The US EPA's Online Library
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The EPA Library Network consists of libraries
and repositories in the Agency's Headquarters,
Regional and Field Offices, Research Centers,
and specialized laboratories located
throughout the country. EPA's Online Library
System (OLS) is a web-accessible gateway to
the collections in the network. Use OLS to
search for EPA publications, books,  serials,
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
reports and special collections.
 With OLS, access over 385,000 resources!

•   Locate EPA publications and other works.

•   Search by title, keyword,
    subject, EPA report number, author,
    publication date, and more.

•   Do a basic or advanced search.

•   Produce customized
    bibliographies.
http://www.epa.gov/libraries/ols.htm
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  EPA   Online   Library  System   (OLS)
ABOUT OLS
              OLS is the Online
              Library System for the
              National Library Network
              of the United States
              Environmental Protection
              Agency.

It is the most comprehensive listing of and
index to tens of thousands of EPA published
documents—both paper and electronic—in
existence.

The material on OLS is updated every two
weeks, and  may be searched in many ways,
such as by title, author, and keyword.
Materials include EPA publications, govern-
ment reports, books, journals, and videos, as
well as links to full text accessible
 documents.
OLS DATABASES
National Catalog:
Citations and summaries on
of most of the EPA regional
Technical Information
Service (NTIS).

Air Pollution Technical
Information Center
(APTIC): Index to over
85,000 air pollution journal
articles and documents
published prior to 1978.
                 OLS : Search EPA  National Catalog
                 Advanced Search  About OLS   How to Obtain Publications
                   Submit Search   Reset
                 Limit Search to a Specific Library:  Search all libraries
                  Title
                  Keywords
                  Author
                  CORP Source
                  Report Number v |
                                      Submit Search
environmentally related topics from the holdings
libraries and laboratories, as well as the National
   Groundwater Ecosystems Restoration:
   Citations for documents on the topic of groundwater ecosystems and
   subsurface remediation.

   National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP):
   Use OLS to search thousands of popular hardcopy EPA publications available
   from NSCEP. Or, go to NSCEP directly to search more than 7,000 in stock and
   26,000 digital titles for download, order, or print at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/
                                                                                     SEARCHING TIPS &  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 publication date.
   Search a range of publication dates by using
   a colon.

      Example—1995:1999

•  Generate bibliographies from search results
   by choosing the "Display Records as
   Bibliography" option.
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     For more information:

     US Environmental Protection Agency
     Office of Environmental Information
     http://www.epa.gov/oei

     Email us at library.feedback@epa.gov [
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    HTTP://WWW.EPA.GOV/LIBRARIES/OLS
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