ScienceBase Directory

The ScienceBase Directory, available at www.sciencebase.gov/directory, can be used to search and discover people and organizations associated with the ScienceBase system. 

The purpose of the ScienceBase Directory is to catalog people and organizations, to provide information about them, and to allow the linking of cataloged records to their origin (person who produced the work) and affiliation (organization that sponsored the work). There are two types of Directory records: Person and Organization. Person records can include a link to an associated organization. ScienceBase Directory has cataloged people and organization records from the following sources: 

• Department of Interior (DOI) Active Directory to obtain information about DOI employees. 

• USGS LDAP server to obtain information about USGS employees and USGS offices and science centers. 

• Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS) contact information was obtained for DOI employees when ScienceBase Directory was established (however, FPPS information is not routinely harvested). 

• myUSGS users. myUSGS is a content management and collaboration tool suite and users are affiliated with federal, state, private, and academic institutions. 

ScienceBase Directory provides contact information to ScienceBase Catalog. Person and Organization contacts associated with a ScienceBase item are listed in the "Contacts" section of the page. A mouse hover over a record contact name produces a popup window with the contact's email address, along with a link to their party page. The party page shows contact information retrieved from ScienceBase Directory. USGS personnel have the most complete contact information, due to accessibility of USGS databases for ScienceBase ingestion. The party pages also show all items cataloged in ScienceBase with which the contact is associated.

Example - ScienceBase Contact Pages 

Using Sky Bristol, USGS employee, as an example: 

Sky's Directory record: https://www.sciencebase.gov/directory/person/1193 

Sky's Party Page: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/catalogParty/show/1193 

Organization Directory record: https://www.sciencebase.gov/directory/organization/17172 

Organization Party Page: https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/catalogParty/show/17172 

Personal Information 

ScienceBase only collects, uses, and maintains non-sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on USGS employees, contractors, affiliates, and other contributors. The personal information maintained in ScienceBase is not subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as the collection and use does not meet the Privacy Act definition as a system of records. The PII collected in ScienceBase is maintained in accordance with Federal records laws and will be handled as required by applicable Federal privacy laws and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  The system complies with NIST and other Federal requirements for data security as part of a formal program of assessment and authorization, and continuous monitoring. Please visit the DOI Privacy Policies page for additional information regarding the collection and use of PII when visiting USGS websites.