RPIF Collection

The Center for Information and Research Services (CIRS) contains more than 49,000 cataloged monographs, slides, maps, and documents, and more than 195 current journals and newsletters. The subject emphasis of the collection is primarily astronomy and geology, with limited collection development extending into the secondary support fields of computer science and remote sensing.

The Regional Planetary Image Facilities (RPIF) were established by NASA to provide access to planetary images and maps for use by the scientific and educational communities. The facilities house imagery and cartographic products from missions such as Apollo, Clementine, Galileo, Viking, and Voyager.

Image Collection

Planetary imagery is available in a variety of formats, including negatives, prints, positive transparencies, 35-millimeter slides, video, and digital disks. The collection also includes press release images, lunar sample images, slide sets, photo atlases, and globes. A more detailed description of the CIRS imagery holdings is available below.

• Imagery Collection Description
• Planetary Imagery Web Sites
  

Map Collection

Maps for various planets and satellites have been produced in several formats. Among them are topographic, shaded relief, and geologic folded and flat maps, atlases, and digital maps. A detailed description of the CIRS cartographic holdings is provided below. The maps have been cataloged and the library catalog can be used to determine if a specific map is in the CIRS collection.

• Cartographic Collection Description
• USGS Map Index
• Search the Library Catalog
  

Journal Collection

The CIRS journal collection includes scientific journals in astronomy and geology as well as related areas such as remote sensing. It also includes popular journals and newsletters. Indexes for geology and astronomy literature are also available. A detailed listing of CIRS holdings is provided below.

• CIRS Journal Holdings List
• Journal Home Page Sites
  

Last updated
April 3, 2003