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Patricia Gobert, Librarian
2204 Griffith Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
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FAX: 217-333-6540 |
E-MAIL: library@sws.uiuc.edu
Hours of operation:
8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:30
Monday through Friday (except holidays).
If you are traveling to the library, please call ahead to make sure
staff are available. Meetings, vacations or other obligations may affect
library hours.
Statement of Purpose
The primary functions of the Illinois State Water Survey Library are to
provide information and collect materials to support Survey research programs,
to collect materials pertaining to Illinois research, and to make these
resources available to the public.
About the Collection
The Library's collection emphasizes groundwater studies, hydrology, meteorology,
public water supply and treatment methods, drinking water and wastewater,
and water-use planning and policy. The collection focuses on Illinois
and surrounding states; however, some materials on other areas are also
available. Significant collections include: materials on global climate change; Water
Survey publications;
and documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, and various
Illinois agencies.
Public Services
The Library is open to the public. Requests for materials can be made
through interlibrary loan. The ISWS Library is a member of OCLC with over 10,000 holdings in WorldCAT.
Reference services include: locating and obtaining journal articles, references,
and publications; verifying and completing citations; conducting literature
searches; preparing subject bibliographies.
Last modified: January 2008
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