Today and in the years to come, researchers and biologists face an information explosion. FWRS provides full text copies of documents to biologists, management personnel, and others interested in information produced with Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration or Wildlife Restoration funding. Information produced under Anadromous Fish Conservation and Endangered Species Grant Programs or through the Cooperative Fishery and Wildlife Research Units is also provided. FWRS is the resource for full text information on fish and wildlife survey and management research topics. Clients are all other persons who have a need for or interest in Fish and Wildlife Reference Service material.
All services are available to both types of users.
Indexes of State Fish and Wildlife Research Quarterly Newsletter Referrals to other resources Services planned for the future include dial-up access to FWRS' computer resources, allowing users to perform their own searches of the document database and fish and wildlife research files. The service provides a toll free telephone number allowing requestors to order FWRS database searches and other products. FWRS also accepts requests via the mail and in person. The FWRS Center is specially organizaed to receive visitors and to provide a full range of onsite service at its reading room. Visitors to FWRS have access to the document collection and to the staff for direct assistance in definng information needs, identifying materials and answering questions.