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Finding Information in the Atmospheric Sciences Overview of library services MadCat, the library catalog Searching Finding journal articles Finding government documents Finding dissertations
Schwerdtfeger Library Services
Project support, general and in-depth reference Provide access to and instruction in use of library
resources, e.g., Resources in Atmospheric Sciences Find, recall, borrow, return books from/to campus libraries Borrow books from libraries off campus Get articles from journals not available on campus Current Contents Instructional support to faculty and graduate students Create bibliographies/subject collections Create image collections
MadCat
The Library catalog, used to find books, government reports, journal titles and their locations on campus
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
Schwerdtfeger Library holdings in MadCat
MadCat Options
View your library record Renew books View course reserves Place requests Proxy service Searching E-mail search results About electronic journals
Search Strategies
Plan your search Remember variant word endings, Boolean
connectors and synonyms Limit search terms to specific fields (title,
subject heading), within a certain proximity to each other, year ranges
Note controlled vocabularies
Finding Journal Articles
UW Madison Libraries have licensed many databases for your use
Emphasis is on finding literature related to the atmospheric sciences
After finding specific articles, search for the journal title in MadCat for location on campus
Some databases may have links to full-text
Databases
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts Oceanic Abstracts Aerospace Database Web of Science INSPEC GEOREF NTIS
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts Updated monthly, July 1974 - MGA covers meteorology, climatology,
oceanography, remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, hydrology, etc.
Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, technical reports
Includes abstract for most entries Pre-1974 literature can be found using print
version of Met. Abstracts
Search Met Abstracts
Select “Advanced Search” Serials source list Thesaurus -- subject terms Author index Search history Search results -- retrieve full-text for AMS
journals, e-mail or export results
Oceanic Abstracts
Updated monthly, 1984 - Premier database for marine resources Covers biology, ecology, marine geology,
geophysics, geochemistry, oceanography, marine pollution, environmental protection
Search results Same interface as Met Abstracts, Aerospace
Database
Aerospace Database
Updated quarterly, 1986 - Journal articles, conferences, books, reports,
theses and patents Covers fields of aerospace engineering,
technology, and space-related research, including meteorology
Same search interface as Met Abstracts, Oceanic Abstracts
Web of Science
Updated weekly, 1982 - Combination of three databases Indexes peer-reviewed journal literature only -- does
not include reports, conference proceedings, dissertations…
Known for its currency and meticulous indexing Used to do general, cited reference or author
searching Pre-1981, use Science Citation Index in print
Search Web of Science
Full Search Select “Science Citation Index” and coverage General search Cited reference search Search results
Inspec: Information Services for the Physics & Engineering Communities Updated monthly, 1969 - Covers physics, electrical engineering, electronics,
computers, etc. Includes journal articles, conference papers,
significant books, tech reports, dissertations Includes abstracts Pre-1969, consult Computer and Control Abstracts,
Science Abstracts Series A: Physics and Science
Abstracts Series B: Electrical, in print
Georef
Updated bimonthly, 1785 - Indexes earth sciences literature of the world Includes journal articles, conference papers,
reports, guidebooks, theses, monographs Recommend using “search builder” and
“indexes” NTIS, Inspec and Georef have same search
interface and can be searched simultaneously
Government Documents, Gray Literature
What are they? Why are they important? Who publishes them? What characteristics do they have? Where can I find them? How can I obtain them?
NTIS Bibliographic Index
Updated quarterly, 1983 - Contains descriptions of U.S. government sponsored
sci/tech research from DOD, DOE, EPA, NASA, NOAA…
Covers astronomy, atmospheric science, biotechnology, computers, energy, engineering, etc.
Included are: reports on contracts/grants, tech memos, tech reports, dissertations, etc.
Pre-1983, consult Government Reports and Announcements Index in print
Search NTIS
Advanced search General index Search history leads to search builder Search results
Other Gray Lit Databases
GrayLit Network DOE Information Bridge NASA Online Directives Information Sys
tem (NODIS) Air Force Master Catalog
Finding Dissertations on Campus
Schwerdtfeger Library holds masters theses and doctoral dissertations for AOS
Memorial Library is the depository for all Ph.D. dissertations; not all masters theses are deposited in libraries
Search MadCat for location Contact a library for interlibrary loan, to see if it was
published in report form, or to purchase Some dissertations published as journal articles,
reports if funded by government contract
Finding Dissertations: Databases
Proquest Digital Dissertations, 1861- Current Research @ UW-Madison Index to Theses…..Great Britain and Ireland CRL’s Foreign Doctoral Dissertations Databa
se
Recap
Determine search criteria or what it is you’re searching for
Select database(s) to be searched Check MadCat for availability and
location Questions? Check with a librarian http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/library/e-resources.htm