6 May 2025

Rising from the ashes: How ERDC's library recovered from a devastating fire in 1960

ERDC's librarians continue the legacy of determination forged from the ashes of the 1960 fire that destroyed almost $2 million of equipment and facilities at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES) along with a massive amount of literature and curated reference system.

31 May 2024

Bridging the gap: ERDC partners with Google Books

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) library is the first in the Department of Defense (DoD) to take part in a partnership with Google Books – a digital database that contains the full text of books, magazines and other printed material, allowing the user easy accessibility to information on the topic of interest.