Guide to USGS Series in the Madden Library

Table is alphabetical by series name:

Map Library = Maps Government Documents Dept. = GDD

Abbrev. Series Name Location Call Number Additional Info

A	Antarctic Geologic Map	Maps vertical	Check title in ALIS	Not filed by series #
B	Bulletin	GDD, US	I 19.3:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
C	Circular	GDD, US	I 19.4/2:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
CP	Circum-Pacific Map Series	Maps vertical	Check title in ALIS	Not filed by series
C-	Coal Investigations Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 H9 C63 no. C-#	Filed by series #
DDS-	Digital Data Series (CD-ROM)	GDD, US cd-rom	I 19.121:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
FS	Fact Sheet	GDD, US	I 19.127:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
GF	Geologic Folios aka Geologic Atlas of the U.S	Maps atlases (wall)	fff G 1201 .C5 U5 #	Volumes we own are in ALIS. Filed by volume #: index is with the set and in Ref binder at desk.
I	Geologic Investigations Series Series title changed from Miscellaneous Investigations Series	Maps vertical	G 3701 C5 M57 no.#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
SGMI	Geologic Map Index [of state]	Maps vertical & flat	Check title in ALIS	Not filed by series

Abbrev. Series Name Location Call Number Additional Info

GQ-	Geologic Quadrangle Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 C5 G4 no. GQ-#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
GP-	Geophysical Investigations Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 C5 G46 no. GP-#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
HA-	Hydrologic Investigations Atlas	Maps vertical	G 3701 C3 G4 no. HA-#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
HUM	Hydrologic Unit Map aka State Hydrologic Unit Map	Maps vertical	Check title in ALIS	Not filed by series
L	Land Use and Land Cover Maps	Maps flat	G 4361 .G4 svar .G4 [sheet name]	Filed by sheet name, not series # We have sheets for Calif only
MF-	Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map Series title changed to Miscellaneous Field Studies Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 H1 M56 no.#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
MR-	Mineral Investigations Resource Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 H1 M58 no. MR-#	Filed by series #
	Mineral Preliminary Strategic Maps		The Library does NOT have this series
MF-	Miscellaneous Field Studies Map Series title changed to Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 H1 M56 no.#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
I	Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations & Miscellaneous Investigations Series Series title changed to Geologic Investigations Series	Maps vertical	G 3701 C5 M57 no.#	Filed by series # Many not listed in ALIS
	Missouri Basin Study Maps		The Library does NOT have this series

Abbrev. Series Name Location Call Number Additional Info

Mono	Monographs	Maps flat	Check title in ALIS	“Series” created by Andriot^* for maps not in a numbered series
OC-	Oil and Gas Investigations Chart	Maps vertical	G 3701 H8 O32 no. 0C-#	Filed by series #
OM	Oil and Gas Investigations Map	Maps vertical	G 3701 H8 O35 no. OM-#	Filed by series #
OF	Open File Report	GDD, US Print, fiche, & cd-rom	I 19.76:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS Some early Calif. OFs have different call numbers. Consult the Open- File Reports binder in GDD Reference
P	Professional Paper	GDD, US	I 19.16:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
SGM SM STM	Special Geologic Map Special Map State Geological Map	Maps flat	Check title in ALIS
HUM	State Hydrologic Unit Map aka Hydrologic Unit Map	Maps vertical	Check title in ALIS	Not filed by series
TWI	Techniques of Water Resources Investigations	GDD, US	I 19.15/5:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
	Topographic maps, various series	Maps flat	Records for each series are in ALIS (Ask for assistance in the Map Library)	Some indiv sheets are in ALIS and searchable by sheet name (e.g. Fresno North)
WRI	Water Resources Investigations	GDD, US	I 19.42/4:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS
W	Water-Supply Paper	GDD, US	I 19.13:#	Filed by series # Not listed in ALIS

^* Guide to USGS Publications (Andriot). Maps Reference Z 6026 .G3 G84

C. Doyle rev 22 Sept 2004 d:/maps/Andriot.doc