Pacific Region Libraries

Pacific Region Headquarters Library, Vancouver

Institute of Ocean Sciences Library, Sidney

Pacific Biological Station Library, Nanaimo

Pacific Region Headquarters Library services

Welcome to the Fisheries and Oceans Library in Vancouver. The Pacific Region Headquarters Library was founded in 1962 with a mandate to provide interpretation and retrieval of information in support of Fisheries and Oceans Canada's programs and projects. The library's collections are specialized in the areas of fisheries management, salmonid enhancement, species at risk, habitat management, aquaculture, and First Nations agreements.

Members of the public may borrow via their public library. Check the DFO Libraries page on the internet for the catalogue, full text reports, etc.

DFO staff may access the full suite of library services on the intranet.

Address
Library
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
16th Floor
200-401 Burrard Street
Vancouver BC V6C 3S4

Reference
Telephone: 604-666-3851 or 604-666-6371
Email: paclibrary@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Interlibrary Loans
Telephone: 604-666-3851
Fax: 604-666-3145
Email: paclibrary@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Head Librarian
Telephone: 604-666-6371

Hours
8:00 - 4:00, Monday - Friday
Onsite staff: 24 hours a day
Public: 9:00-3:30 - Please telephone in advance for an appointment.

Need Assistance?

The library staff can help in many aspect of using the library and its resources:

• Searching the WAVES catalogue
• Locating items in the library
• Providing research advice and helping with research strategies

Institute of Ocean Sciences Library

The Institute of Ocean Sciences Library was created in 1972 to support the research activities of the newly established west coast oceanographic research institute. It continues in this role providing a wide range of services to the research staff of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The Library provides the same range of services to the research staff of Natural Resources Canada's Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific, which is housed in the same building complex. Employees of the Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region Base in Victoria may use and photocopy library materials on site and may borrow library materials. The Library offers limited services to consultants from the local marine research community, as well as research staff of other government and academic facilities in the Victoria area. Members of the public may use and photocopy library materials on site. The Library provides loans and photocopies to other libraries worldwide through international interlibrary loan.

The library has collections in the areas of oceanography, hydrography, ocean research, environmental science, geology, geophysics, seismology and earthquake studies. The Library holds over 80,000 catalogued items, including textbooks, journals, technical reports, and electronic resources. The Library's holdings are accessible through WAVES, the catalogue of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Libraries.

Address
Library
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
9860 West Saanich Road
P.O. Box 6000
Sidney BC V8L 4B2

Telephone: 250-363-6392
Fax: 250-363-6749
Email: paclibraryios@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Hours
Onsite staff: 24 hours a day
Public: 9:00-3:30, Monday - Friday
Please telephone in advance for an appointment.

Pacific Biological Station Library

The Library of the Pacific Biological Station is the oldest and largest of the DFO libraries on Canada's west coast. It has its origins in the collections of Rev. George W. Taylor, which were purchased by the Biological Board of Canada from the estate of the Pacific Biological Station's first curator in 1913. The collections directly support the biological and fisheries investigations of DFO Pacific Region's Science branch, but also will provide information on a wide range of topics concerning British Columbia's marine and freshwater resources. The Library holds an extensive collection of Russian fisheries and oceanographic literature. The Library may be used directly by anyone working on the Pacific Biological Station campus. The public also may visit and use the collections during regular staff hours.

Address
Library
Pacific Biological Station
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
3190 Hammond Bay Road
Nanaimo BC V9R 5K6

Reference
Telephone: 250-756-7071
Email: paclibrarypbs@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Interlibrary loan
Telephone: 250-756-7150
Email: paclibrarypbs@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Head, Library Services
Telephone: 250-756-7071

Hours (public access)
8:30-4:30, Monday - Friday