Finding Information in the Atmospheric Sciences n Overview of library services n MadCat, the library catalog n Searching n Finding journal articles n Finding government documents n Finding dissertations

Schwerdtfeger Library Services n Project support, general and in-depth reference n Provide access to and instruction in use of library resources, e.g., Resources in Atmospheric SciencesResources in Atmospheric Sciences n Find, recall, borrow, return books from/to campus libraries n Borrow books from libraries off campus n Get articles from journals not available on campus n Current Contents Current Contents n Instructional support to faculty and graduate students n Create bibliographies/subject collections n Create image collections

MadCat n The Library catalog, used to find books, government reports, journal titles and their locations on campus n Journal articles or contents of books (specific chapters) ARE NOT in MadCat -- find them in appropriate database, then search for journal or book title in MadCat n Schwerdtfeger Library holdings in MadCat

MadCat Options n View your library record n Renew books n View course reserves n Place requests n Proxy service Proxy service n Searching n search results n About electronic journals

Search Strategies n Plan your search n Remember variant word endings, Boolean connectors and synonyms n Limit search terms to specific fields (title, subject heading), within a certain proximity to each other, year ranges n Note controlled vocabularies

Finding Journal Articles n UW Madison Libraries have licensed many databases for your use n Emphasis is on finding literature related to the atmospheric sciences n After finding specific articles, search for the journal title in MadCat for location on campus n Some databases may have links to full-text

Databases n Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts n Oceanic Abstracts n Aerospace Database n Web of Science n INSPEC n GEOREF n NTIS

Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts n Updated monthly, July n MGA covers meteorology, climatology, oceanography, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, hydrology, etc. n Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, technical reports n Includes abstract for most entries n Pre-1974 literature can be found using print version of Met. Abstracts

Search Met Abstracts n Select “Advanced Search” n Serials source list n Thesaurus -- subject terms n Author index n Search history n Search results -- retrieve full-text for AMS journals, or export results

Oceanic Abstracts n Updated monthly, n Premier database for marine resources n Covers biology, ecology, marine geology, geophysics, geochemistry, oceanography, marine pollution, environmental protection n Search results n Same interface as Met Abstracts, Aerospace Database

Aerospace Database n Updated quarterly, n Journal articles, conferences, books, reports, theses and patents n Covers fields of aerospace engineering, technology, and space-related research, including meteorology n Same search interface as Met Abstracts, Oceanic Abstracts

Web of Science n Updated weekly, n Combination of three databases n Indexes peer-reviewed journal literature only -- does not include reports, conference proceedings, dissertations… n Known for its currency and meticulous indexing n Used to do general, cited reference or author searching n Pre-1981, use Science Citation Index in print

Search Web of Science n Full Search n Select “Science Citation Index” and coverage n General search n Cited reference search n Search results

Inspec: Information Services for the Physics & Engineering Communities n Updated monthly, n Covers physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computers, etc. n Includes journal articles, conference papers, significant books, tech reports, dissertations n Includes abstracts n Pre-1969, consult Computer and Control Abstracts, Science Abstracts Series A: Physics and Science Abstracts Series B: Electrical, in print

Georef n Updated bimonthly, n Indexes earth sciences literature of the world n Includes journal articles, conference papers, reports, guidebooks, theses, monographs n Recommend using “search builder” and “indexes” n NTIS, Inspec and Georef have same search interface and can be searched simultaneously

Government Documents, Gray Literature n What are they? n Why are they important? n Who publishes them? n What characteristics do they have? n Where can I find them? n How can I obtain them?

NTIS Bibliographic Index n Updated quarterly, n Contains descriptions of U.S. government sponsored sci/tech research from DOD, DOE, EPA, NASA, NOAA… n Covers astronomy, atmospheric science, biotechnology, computers, energy, engineering, etc. n Included are: reports on contracts/grants, tech memos, tech reports, dissertations, etc. n Pre-1983, consult Government Reports and Announcements Index in print

Search NTIS n Advanced search n General index n Search history leads to search builder n Search results

Other Gray Lit Databases n GrayLit Network GrayLit Network n DOE Information Bridge DOE Information Bridge n NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS) NASA Online Directives Information System (NODIS) n Air Force Master Catalog Air Force Master Catalog

Finding Dissertations on Campus n Schwerdtfeger Library holds masters theses and doctoral dissertations for AOS n Memorial Library is the depository for all Ph.D. dissertations; not all masters theses are deposited in libraries n Search MadCat for location n Contact a library for interlibrary loan, to see if it was published in report form, or to purchase n Some dissertations published as journal articles, reports if funded by government contract

Finding Dissertations: Databases n Proquest Digital Dissertations, Proquest Digital Dissertations n Current UW-Madison Current UW-Madison n Index to Theses…..Great Britain and Ireland Index to Theses…..Great Britain and Ireland n CRL’s Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Database CRL’s Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Database

Recap n Determine search criteria or what it is you’re searching for n Select database(s) to be searched n Check MadCat for availability and location n Questions? Check with a librarian n