Interior Library
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
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
In the fall of 1957, Little Rock became the symbol of state resistance to school desegregation. Arkansas Governor Orval E. Faubus directly questioned the authority of the Supreme Court's desegregation ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education case while nine African-American high school students sought an education at Little Rock Central High School. This controversy was the first test of America’s resolve to enforce African-American civil rights in the face of massive southern opposition.
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
Advanced Legal Research on Westlaw
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
Advanced Legal Research on Westlaw is designed to ensure that you, as a Westlaw power user, will find the most precise results. This course will help you refine your search construction using both plain language and terms & connectors, while also showing you tools and resources to help you efficiently complete your research assignment.
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 publication 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.