Address:
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive; 950 National Center
Reston,
Virginia
20192
United States
County: Fairfax 
Phone: 703-648-4301
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: U.S. Geological Survey Library is a Government Agency library.
This library is affiliated with United States -- Geological Survey (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 1,750,000 volumes. The library circulates 50,000 items per year.
Other Info: The USGS Library consists of three locations (Reston, VA; Denver, CO and Menlo Park, CA)
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| Collection size | 1,750,000 | volumes |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Circulation | 50,000 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Alma | 2016 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 1997 |
| Previous Automation System | LS/2000 | 1983 |
| Previous Automation System | None | |
| Discovery Service (w/index) | Central Discovery Index | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Index | None | |
| Discovery Interface | Primo VE | 2016 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | None | |
| Web Content Management | Drupal | |
| Item ID Type | Barcode | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
Automation Survey: We are conducting a study on the automation systems used in libraries. This survey should be completed by a person familiar with your libraries use of Alma.
The 2022 Automation Survey has been completed for this Library.
| Identifiers | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 4577 |
Record History: This listing was created on Dec 29, 1999 and was last modified on Jan 11, 2023.
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