To efficiently and effectively provide NOAA staff with current and historical information resources needed to accomplish their goals and objectives. To serve the public with comprehensive access to NOAA history and science wherever and whenever possible.
The NOAA Central Library, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and its libraries at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Miami), National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center (Miami), Western Regional Center (Seattle), and Camp Springs (Maryland), provide information and research support to NOAA staff and the public. The library also networks with over 20 NOAA libraries across the nation.
- NOAA Photo Library at www.photolib.noaa.gov
- Interlibrary Loan
- Research Assistance
- Large collection of historic and current resources on weather, fisheries, climate, navigation, geodesy and charting