The Geology of Liberia: a Selected Bibliography of LiberianGeology, Geography and Earth Science.
By R. Lee Hadden
Originally prepared by the US Geological Survey Library staff as part of anUS Department of State project to restore the Geological Library of Liberia, 1998-1999.Revised and Updated through 2006.Topographic Engineering Center May 2006US Army Corps of Engineers7701 Telegraph RoadAlexandria, Virginia 22315
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The Geology of Liberia: a SelectedBibliography of Liberian Geology, Geography and Earth Science.
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HADDEN, Robert Lee
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Prepared by the US Geological Survey Library as part of a US Department of Stateproject to restore the National Library of Liberia, 1998-1999. Revised, expanded and updated through 2006.
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This bibliography on the water and geological information of Liberia was begun in 1998as a request through the US Department of State by the Government of Liberia. Itbrings together selected citations from a variety of different cartographic,geographical, geological and hydrological resources and specialized librarycollections. Most of the citations have location information on where these items canbe located and used on site, and either borrowed through inter-library loan orpurchased through a commercial document delivery services.
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Liberia. Copper. Diamonds. Earth Sciences. Forests. Geology. Geography.Gold. Groundwater. Hydrology. Iron. Maps. Mining. Rubber. Soils. Surface-water. Water.
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Bibliography of Liberian Earth Science
PrefaceGovernment representatives of the Republic of Liberia and the US Department of Statevisited the US Geological Survey Library in late 1998 and again early in 1999. The NationalLibrary of Liberia in Monrovia was destroyed by the awful civil war in their country, and theirrepresentatives desired assistance torebuild their country's written heritage. Atthe request of the Department of State, theUSGS Library was able to supply themwith a complete bibliography of USGSpublications written about Liberia.The USGS Library staff was alsoable to supply them with copies of otherpublications written about their country bytheir own Liberian Geological Survey, aswell as reports and maps by other private,commercial and governmentalorganizations. It was discovered that theUSGS Library had a far greater collectionon the geology of Liberia than theirnational library had owned before it wasdestroyed.The Liberian representatives applied for a grant from the US Department of State to coverthe cost to copy the materials published by the US Geological Survey in the USGS Library for theuse of their library, since these government documents and maps had no copyright restrictions.Later, the plan was to extend the bibliography to comprehensively cover the geological literature of Liberia, as they intended to purchase those copyrighted items needed to refill their librarycollections.By collecting so many publications over so many years through exchanges, gifts andpurchases, the US Geological Survey Library staff has built up a significant collection of theworld's knowledge of the earth's sciences. It was also a remarkably cost effective collection, sincemany of these publications were acquired through scientific exchange with the government of Liberia and their agencies. As a result, there was little cash spent on obtaining their reports andmaps, since for many years, extra copies of USGS scientific publications were simply exchangedfor their geological publications. By collecting in this manner over time, the USGS Libraryacquired an excellent reservoir of earth science information about their country, which cannot becompared with any other library for the breath and scope of our collection of Liberian materials.By doing this with so many different countries, of which Liberia is only one example, andexchanging their reports, books and maps and reports with their private organizations as well, theUSGS Library has been able to build up a massive amount of information that is freely available tothe earth science community, at relatively little cost.The willingness to share the USGS Library collection and services with Liberia and othercountries whose libraries are harmed by natural disaster or war, recapitulates the USGS Librarymandate for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.7/11/2006 3
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