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A guide to databases in your library
Download this guide in printable .pdf format here. You may need to download
download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems
Inc. to view the .pdf file.
Find out if we have a book in the library?
From the library homepage, click on “Search the Catalog” in the left-hand menu.
Search for articles on aquatic science and oceanography?
Try the ASFA database, available from the Databases page on the library website.
Search for articles specifically on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics,
astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography or environmental sciences?
Try to Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA) database, available from the Databases page on the
library website.
Search for articles on computer science?
Try CiteSeer.IST on the Databases page on the library website.
Search for articles in more general fields?
Try ArticleFirst from First Search (username and password available from the librarian) or Web of Science,
both on the Databases page.
Find out how many times a specific article has been cited?
Try Web of Science from the Databases page on the library website.
Evaluate and compare journals using citation data?
Try either Journal Citation Reports or SCI Journal & Country Rank from the Databases page on the library website.
Find books about Information Technology online?
Check www.netlibrary.com or go to “IT Resources” from the library homepage.
Track references and create bibliographies?
Ask your IT support to install Endnote, available for free from the NOAA IT Electronics Store
at http://www.nites.noaa.gov or register for Endnote Web at www.myendnoteweb.com
*These link takes you to a nonfederal website.
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