerriA.
Green, Government Institutes, Inc.,
4 Research Place, Suite 200,
Rockville MD 20850 or call (301)
921-2345 or Fax (301) 921 -0373.
Hazardous/Toxic Waste
Management Mandates,
Strategies and Options.
October 1-2,1992, Louisville, KY.
Sponsored by Lion Technology, Inc.
For more information contact: Lion
Technology, Inc., P.O. Drawer 700,
Lafayette, NJ 07848 or call (201)
383-0800.
Asbestos Abatement for
Workers, Contractors,
Supervisors, and Project
Directors. October 13-16,1992,
Salt Lake City, UT. Course
sponsored by The Rocky Mountain
Center for Occupational and
Environmental Health. For more
information contact: Roberta
Moore, The Rocky Mountain Center
for Occupational and Environmental
Health, Building 512, University of
Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 or
call (801) 581-5710.
National Conference on
Hydraulic Engineering and
International Symposium
on Engineering Hydrology.
Call for papers and exhibits. The
theme for the July 25-30,1993
conference in San Francisco,
California is "Reduction on Man-
made and Natural Disasters
through Hydraulic and Hydrologic
Engineering.'' Abstracts should be
no more than two pages long and
should be submitted by October 15,
1992. For more information contact
one or more of the following three
people: For Hydraulic Conference:
Professor Hsieh Wen Shen, Chair,
Conference Technical Program,
412 O'Brien Hall, University of
California, Berkeley 94720 or call
(510) 642-6774 or Fax (510) 643-
5264. For Hydrology Symposium:
Dr. Chin Y. Kuo, Symposium
Chairman, Department of Civil
Engineering, 212 Sackett Building,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802 or call
(814) 863-3084 or Fax (814) 863-
7304. For exhibits and general
information: Dr. S. T. Su, General
Chairman, 1993 Hydraulic
Conference/Hydrology Symposium,
Tudor Engineering, 1800 Harrison
Street, Oakland, CA 94612-3430 or
call (510) 419-6124 or Fax (510)
419-5355.
Hazardous Materials
Transportation. October 14-
15,1992. Boston, MA. Sponsored
by Lion Technology, Inc. For more
information contact: Lion
Technology, Inc., P.O. Drawer 700,
Lafayette, NJ 07848 or call (201)
383-0800.
Emission Inventory Issues
and Progress. October 19-23,
1992. Sponsored by USEPA. For
more information contact: Larry G.
Jones, AEERL, (919) 541-2802.
Fundamentals of Ground
Water Contamination.
October 20-21, 1992, Arlington, VA.
Sponsored by Geraghty and Miller
and American Ecology Services.
For more information contact.
Richard Miller, American Ecology
Services, Inc., 45 Lyme Road,
Hanover, NH 03755 or call (800)
584-4777.
Disaster Management Third
National Conference 1992
(NCDM '92). October 20-23,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Presented by the Regional
Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
in association with Bell Canada and
Philip Environmental Group. For
more information contact: NCDM
'92, Regional Municipality of
Hamilton-Wentworth, 119 King
Street West, P.O Box 2911,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N
3V9 or call (416) 546-3911 or Fax
(416) 546-2340.
International'92. October 18
22, 1992, Las Vegas, NV.
Sponsored by the American Mining
Congress. For more information
contact: American Mining Con-
gress, 1920 N Street, NW, Suite
300, Washington, DC 20036-1622
or call (202) 861-2834. ~
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA/IMSD
July 1992
Info Page: Environmental Careers
Agribusiness, environment and natural
resources. Mission Hill, CA : Glencoe/
Macmillan, 1990.
Becoming an environmental professional
1990 articles from leading environmental profes-
sionals on employment and career trends, in the
1990s - plus proceedings from the CEIP Fund's
sixth annual environmental careers conference
"What on earth can you do?" Boston : CEIP
Fund, 1990. HC110.E5B43 1990
Careers for nature lovers and other
outdoor types by Louise Miller. Lincolpwood,
III. : VGM Career Horizons, 1992.
Careers in conservation by John McCormicK.
London : Kogan Page ; Woodstock, NY ¦.
Beekman Publications Inc., 1989.
Careers in conservation and
environmental protection: fish and wildlife
management compiled by Institute for
Research. Chicago, IL : Institute for Research,
1991.
Careers in hazardous waste
management: a job hunter's
guide to the hazardous waste
management field by Jacalyn
Spiszman. Sacramento, CA:
Environmental Employment
Clearinghouse, 1989.
Complete guide to environmental careers
by The CEIP Fund. Washington, DC: Island
Press, 1989. HW TD170.2.C66 1989
Ecology and environmental
careers. Santa Monica, CA:
Ready Reference Press,
Ml
M
m Employment overview by
Personnel Management Division,
USEPA. Washington, DC:
Environmental Protection Agency, Personnel
Management Division, 1989.
Environmental career
guide: job opportunities
with the earth in mind by
Nicholas Basta. New York :
Wiley, 1991.
Environmental careers: a garbage primer
for ecoeds by Amy Martin. In Garbage: the
practical journal for the environment, Vol. 4, No. 1
January/February, 1992, pp. 24-31.
Environmental careers: a practical guide to
opportunities in the 90s by David J. Warner.
Chelsea, Ml: Lewis Publishers, 1992.
Environmental careers bulletin (journal title),
monthly. Los Angeles, CA : Environmental
Careers Bulletin, Inc. 1989-. (free subscription is
available from the publisher, 310-399-3983)
Careers in natural resources and
environmental law by Percy R. Luney.
Chicago, IL : American Bar Association, 1987.
Environmental jobs for scientists and
engineers by Nicholas Basta. New York : Wiley,
1992.

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Environmental opportunities: serving
environmental job interests
through the United States
(Journal title), Sponsored by
Environmental Studies Department,
Antioch/New England Graduate
School, Keene, New Hampshire.
Monthly. Areata, CA : Environmental
Opportunities, 1982-. (Contact
Environmental Opportunities, Box
4957, Areata CA 95521; 707-839-
4640 tor subscription information)
Environmental protection careers
guidebook by U.S. E mployment Service, U.S.
Employment and Training Administration, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. Washington,
D.C. : U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration ; Environmental Protection
Agency, 1980. Ret EPAX 8907-0071.
Exploring environmental careers by Stanley
Jay Shapiro. New York : R. Rosen Press, 1985.
Fixing the environment: guide to science/
engineering careers in environmental
conservation by Nicholas Basta.
New York: Wiley, 1992.
Health, safety and
environmental occupations.
Syosset, NY : National Learning
Corporation, 1990.
How to find a job in forestry parks, wildlife
conservation edited by Joseph R. Agozino and
Claudia Keith. Lakeside, CA : Outdoor
Communications, 1985.
The job seekers guide: opportunities in
natural resource management for the
developing world by Timothy M. Resch and
Mary G. Porter. Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and
Office of International Cooperation and
Development, Forestry Support Program, 1990.
Massachusetts environmental industry/
education resource directory : a guide to
schools, careers, and environmental
companies written and compiled by Fenna
Hanes. Boston, Mass. : Bays State Skills
Corporation, 1992.
Meeting environmental workforce needs:
proceedings of the Second National Conference
on Meeting Environmental Workforce Needs,
April 1-3, 1985 : education and training to assure
a qualified workforce co-sponsored by U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee
Valley Authority and Pollution Engineering
Magazine. Silver Spring, MD: Information
Dynamics, 1985.
Minority support programs within ORD by
the Office of Research and Development.
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1990. EPAX 9108-0002.
Occupational outlook handbook 1992-1993
by Neal H. Rosenthal and Ronald E. Kutscher.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1992.
Ref HF5381.U62 1992-1993.
Opportunities in environmental careers by
Odom Fanning. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career
Horizons, 1991.
Principal environmental analyst by Jack
Rudman. Syosset, NY : National Learning
Corporation, 1991.
Professional careers sourcebook: an
information guide for career — ©
planning edited by Kathleen M. =
Savage and Charity Anne Dorgan.
Detroit, Ml: Gale, 1990.
The preceding list of books and journal
articles may provide information about
environmental careers. EPA Headquarters
staff can borrow these items through the
Headquarters Library. ~

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