Welcome to the EAPS Library

EAPS Library Information

About Us

Mission Statement:

The major emphasis of the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Library (EAPS Library) collection is in the following subject areas: Atmospheric Sciences, General Geology, Paleontology, Structural Geology, Sedimentology, Geoscience Teaching, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology, and Hydrogeology. The EAPS Library is a depository of the U.S. Geological Survey. Also, state geological survey material is collected from the various states. The collections and services of the EAS Library are available to the entire university community, though this library primarily supports the research and instructional activities of the Department of the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ' faculty, students, and staff.

Poster: THE EAPS LIBRARY THROUGH THE AGES presented at the 40th Anniversary Celebration Symposium

EAPS THESES AND DISSERTATIONS (searchable database)
Click on the blue heading above for the fully searchable database. Shelved in alphabetic order by author, the EAPS theses and dissertations collection is located across from the librarian's office. This set may be checked out. The noncirculating depository set is located in Hicks Repository in the Undergraduate Library.

Reference Collection
The reference collection, located adjacent to the circulation desk, is arranged in call number sequence and consists of bibliographies, specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, lexicons, and atlases. GEOREF is the major online indexing source for geosciences. MGA (Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts) is the major indexing source for atmospheric sciences. They both are available to Purdue faculty, students and staff with a valid ID. The reference collection may be used only in the library.
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Periodicals
The EAPS Library subscribes to 236 serial titles. They are shelved in alphabetic order. The ends of each shelf lists exact holdings and cross-references to title variations, i.e. beginning volume, year, what has been sent to Hicks Repository, etc. Recent issues are on display in the magazine reading racks. Unbound issues are shelved with the bound journals immediately after each title. Periodicals may be checked out for two days. A list of the EAPS journals in electronic format is available: Electronic Journals

Monographs
The monograph collection is shelved in Dewey Decimal order. The New Book Shelf, located near the circulation desk, displays new books for two weeks. New books may be checked out immediatelay upon receipt in the library.
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Government Documents
The library receives many government documents, the bulk of which are composed of maps and U.S. Geological Survey items. Other government documents that do not fit into these categories are shelved by SUDOC number at the very beginning of the monographs before the 000's.
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Map Room
The EAPS Map Room containing 203,000 topographic maps, is located in a room separate from the main facility. The hours of the Map Room are: 8am - 5pm, Monday-Friday. The bulk of maps housed here are collected through the government documents depository program. U.S. Geological Survey topographic and geologic maps may be found here, as may topographic maps from the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency. Nautical charts of the Great Lakes region, forestry maps for the U.S., and other maps interest to the Purdue community are also collected. Purdue University is the only official depository for Canadian topographic maps in Indiana. Please note, the Map Room is closed evenings and weekends.
Floorplan of Map Room

Services

Reference Service
The librarian, library assistants, and student assistants are available to help users find information, use the collection or use the databases from 8am to 5pm weekdays. Evenings and weekends, the library is staffed with a student assistant who can assist in locating material and charging out books. Please note, the Map Room is closed evenings and weekends.

Class Instruction on Library Research
Instructors may request class lectures on library resources and research techniques to be presented by the librarian. Special assistance can be provided for specific class assingments if arrangements are made in advance. Demonstrations of on-line searching and use of indexes are available on an individual or group basis. For more information, please contact a full-time staff member.
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Locating Materials
Users can locate titles of interest by using one of the following sources:
1. Purdue's Online Catalog
2. Indexes to the Journal and Conference Literature (Indexes available campuswide) , including
GeoRef and MGA).

Loan Policy (note overdue charges)
A valid Purdue photo I.D. student or staff card is required for checking out material from the library.
Loan periods are as follows:

Regular books and theses

Journals

Reserve books

Reference materials; periodical indexes and abstracts