GEO 323: Climatology

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• Librarian: Andrea Wirth
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For your GEO 323 research paper, you are required to use the style of one of the following journals:

• Journal of Climate
  • Journals of the AMS (see "A brief guide for Authors)
• International Journal of Climatology
  • Instructions to Authors
    
• Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Tools for Authors : Text Preparation and Formatting (see Reference Style Guide)
    

The library has subscriptions to each of the journals above.  You may find it helpful to review in-text citations and reference lists for recent articles.

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Some common elements of a journal citation (books and other formats require some different elements) include:

• Author name(s)
• Year of publication 
• Article title
• Journal title
• Volume (& sometimes issue number)
• Page numbers of the article 

It is helpful to note the citation details as you find sources you plan to use.  This will make creating your reference list much easier.

In addition to the databases (described in a different section of this page) you should be aware of and know how to use the following library resources:

E-journals list
Direct access to 1000's of electronic journals that the OSU Libraries subscribe to.

If you found a citation in a database, but couldn't get to the complete article (full text) you can check the e-journals list to see if we have it online from a different source. 

• Tips for using the Ejournals list, here.

Library catalog

Search for books and journal titles here.

• Tips for working from a book's catalog record, here.

Summit catalog
Search the catalogs of 36 regional libraries and request delivery of materials that OSU does not own.  Delivery typically takes 2-3 business days.  You are notified by email when books arrive.

There is not a single source to search for scholarly climatology literature.  For this class, I recommend two multidisciplinary databases - but other databases are available from the complete list of Geosciences databases.
Academic Search Premier (search tips )
Academic Search Premier  spans virtually every area of academic study.
Some full-text and abstract/index
1975-present
Relevance for GEO 323

• Covers some major newspapers and magazines (helpful for getting background information and gauging interest in your chosen topic) in addition to scholarly publications
• Useful searching features that help refine search terms and publication types

Geobase

Index to worldwide literature on geology, geography and ecology.
Index/Abstracts only
1980-present
Relevance for GEO 323

• Covers many of the most highly ranked journals in meteorology and atmospheric sciences
• Does not cover newspapers and magazines (most of the materials included in Geobase are scholarly resources)

 

The Geosciences Librarian maintains atmospheric sciences - related links on del.icio.us.  You may find some of these links useful for your project in addition to the scholarly periodicals you are required to use.

Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences (2003)
online | Find print at Valley Library

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Encyclopedia of Earth
online only

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Encyclopedia of climate and weather (1996)
Find print at Valley Library

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Fodor's world weather guide (1998)
Find print at Valley Library

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Find more climatology and atmospheric science reference materials in the Valley Library

Books published on atmospheric sciences and climatology can typically be found in the call numbers QC851- QC999 (1st floor).

You may find that other sections of the library are useful as well:

• geography (6th floor)
  
• maps & most atlases (3rd floor)

Searching for maps & atlases in the library catalog

A subject search may work best using the place name and "maps" for search terms. For example:

• Ireland - map
• Europe - map

If that does not work try a keyword search.

Scanning from maps and other library materials 

There are scanners (black and white scanning only) on the 2^nd floor of the library in the copy room.  Large format scanning is not available in the library.

*Be sure and get all the citation information you need while you have the book or map in your hands.