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February 15, 2004

GP 3.16/3-2:25/02
(Vol. 25, no. 02)

USGS Series Revised

[Text provided by USGS. Changes will be made in Administrative Notes, Technical Supplement, and in WEBTech Notes.]

The increased emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach to research has led the U.S. Geological Survey to revise its scientific publication series. The series resulting from this change are designed to accommodate a broad range of research topics in biology, geology, geography, and hydrology.

The resulting series are Circular, Data Series, Fact Sheet, General Information Product, Professional Paper, Open-File Report, Scientific Investigations Map, Scientific Investigations Report, and Techniques and Methods.

The following titles will be discontinued and absorbed into the revised series:

Biological Science Report;

Bulletin; Digital Data Series;

Geologic Investigations Series (I-maps);

Hydrologic Investigations Atlas (HA-maps);

Information and Technology Report;

Miscellaneous Field Studies Map (MF-maps);

Techniques of Water Resources Investigations (TWRI);

Topographic Instructions; and

Water Resources Investigations (WRI).

The list below outlines the scope of the revised series and their relationship with the discontinued titles.

TITLE	SCOPE	INCORPORATES	NUMBERING	EXAMPLE
Circular	General science and public policy topics related to the mission of the USGS		No change	Circular 2345
Data Series	Release of basic data sets, databases, computer programs, etc.	Digital Data Series Information and Technology Report	Continues the numbering of Digital Data Series, without the DDS prefix	Data Series 55
Fact Sheet	Brief descriptions of USGS science and products		Uses year-number; numbers start with 3001+	Fact Sheet 2004-3001
General Information Product	Topics of general interest in a variety of formats (pamphlets, postcards, posters, bookmarks, teacher kits, etc.)		Sequential	General Information Product 1
Professional Paper	Premier series of the USGS containing comprehensive scientific reports	Biological Science Report	No change	Professional Paper 3456
Open-File Report	Interpretive information that must be released immediately, preliminary information, or information that does not warrant release in one of the other USGS series		Uses year-number; numbers start with 1001+	Open-File Report 2004-1001
Scientific Investigations Map	Scientific results of studies presented as maps, charts, stratigraphic sections, or other large illustrations	Geologic Investigations Series (I-maps) Hydrologic Investigations Atlases (HA-maps) Miscellaneous Field Studies Maps (MF-maps) Water Resources Investigations Report (WRI) maps	Continues the numbering of I-maps, without the I- prefix	Scientific Investigations Map 2456
Scientific Investigations Report	Significant data and interpretations of lasting scientific interest but generally narrower in scope than Professional Papers	Biological Science Report Bulletin Information and Technology Report Water Resources Investigations Report (WRI)	Uses year-number; numbers start with 5001+	Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5001
Techniques and Methods	Descriptions of procedures for collection, analysis, or interpretation of scientific data	Information and Technology Report Techniques of Water Resources Investigations (TWRI) Topographic Instructions	Continues the numbering of Techniques of Water Resources Investigations (TWRI)	Techniques and Methods Book 8, Chapter A, Part 3