Public Accsess to EPA's Online Library System(OLS):

             Books - Reports - Journals

Air Quality    Global Issues   Health Effects
       Hazardous Waste      Laboratory Methods
 Pollution Prevention  Toxic Substances   Water Pollution

The Online Library System(OLS) is a computerized list of bibliographic
citations compiled by the EPA library network. EPA provides this menu-driven,
user-friendly system at no cost to support public access to environmental
information. The only charges that will be incurred through use of the
system are telecommunications charges.

                    . OLS DATABASES .

        OLS consists of several related databases that can be used to
        locate books, reports, and articles on a variety of topics. The
        material in OLS is updated every two weeks, and can be searched
        by numerous access points, such as title, author, and keyword.

        National Catalog      Citations and summaries on environmentally
                               encompassing biology, chemistry, ecology,
                               and other basic sciences; and EPA reports
                               distributed through the National Technical
                               Information Service.
        Hazardous Waste        Citations and summaries for key materials on
                                hazardous waste.
        CLean Lakes            Citations and summaries on topics relating to
                                lake management, protection, and restoration.
        EPA Region 1           Selected items owned by the Region 1 Library.
        Chemical Collection    Citations for items relating to chemicals.
             System

        For information about the Online Library System, please contact the
         nearest EPA Library. A list of the libraries is available on the
         system's HELP Screen.

Dialing Into The System...

Number For Dial-In Access: (919)541-4642        To Log-In: Dial into the
Use these transmission & format settings:       system. At the first system
       300-9600 baud rate                       prompt, type IBMPSI. At the
       7 data bits per character                second system prompt, type
       Even Parity                              OLS. To Print: Available only
       One Stop Bit                             through your telecommunications
                                                software. Searches must be
                                                captured on disk to print.
                                                To Log-Out:
                                                Type Q or Quit at the system
                                                prompt.

USER SUPPORT:
* Call EPA's National Computer Center for technical system assistance(help
  with anything that happens before you type "OLS" at the system prompt) at
  1-800-334-2405.
* Contact the EPA Library in Research Triangle Park, NC for the OLS User
  Guide and other system documentation at (919)541-2777.