Methods Used by Federal Libraries, Information Centers, and Information Services to Provide the Public with Access to Online Services

General Site Characteristics
Libraries Identified as
"digital library"
Identified as
"virtual library"
Scope of
collection defined
Scope of
service defined
Info
about
commercially
published
material
Info
about
material
published
by educational
institutions
Online publications Online maps
EPA National Library

Yes Yes

Yes
GPO Access

Yes Yes

Yes
HUD User

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Institute of Peace Library Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Interior Dept. Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library






Yes
Library of Congress

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAL Library

Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
NIH Library



Yes
Yes
NIST Virtual Library
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
General Site Characteristics, con't.
Libraries Identified as
"digital library"
Identified as
"virtual library"
Scope of
collection defined
Scope of
service defined
Info
about
commercially
published
material
Info
about
material
published
by educational
institutions
Online publications Online maps
N.L.E. Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
N.L.M. Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library

Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
NTIS

Yes Yes Yes
Yes
NTL Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library

Yes


Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Transportation Dept. Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
U.S.G.S. Library

Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes
General Site Characteristics, Part II
Libraries Online mono
graphs
Online serials Online databases
Online collection:
search engine only
All applications
restricted
Some applications restricted Separate applications for agency,
non-agency
personnel
Resources arranged
according to
subject collections
Online only
collection
EPA National Library
Yes
Yes

Yes

GPO Access Yes Yes Yes



Yes
HUD User Yes Yes Yes





Institute of Peace Library Yes
Yes




Yes
Interior Dept. Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes Yes Yes




Yes
Library of Congress Yes Yes Yes

Yes
Yes
NAL Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes/
Spec. Coll:No

NIH Library Yes Yes Yes
Yes
Yes

NIST Virtual Library
Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes
General Site Characteristics, Part II, con't.
Libraries Online monographs Online serials Online databases
Online collection:
search engine only
All applications
restricted
Some applications restricted Separate applications for agency,
non-agency
personnel
Resources arranged
according to
subject collections
Online only
collection
N.L.E. Library


Yes




N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes
NOAA Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes
NTIS Yes Yes Yes



Yes
NTL Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library Yes Yes





Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes Yes Yes

Yes


Transportation Dept. Library Yes Yes Yes



Yes
U.S.G.S. Library






Yes
General Site Characteristics, Part III
Libraries Online info
for only
online resources
Online info
for online resources
and physical forms
Online info
regarding only
physical forms
Search engine for
internal collections
(online only)
Search engine for
online and physical
items
Search engine for
site search
across applications
Search engine for
across site applications
and external searching
Search engine in
partnership with
other institution
or association
Resources
digitized from
physical forms
Resources
"archived" for
permanent access
EPA National Library







Unknown Unknown
GPO Access



Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
HUD User
Yes





Unknown Unknown
Institute of Peace Library
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes
Interior Dept. Library
Yes

Yes

Yes
Unknown
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes
Library of Congress
Yes


Yes

Yes Yes
NAL Library
Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Unknown
NIH Library





Yes
Unknown Unknown
NIST Virtual Library




Yes



General Site Characteristics, Part III, con't.
Libraries Online info
for only
online resources
Online info
for online resources
and physical forms
Online info
regarding only
physical forms
Search engine for
internal collections
(online only)
Search engine for
online and physical
Search engine for
site search
across applications
Search engine for
across site applications
and external searching
Search engine in
partnership with
other institution
or association
Resources
digitized from
physical forms
Resources
"archived" for
permanent access
N.L.E. Library
Yes Yes



Yes Unknown Unknown
N.L.M. Library
Yes


Yes

Yes
NOAA Library
Yes


Yes

Yes
NTIS
Yes


Yes

Unknown Yes
NTL Library Yes





Yes Yes Unknown
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library Yes

Yes
Yes

Yes Unknown
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Yes


Yes

Yes Unknown
Transportation Dept. Library
Yes

Yes


Yes Unknown
U.S.G.S. Library

Yes




Yes Unknown
Bibliographic Record Applications
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
by bibliographic records
Are some resources identifiable
by bibliographic records
Do resource records contain
online addresses (URLs, etc.)
Do resource records
contain hotlinks to resources
Do records go to intermediate
application (search window)
EPA National Library




GPO Access
Yes Yes Yes Yes
HUD User
Yes Yes Yes
Institute of Peace Library


Yes
Interior Dept. Library
Yes Yes Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library

Yes Yes Yes
Library of Congress
Yes Yes Yes
NAL Library
Yes Yes Yes Some
NIH Library




NIST Virtual Library
Yes Yes Yes
Bibliographic Record Applications
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
by bibliographic records
Are some resources identifiable
by bibliographic records
Online resource records contain
online addresses (URLs, etc.)
Online resource records
contain hotlinks to resources
Records go to intermediate
application (search window)
N.L.E. Library
Yes

Some
N.L.M. Library
Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library
Yes Yes Yes
NTIS

Yes Yes
NTL Library


Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library

Yes N/A
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Yes Yes

Transportation Dept. Library
Yes Yes Yes
U.S.G.S. Library
Yes
N/A
Browse Applications
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
via browse applications
Are some resources identifiable
via browse applications
Are some resources identifiable
via "Subject Bibliographies"
Browse applications arranged
alphabetically by title
Browse applications arranged
alphabetically by topic
Browse applications arranged
numerically by report number etc
EPA National Library
Yes Yes
Yes
GPO Access
Yes Yes Yes Yes
HUD User
Yes
Yes

Institute of Peace Library
Yes Yes


Interior Dept. Library





Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes Yes Yes Yes

Library of Congress
Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAL Library
Yes

Yes
NIH Library





NIST Virtual Library
Yes Yes
Yes
Browse Applications, con't.
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
via browse applications
Are some resources identifiable
via browse applications
Are some resources identifiable
via "Subject Bibliographies"
Browse applications arranged
alphabetically by title
Browse applications arranged
alphabetically by topic
Browse applications arranged
numerically by report number etc
N.L.E. Library Yes Yes
Yes Yes
N.L.M. Library
Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library

Yes Yes

NTIS



Yes
NTL Library
Yes Yes
Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library Yes



Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Yes Yes Yes

Transportation Dept. Library
Yes
Yes

U.S.G.S. Library
Yes

Yes
GILs Applications
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
via GILs
Are some resources identifiable
via GILs
Are all GILs
records hotlinked
Are some GILs
records hotlinked
EPA National Library



GPO Access
Yes
Yes
HUD User



Institute of Peace Library



Interior Dept. Library



Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library

Yes Yes Yes
Library of Congress



NAL Library



NIH Library



NIST Virtual Library



GILs Applications, con't.
Libraries Are all resources identifiable
via GILs
Are some resources identifiable
via GILs
Are all GILs
records hotlinked
Are some GILs
records hotlinked
N.L.E. Library



N.L.M. Library



NOAA Library



NTIS



NTL Library



Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library



Smithsonian Institution Libraries



Transportation Dept. Library



U.S.G.S. Library



Kids Pages
Libraries Kids pages Do kids pages lead only to
Federal government resources
Do kids pages lead to
state or local government resources
Do kids pages lead to
commercial resources
Do kids pages lead to resources
hosted by education sites
EPA National Library Yes Yes


GPO Access Yes Yes


HUD User Yes Yes


Institute of Peace Library




Interior Dept. Library




Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library





Library of Congress Yes
Yes Yes
NAL Library Yes
Yes Yes Yes
NIH Library




NIST Virtual Library




Kids Pages, con't.
Libraries Kids pages Do kids pages lead only to
Federal government resources
Do kids pages lead to
state or local government resources
Do kids pages lead to
commercial resources
Do kids pages lead to resources
hosted by education sites
N.L.E. Library




N.L.M. Library Yes Yes


NOAA Library Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NTIS




NTL Library Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library




Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes



Transportation Dept. Library




U.S.G.S. Library




Means of Searching and Access
Libraries Are publications identifiable
via bibliographic records
Are publications identifiable
via browse applications
Are publications identifiable
via browse titles
Are publications identifiable
via browse subjects/topics
Are publications identifiable
via browse report numbers
Are publications identifiable
via full text search window
Are publications identifiable
via GILs
EPA National Library
Yes
Yes


GPO Access Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes
HUD User Yes



Yes
Institute of Peace Library
Yes Yes

Yes
Interior Dept. Library
Yes


Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes
Library of Congress Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes
NAL Library Yes



Yes
NIH Library






NIST Virtual Library Yes Yes
Yes


Means of Searching and Access, con't.
Libraries Are publications identifiable
via bibliographic records
Are publications identifiable
via browse applications
Are publications identifiable
via browse titles
Are publications identifiable
via browse subjects/topics
Are publications identifiable
via browse report numbers
Are publications identifiable
via full text search window
Are publications identifiable
via GILs
N.L.E. Library






N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes Yes


NOAA Library Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes
NTIS


Yes
Yes
NTL Library
Yes Yes Yes
Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes Yes Yes

Yes
Transportation Dept. Library Yes Yes Yes



U.S.G.S. Library






Access to Online Publications
Libraries Are online publications accessible
to the site users
Are some online publications
restricted to staff members
Are any online U.S. government
documents restricted
EPA National Library Yes

GPO Access Yes
Yes
HUD User Yes
Yes
Institute of Peace Library Yes
Yes
Interior Dept. Library Yes Yes Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes
Yes
Library of Congress Yes Yes
NAL Library Yes Yes Yes
NIH Library


NIST Virtual Library Yes Yes Yes
Access to Online Publications, con't.
Libraries Are online publications accessible
to the site users
Are some online publications
restricted to staff members
Are any online U.S. government
documents restricted
N.L.E. Library
Yes
N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library Yes
Yes
NTIS
Yes
NTL Library Yes Yes Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library Yes
Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes Yes
Transportation Dept. Library Yes Yes Yes
U.S.G.S. Library


Means of Searching Databases
Libraries Are databases identifiable
via bibliographic records
Are databases identifiable
via browse titles
Are databases identifiable
via browse topics
Are databases identifiable
via full text search windows
Are databases identifiable
via GILs
EPA National Library




GPO Access Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HUD User Yes

Yes
Institute of Peace Library


Yes
Interior Dept. Library Yes Yes
Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Library of Congress Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAL Library Yes Yes Yes Yes
NIH Library




NIST Virtual Library
Yes


Means of Searching Databases, con't.
Libraries Are databases identifiable
via bibliographic records
Are databases identifiable
via browse titles
Are databases identifiable
via browse topics
Are databases identifiable
via full text search windows
Are databases identifiable
via GILs
N.L.E. Library
Yes Yes

N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library Yes Yes Yes Yes
NTIS

Yes Yes
NTL Library

Yes Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library


Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes Yes


Transportation Dept. Library Yes



U.S.G.S. Library
Yes


Access to Databases
Libraries Are all databases accessible
to site users
Are any databases restricted
to staff members
Are any restricted databases Federal
EPA National Library


GPO Access Yes

HUD User
Yes Yes
Institute of Peace Library Yes

Interior Dept. Library
Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes

Library of Congress
Yes
NAL Library Yes

NIH Library


NIST Virtual Library
Yes
Access to Databases, con't.
Libraries Are all databases accessible
to site users
Are any databases restricted
to staff members
Are any restricted databases Federal
N.L.E. Library
Yes Yes
N.L.M. Library
Yes
NOAA Library Yes

NTIS
Yes Yes
NTL Library Yes

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library Yes

Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Yes
Transportation Dept. Library
Yes
U.S.G.S. Library Yes

Means of Searching (non-text) Images
Libraries Are images identifiable via
bibliographic record application
Are images identifiable via
browse title application
Are images identifiable via
browse topic application
Are images identifiable via
search engine (control numbers)
Are images identifiable via
search engine (key word or title)
Are images made
available via GILs
EPA National Library





GPO Access





HUD User N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Institute of Peace Library N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Interior Dept. Library





Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library

Yes



Library of Congress
Yes Yes
Yes
NAL Library
Yes Yes


NIH Library





NIST Virtual Library





Means of Searching (non-text) Images, con't.
Libraries Are images identifiable via
bibliographic record application
Are images identifiable via
browse title application
Are images identifiable via
browse topic application
Are images identifiable via
search engine (control numbers)
Are images identifiable via
search engine (key word or title)
Are images made
available via GILs
N.L.E. Library





N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes
Yes
NOAA Library
Yes Yes
Yes
NTIS





NTL Library





Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library





Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes


Yes
Transportation Dept. Library N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
U.S.G.S. Library
Yes Yes
Yes
Access to Collection(s) of Images
Libraries Are images available online Are some images restricted to staff members Are any restricted images Federal
EPA National Library


GPO Access


HUD User N/A N/A N/A
Institute of Peace Library N/A N/A N/A
Interior Dept. Library Yes

Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library
Yes

Library of Congress Yes

NAL Library Yes

NIH Library


NIST Virtual Library Yes

Access to Collection(s) of Images, con't.
Libraries Are images available online Are some images restricted to staff members Are any restricted images Federal
N.L.E. Library Yes

N.L.M. Library Yes

NOAA Library Yes

NTIS N/A N/A N/A
NTL Library


Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library


Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes

Transportation Dept. Library


U.S.G.S. Library Yes

Online Information Referral Services
Libraries Provides access
to partner sites:
Federal
Provides access
to partner sites:
state and/orlocal govts
Provides access
to partner sites:
(commercial
Provides access
to partner sites:
ed. institution
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
Federal
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
state and/or
local govts
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
commercial
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
ed. institution
E-mail site or
services contacts provided
Site indicates
an award
conferred upon it
EPA National Library







Yes
GPO Access Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes
HUD User


Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Institute of Peace Library
N/A


N/A
Yes Yes
Interior Dept. Library Yes


Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Labor Dept. Library and
Wirtz Labor Library




Yes Yes

Yes
Library of Congress



Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NAL Library

Yes Yes





NIH Library Yes


Yes Yes



NIST Virtual Library



Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Online Information Referral Services, con't.
Libraries Provides access
to partner sites:
Federal
Provides access
to partner sites:
state and/orlocal govts
Provides access
to partner sites:
(commercial
Provides access
to partner sites:
ed. institution
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
Federal
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
state and/or
local govts
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
commercial
Provides access
to non-partner sites:
ed. institution
E-mail site or
services contacts provided
Site indicates
an award
conferred upon it
N.L.E. Library


Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
N.L.M. Library Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes
NOAA Library



Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NTIS



Yes


Yes Yes
NTL Library Yes


Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reference Library







Yes
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Yes






Yes
Transportation Dept. Library



Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
U.S.G.S. Library



Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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