Soil Surveys are paperbound publications containing text and soil maps. Each Soil Survey covers a county (e.g. Soil Survey of Gilliam County, Oregon). They are cataloged, and listed in PSU's Online Public Access Catalog (SIRSI): call number: S591.A22, and shelved on the 5th floor.

CONTENTS

The following is a table of contents for a typical Soil Survey:

Index to soil map units

General nature of the county

General soil map

Soil maps for detailed planning

Use and management of soils

Soil properties

Classification of soils

Soil series and morphology

Formation of soils

Only those re. California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington are on the shelf. The rest are in storage, except for the Metro area (e.g. Multnomah County) which are shelved in the workroom on the Science-Engineering floor of the Library. Ask for them at the reference desk.

INDEXES

In addition to PSU holdings in our on-line catalog, soil surveys are indexed on CD-ROM and in paper copy in the basement. See the:

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.