 Experienced staff can assist scientists, educators, students, media, and the public in ordering materials for their own use.Since it was formally established, the network of RPIFs has expanded to nine U.S. facilities and seven in other countries.The first RPIF to be established outside of the U.S. was in England in 1980 at the University College London (UCL), and since then RPIFs have been set up in Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, and Japan.