ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program Vol. 18, no. 05 GP 3.16/3-2:18/05 March 15, 1997 United States Bureau of Mines, 1910 - 1996 [Information provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Library.] From 1910 through 1995, employees of the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) provided information to many people and organizations throughout the world. In September, 1995, the U.S. Congress voted to abolish the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM). The bill became law on January 26, 1996 when the "Balanced Budget Downpayment Act" (P.L. 104-99) was approved. Final appropriations were made in P.L. 104- 34, April 26, 1996. Between September, 1995 and January, 1996, employees worked to close down the USBM in an orderly manner. Abolishing an 85-year-old statutory agency in less than 100 days resulted in some gaps--mainly, what happened to the specialists and all that information? This bulletin is an unofficial communique, intended to provide sources for locating information published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines from 1910-1995, as well as a quick overview of those projects which survived. As the USBM identity disappeared, contacts for USBM-published information also disappeared. Now, most of the information published by the USBM is available only through repository sources. Points of contact for the few USBM programs which were transferred to other government agencies are listed below. Library contacts listed below may be willing, as a last resort, to provide information about USBM publications. The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has a "legacy" collection of USBM publications dating from 1910-1995. These publications are available for purchase from NTIS and represent most of the research work done by the USBM in the fields of mining technology, mine safety and health, and mineral industry information. NTIS plans to make a database of these records available on its home page. Until then, NTIS Sales Desk staff will locate Bureau of Mines publications on request. Paper indexes to the entire list of USBM pubs ("List of Bureau of Mines Publications and Articles" -- 11 volumes) are also available from NTIS. The Bureau of Mines was a participating agency in the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) Depository Library Program. Many depository libraries received USBM publications and should have them available for use in the library. Depository libraries should contact GPO for information regarding titles which may be published under new agency names. The USBM video program is defunct, although a few educational institutions may still have a loan program. Corporations which co-produced the films with the USBM may also have copies. CONTACTS: FORMER U.S. BUREAU OF MINES To purchase USBM publications National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Phone: 1-800-553-NTIS or 703-487-4650 Website: http://www.ntis.gov E-mail: info@ntis.fedworld.gov Health and Safety Programs Transferred to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pittsburgh, PA and Spokane, WA Program contact: 412-892-6601 Library contact: 412-892-4431 (Pittsburgh) Library contact: 509-484-1610 (Spokane) Library E-mail: kis2@niosh5.em.cdc.gov OCLC symbol: qpc Materials Research Program Transferred to U.S. Department of Energy Albany, OR Program contact: 541-967-5892 Library contact: 541-967-5864 Library E-mail: clark@alrc.doe.gov OCLC symbol: bmb Minerals Information Programs Transferred to U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA and Denver, CO Program contact: 703-648-6140 Website: http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals Library contact: 703-648-7754 Library E-mail: mic_lib@usgs.gov OCLC symbol: ueb* *UEB is an inactive library. If UEB is listed as a holding library, please send request to GIS with note: "UEB" collection. Minerals Analysis Program Transferred to U.S. Bureau of Land Management Juneau, AK and Anchorage, AK Program contact: 907-364-2111 Library contact: 907-364-2111 Library E-mail: N/A OCLC symbol: N/A Robert Bier U.S. Geological Survey Library 952 National Center Reston, Va. 20192 Voice: (703) 648-6207 E-mail: rbier@usgs.gov Fax: (703) 648-7753