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Lis-maps: In case you thought only UK map collections were being broken up and/or destroyed . . . 'We are not alone' Francis Herbert [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Maps-L [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:25 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAPS-L: EPA closes its libraries, destroys documents -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fwd: EPA closes its libraries, destroys documents Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:10:52 EST From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] This looks like something that might concern many subscribers to this list. David Allen Encinitas, CA **The EPA Closes Its Libraries, Destroys Documents** Dear Carolyn, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun closing its nationwide network of scientific libraries, effectively preventing EPA scientists and the public from accessing vast amounts of data and information on issues from toxicology to pollution. Several libraries have already been dismantled, with their contents either destroyed or shipped to repositories where they are uncataloged and inaccessible. The scientific information contained in the EPA libraries is essential to the agency's ability to make fully informed decisions that carry out its mission of protecting human health and the environment. Members of Congress have asked the EPA to cease and desist dismantling these libraries. **Please call EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson at (202) 564-4700 either today or Monday and tell him how much scientists rely on data and literature. Urge him to immediately halt the dismantling of the library system until Congress approves the EPA budget and all materials are readily available online.**** ** Sincerely, Michael Halpern National Field Organizer Scientific Integrity Program **Tell-A-Friend:** Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. * Tell-a-Friend!* <http://ucsaction.org/campaign/12_1_06_EPA_Library_Closures/forward/in3g g7w425ik6je?> **Background:*** *The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains a nationwide network of 27 libraries that provide critical scientific information on human health and environmental protection, not only to EPA scientists, but also to other researchers and the general public. The libraries represent a unique and invaluable source of scientific knowledge on issues from hazardous waste to toxicology to pollution control. Additional benefit to scientific researchers is gained from the expertise of a dedicated library staff, who field more than 100,000 database and reference questions per year from EPA scientists and the public. *More...* <http://ucsaction.org/campaign/12_1_06_EPA_Library_Closures/in3gg7w425ik 6je?>