RECORD
Iowa Geological Survey
- URI:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/isun0284.html
- Preferred form:
- Iowa Geological Survey
- Alternative forms:
- IGS
- Term type:
- Authority Corporate Name
- Vocabulary:
- Iowa State University names
- Language of term:
- eng
- Start date:
- 1892
- Definition:
- Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
- Usage:
- Use this name to describe resources by or about the state agency established in 1892. Prior to 1892, geological surveys and studies were not conducted under a specific state agency. See close or exact matches in external vocabularies for more information about this term. Review and assign terms as appropriate.
- History:
- Metadata Services recommends this form of the name over other variants.
- Associated locations:
- Iowa
- Exact match in external vocabulary:
- Iowa Geological Survey
- Source:
-
Sketch of the Geology of Iowa, viewed on 2024-12-17
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9c93z; From the State Geologist (information on founding), viewed on 2024-12-17 https://iowageologicalsurvey.uiowa.edu/about-us/state-geologist; IGS History, Vol. I (historical information), viewed on 2024-12-17 Publisher:
- Library of Congress
- Rights:
- http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/