EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE GEOSCIENCE LITERATURE: NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE USGS PUBLICATIONS WAREHOUSE

The United States Geological Survey has recently released an updated and enhanced version of their on-line publications system, the Publications Warehouse. In addition to numerous enhancements to the interface, the USGS is now including citations for literature authored by USGS staff in addition to publications published by the Survey. This new development will support future identification of relevant geoscience literature that may be in the public domain due to federal law regarding public access to federally funded research. These enhancements will impact future generations of researchers and will potentially increase the availability and use of federal research within the geoscience literature.

The presentation will focus on the recent enhancements as well as planned future developments to improve the durability of digital information and the long-term preservation of the geoscience literature using this and other tools within the United States Geological Survey.