California Geological Survey Library
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., closed 12:00 p.m. - 1 p.m., Monday - Friday, except for State observed holidays.
Geologic Reference: 916-327-1850
Senior Librarian: 916-322-1835
Publication Sales: 916-445-5716
Email: cgslib@consrv.ca.gov
Fax: 916-327-1853
Location:
801 K Street, 14th Floor (or MS 14-34 for address)
Sacramento, CA 95814-3532
Under several different names, the California Geological Survey Library has been in existence since 1880 and has developed into an extensive collection of scientific and technical materials on Earthquakes, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, Geology of California, Geomorphology, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Landslides, Mapping, Mined Land Reclamation, Mineral Resources, Mining, Seismology, Soil Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Tectonics, Water Resources and Volcanology.
The Library has over 100,000 books and reports, including CGS publications, various map collections, photographs, U.S. Geological Survey publications and periodicals. To see some of our historical gold mining photographs, click here. To see a sample of photos of California minerals and mines click here.
The Library is open to the public for reference and research. Materials may be borrowed through interlibrary loan only.
The Library is a designated State Earth Science Information Center (ESIC), under an agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, tasked to respond to requests for earth science information.
The Library also maintains a Teacher Resource Center for the Earth Sciences - Grades K-12, with materials available for loan to California teachers.
To purchase CGS publications click here.
CGS publications are also available for reference at our Bay Area and Los Angeles offices. All of our publications, including those no longer available for purchase, may be viewed at the following libraries:
California State Library; California State Universities, Chico, Long Beach, San Diego; Fresno County Free Library; Los Angeles Public Library; San Diego Public Library; San Francisco Public Library; Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Barbara.
LINKS
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Google: http://www.google.com
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/schhp?tab=ws
Librarian's Index to the Internet: http://www.lii.org
Libraries
California State Library: http:/www.library.ca.gov
Melvyl: http:/www.melvyl.ucop.edu
USGS: http://library.usgs.gov
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/
Earth Sciences Information
Ask U.S. Geological Survey http://ask.usgs.gov
Topographic Maps http:/www.topozone.com
Earthquake Information Network http:/www.eqnet.org
Geology of California http://library.caltech.edu/collections/geology/California.htm
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