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Title: Climate change adaptation in developed nations from theory to practice Pub. Info: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2011.  Location: Online Only Title: Climate change and policy the calculability of climate change and the challenge of uncertainty Pub. Info: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2011.  Location: Online Only Title: The world's beaches Pub. Info: Berkeley : University of

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Title: The world's beaches Pub. Info: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: GB451.2 .W667 2011.  Title: Critical infrastructure for ocean research and societal needs in 2030 Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: GC31.6 .C75 2011.  Title: Sea-level changes in the Gulf

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Title: The agile city : building well-being and wealth in an era of climate changeAuthor: Russell, James S. Pub. Info: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2011. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: QC903 .R87 2011.  Title: Community forest monitoring for the carbon marketPub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: SD387.C37 C66 2011. 

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Title: Statistical methods in the atmospheric sciences Author: Wilks, Daniel S.  Pub. Info: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011.  Title: SCIAMACHY exploring the changing Earth's atmospherePub. Info: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2011.  Title: Integrated systems of meso-meteorological and chemical transport modelsPub. Info: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2011.  Title: Drought :

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Title: Facilitating climate change responses a report of two workshops on knowledge from the social and behavioral sciences Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.  Location: Online Resource Title: Monitoring climate change impacts : metrics at the intersection of the human and Earth systems Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Indicators for  Pub. Info:

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UW faculty and staff can now request that library material be sent directly to their departmental mailboxes. All material that can be checked out , except items on reserve, will be requestable. The Libraries will pull material from the shelves, check it out and send it to departments via campus mail. Requests for departmental delivery can be made through the library catalog by selecting

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Title: The economic, social and political elements of climate change Pub. Info: Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2011.  Location: Electronic Only  Title: IUTAM Symposium on Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans, Cambridge, UK, December 8 - 12, 2008 Author: IUTAM Symposium on Turbulence in the Atmosphere

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Title: Integrated mission-directed research : experiences from environmental and natural resource management Pub. Info: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, c2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: GE76.5 .I58 2010.  Title: "We get nothing from fishing" : fishing for boat opportunities amongst Senegalese fisher migrants Author: Nyamnjoh, Henrietta Mambo.  Pub. Info: Bamenda,

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Title: Cruise tourism in polar regions : promoting environmental and social sustainability?  Pub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: G155.P65 C78 2010.  Title: A world of rivers : environmental change on ten of the world's great rivers Author: Wohl, Ellen E., 1962-  Pub. Info: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.  Location:

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Title: Numerical regularization for atmospheric inverse problems Author: Doicu, Adrian.  Pub. Info: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK Location: Electronic Resource - click link above Title: World atlas of mangroves Author: Spalding, Mark.  Pub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.  Location: Electronic Resource - click link above Title: Troubled waters : ocean

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The Bob and Eleanor Grant Trust is offering scholarships to first-generation college students studying natural/environmental sciences or social science with an environmental focus.  Scholarships are up to $15k/year and are renewable with "satisfactory student progress". For more information: http://www.bandegranttrust.org/ Please pass this information along to any who might be interested.

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Title: Numerical regularization for atmospheric inverse problems Author: Doicu, Adrian.  Pub. Info: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2010Location: Online Title: Ocean zoning : making marine management more effective Author: Agardy, Tundi.  Pub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call

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International Association of Wildland Fire has released several recordings of recent webinars on their website: http://www.iawfonline.org/webinars.php A few titles: "Climate Change and Stress Complexes of Forests of Western North America" "Climate Change and Fire Projections in the West: Why the Science Should Matter to Managers" "Using Climate and Climate Change Information for Fire

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A new online resource designed to help coastal managers in the Pacific Islands has been released called the Pacific Island Climate Change Virtual Library. The Virtual Library provides access to web-based climate change tools including case studies, guidebooks, and methodologies for assessing vulnerabilities. The site also hosts a forum for "communication and collaboration among regional decision

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Title: Moral ground : ethical action for a planet in peril Pub. Info: San Antonio, Tex. : Trinity University Press, c2010. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: GE42 .M65 2010.  Title: NOAA's education program : review and critiquePub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: QC869.4.U6 N63 2010.  Title: Measurement methods

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NOAA Coastal Services Center has released their beta version of a new historical hurricane tracking tool.   Users can search by location, name and year and ocean basin.  You can also filter results by category, timeframe, whether it was an El Nino or La Nina year, and pressure. It's available here:http://csc-s-maps-q.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/viewer.html Be prepared to kill an hour or two playing

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Title: Kuwait and the sea : a brief social and economic history Author: {242}Hijj{229}i, Ya{176}q{229}ub Y{229}usuf.  Pub. Info: London : Arabian Publishing, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: HE876 .H55 2010. Title: Methane and climate change Pub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: QC879.85 .M48 2010. Title: Global

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Title: Global sustainability : a Nobel cause Pub. Info: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: GE140 .G59 2010. Title: Climate change and energy insecurity : the challenge for peace, security and development Pub. Info: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: QC903 .C544 2009. Title: The climate

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Title: The Oxford companion to global changeAuthor: Cuff, David J. Pub. Info: New York : Oxford University Press, c2009. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: GE149 .C84 2009. Title: Climate change and small island states : power, knowledge, and the South PacificAuthor: Barnett, Jon, 1971- Pub. Info: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number:

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Title: Environmental risk assessment and management from a landscape perspective Pub. Info: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: GE145 .E58 2010.  Title: Natural questions Author: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.  Pub. Info: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2010.  Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks  Call Number: QC859 .S4613 2010.  Title

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On July 1st, the news magazine Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), published by the American Chemical Society, launched its first news channel called the Environmental SCENE. From the announcement: The channel provides a steady stream of news about environmental research, business, and policy, including coverage of climate change, pollution, toxic substances, energy and sustainability.  

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The American Meteorological Society Council has a couple statements on its website for which they're seeking comments before approval.  One statement is on "Planned Weather Modification" and the other is on the "Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science".  For more information, here's the website: http://www.ametsoc.org/policy/draftstatements/index.html

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Women Evolving Biological Sciences (WEBS) has an opportunity for one or two grad students or post-doctoral fellows to assist with a symposium focused on early career female scientists. For more information on the symposium, requirements and the application process, visit the website here: http://www.engr.washington.edu/advance/webs/ Application deadline is July 15th.

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For reasons related to recent state budget cuts and change in UW program directions, the University of Washington Water Center will be closing on June 30th. For more information on continuation of services and resources provided by the Center, visit the Water Center website: http://water.washington.edu/

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Title: International support for domestic climate policies in developing countries Pub. Info: London : Earthscan, 2009. Location: Electronic Resource Title: Turbulence in the atmosphere Author: Wyngaard, John C. Pub. Info: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: QC880.4.T8 W96 2010. Title: Justice in funding adaptation

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UW researcher, Nick Bond, has been appointed Washington State's new state Climatologist.  For more information on Nick and the Office of the Washington State Climatologist, see the article in UW News.

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As of July 1, 2010, Dr. Lisa Graumlich, currently Director of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at University of Arizona, will become the new dean of the University of Washington College of the Environment. For more information about Dr. Graumlich, see the announcement on the College of the Environment website. Welcome Dr. Graumlich!

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Title: Uncertainty management in remote sensing of climate data summary of a workshopAuthor: McConnell, Martha Clarke.Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009. Location: Online Title: Ionospheres physics, plasma physics, and chemistryAuthor: Schunk, R. W.Pub. Info: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Location: OnlineTitle: Paleoclimates : understanding

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The National Science Foundation announced yesterday morning that soon all applicants seeking funding will be required to submit a data management plan with their application. For more information see: NSF to Ask Every Grant Applicant for Data Management Plan

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The National Academy of Sciences has recently formed a new Roundtable on Climate Change Education "to foster ongoing discussion of the challenges to and strategies for improving public understanding of climate science and climate change among federal agencies, the business community, non-profit, and academic sectors." The first meeting will be held May 11-12 in Washington, D.C. Click here for

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As you know, the Libraries had to go through a pretty significant serials review last year. Part of that review resulted in the cancellation of a large number of journal titles published by Springer. Due to the reconciliation process we've had to go through in relation to our consortial agreement with Springer, we haven't yet seen the loss of access associated with those canceled titles. We

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Title: Handbook of physical-chemical properties and environmental fate for organic chemicals Pub. Info: Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006. Location: Online (UW Restricted) Title: Uncertainty management in remote sensing of climate data summary of a workshop Author: McConnell, Martha Clarke. Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009. Location: Online (UW

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The Libraries has signed up for a trial through 6/18/10 of a new product from Gale called GREENR. It is described as "a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment, sustainability and more." It attempts to bring together news, commentary, multimedia, statistics, conference reports, refereed

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Have questions about the UW Libraries reductions in book purchasing and journal subscriptions? Many of your questions can be answered from the FAQ page at http://www.lib.washington.edu/cms/reduction20092010/faq.pdf

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Title: The carbon footprint wars : what might happen if we retreat from globalization? Author: Sim, Stuart. Pub. Info: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: QC981.8.G56 S5496 2009. Title: Waves and mean flows Author: B{232}uhler, Oliver. Pub. Info: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. Location: Suzzallo/

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Title: Climate change in Eurasian Arctic shelf seas : centennial ice cover observations Pub. Info: Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : In association with Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: GB2595 .C55 2009. Title: Agrofuels in the Americas Pub. Info: Oakland, CA : Food First Books, c2009. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: HD9502.5.B543 A37 2009.

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Title: Archaeoclimatology atlas of Oregon : the modeled distribution in space and time of the past climates of OregonAuthor: Bryson, Reid A. Pub. Info: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c2009. Location: SpecColl Pacific NW Call Number: QC884.5.O7 B79 2009. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: QC884.5.O7 B79 2009. Title: Informing decisions in a changing climateAuthor: National

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Title: Recent advances in remote sensing and geoinformation processing for land degradation assessmentPub. Info: Boca Raton [Fla.] ; London : CRC Press, c2009. Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number: GE140 .R425 2009. Title: Satellite aerosol remote sensing over landPub. Info: Berlin ; New York ; Chichester, UK : In association with Praxis Location: Suzzallo/Allen Stacks Call Number:

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From the press release:The University of Washington Libraries has recently completed a project to identify and preserve the most important early Washington State agriculture, forestry, and fisheries literature in cooperation with Cornell University, Washington State University, and other institutions. The project produced comprehensive bibliographies of Washington State agriculture, forestry,

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During the Spring Quarter, we advised you that an anticipated cut to the University Libraries materials budget would require a review of our journal, database, and other subscriptions with the aim of reducing our continuing obligations by up to $2 million annually. We are now nearing the end of this review and have linked a list of proposed cancellations to the Libraries Serials and

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Title: Data assimilation for atmospheric, oceanic and hydrologic applicationsPub. Info: Heidelberg : Springer, c2009.Location: Available OnlineTitle: Laser scanning for the environmental sciencesPub. Info: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Location: Suzzallo/Allen StacksCall Number: GE45.R44 L37 2009.Title: Why we disagree about climate change : understanding controversy,

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The Libraries has a couple trials going on to help you get to the information you're seeking, just that much quicker.The first tool is a Citation Linker service. Users can enter as much of the article citation as they have and the service will link to the full-text if we subscribe to it. Links to this service now appear on the public Find It, Articles & Databases, and E-Journals pages. The

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Just a heads up to plan ahead when it comes to Interlibrary Loan requests. There will be no access to certain ILL services on August 3 and 4. As part of the harmonization of HSLIC and upper campus ILL operations the ILLiad server will be reconfigured on August 3rd. On August 4th ILL staff will be testing the new configuration. The server will not be available on those days. During the down

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The American Meteorological Society just announced it will be making significant pricing changes for subscriptions to its print journals. In an effort to reduce color charges for authors, the society will be increasing print subscription rates 40% for the coming year while "electronic only" subscription rates will be rising just 4%.As part of our current serials review project, I was already

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Suzzallo/Allen, Natural Sciences, Suzzallo Periodicals, Children's Literature, Chemistry, and Fish-Ocean materials are being integrated into one call number run. The process will begin on Suzzallo 4th. At the end of this project, the collections will be arranged in the buildings by call number as follows:Suzzallo 4th - A - DRSuzzallo 3rd - DS - HAAllen North 3rd - HB - HNAllen South 3rd - HQ -

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The Q-QD call number ranges have been compacted on the ground floor, and QE+ materials are now being brought down from the First Floor to Ground. The goal is to create some space on the First Floor so that the Zs can be brought in there. The collection is being moved on both ends (A-Z), according to available space.Remember, the end result of the consolidation will have the A call number

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Just a quick post to let you know that all materials previously located on Natural Sciences Ground Floor that have call numbers A-PZ have been relocated to the Suzzallo-Allen collection. Periodicals are in the Suzzallo-Allen Periodicals location and books are in the Suzzallo-Allen main stacks. Locations have been updated in the catalog so you may want to check there first before trekking to the

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A quick note to bring everyone up to speed on what's going on in the Natural Sciences Library (the unit which currently houses the collections for Atmospheric Sciences, Biology, Botany, Earth and Space Sciences, Environment, Forest Resources, General Science, History of Science, Psychology, Speech and Hearing, and Zoology) . As all of you, hopefully, have been made aware, the Natural Sciences

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Title: Encyclopedia of paleoclimatology and ancient environmentsPub. Info: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, c2009.Location: Available OnlineLocation: NatSci Reference AreaCall Number: QC884 .E53 2009.Title: Dictionary of environmental science and technologyAuthor: Porteous, Andrew.Pub. Info: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; New York : Wiley, 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number:

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In preparation for anticipated reductions to the University Libraries information resources budget, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of our serial subscriptions (including print and electronic journals, databases, and microforms) in spring 2009.During this period librarian liaisons will be conferring with faculty to identify possible titles to cancel. By summer 2009, preliminary

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The UW Libraries has just initiated a special pilot project about which you'll want to be aware.Now through June, we will be piloting a service that will provide desktop delivery of journal articles. Libraries staff will pull and scan journal articles from print volumes held by the UW Libraries and deliver them electronically to the desktops of current UW faculty, students and staff free of

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Title: Aerosol pollution impact on precipitation a scientific reviewPub. Info: Dordrecht : Springer, 2008.Location: Available ElectronicallyTitle: The science of air : concepts and applicationsAuthor: Spellman, Frank R.Pub. Info: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC861.3 .S64 2009.Title: Old growth in a New World : a Pacific Northwest icon reexaminedPub.

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Title: Global warming, natural hazards, and emergency managementPub. Info: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009.Location: Available ElectronicallyTitle: MicrometeorologyAuthor: Foken, Th.Pub. Info: Berlin : Springer, c2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC883.8 .F6513 2008.Title: Global warming and climate change : ten years after Kyoto and still countingPub. Info: Enfield, NH : Science

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There's a new wiki on the block called Digital Research Tools that contains lists and links to several resources for scholarly research. From the website:Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as

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Applications are now being accepted for the 2008-09 Library Research Award for Undergraduates. The award recognizes students who use library resources for course projects. Award winners demonstrate an awareness of the depth and breadth of information sources (print and online) and show evidence thoughtful search strategies in identifying which ones to use. Undergraduates in any major are

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Do you want better papers & projects from your students? Send them to a walk-in Research Workshop at the UW Libraries!Winter Quarter Workshops in Odegaard Library Instruction Lab (room 102):Libraries 101: Getting started at the UW LibrariesThursday, January 8th 3:30 pm - 4:20 pmRefWorks! Citations quick & easyTuesday, January 27th 4:30 pm - 5:20 pmThursday, February 19th 3:30 pm - 4:20 pmGoogle

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Title: Weather by the numbers the genesis of modern meteorologyAuthor: Harper, Kristine. Pub. Info: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2008. Location: Available Online Title: Physical principles of meteorology and environmental physics : global, synoptic and micro scalesAuthor: Blake, David. Pub. Info: Singapore : World Scientific, c2008. Location: Natural Sciences Stacks Call Number: QC861.3 .

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There are some changes occurring with Summit, the system that enables direct borrowing from Washington and Oregon academic libraries. The price of the software running the system increased substantially, making it impossible for the Summit member libraries to afford. The contract with the software vendor expires on 31 December, and the Libraries will switch to a new product.If you use

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UW Libraries and the UW Geospatial Club are co-sponsoring two talks on Wednesday, November 19th in Room 220 of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library focused on "addressing the uses of GIScience in the Disciplines. Both talks will be presented by Luke Rogers, a College of Forest Resources Research Scientist and co-chair of the Washington State Parcels Working Group.11/19/2008 2:00 PM"GIS MEGAPROJECT

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Title: Facing climate change togetherPub. Info: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC981.8.C5 F329 2008.Title: Mountain weather and climateAuthor: Barry, Roger Graham.Pub. Info: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC993.6 .B37 2008.Title: Forest community connections :

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Several librarians have been busily creating online tutorials to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about library research. Some of them are now available for use on the Libraries' Research Help page. These tutorials focus on explaining how to navigate and search online information tools in a way that is quick and easy to understand. Current tutorials are:How do I access

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As many of you may be aware, the Libraries currently has online access to Scientific American back to 1995. The drawback to this access is that while it has full text in HTML form, it does not provide graphics to go with the text. We now have a trial subscription available until Dec. 7th for Scientific American back to 1993 with full text available in PDF form which includes the graphics as the

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Title: Precipitation : advances in measurement, estimation, and predictionPub. Info: Berlin : Springer, c2008. Location: Natural Sciences Stacks Call Number: QC925 .P66 2008. Title: Climate change : in contextPub. Info: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, c2008. Location: NatSci Reference Area Call Number: QC981.8.C5 C5114123 2008. Location: Suzzallo Reference Call Number:

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A couple more events hosted by the Forum on Science Ethics & Policy for those who are interested. Sorry this is such late notice:Oct 1, 2008: 4:00-5:00 pm in HUB 106BHappiness, Business & the Environment- Gifford Pinchot IIIOct 16, 2008: 7:00-9:00 pm in Kane HallUS Energy Policy; Priorities for the Next AdministrationA panel moderated by Ross Reynolds of KUOW's The Conversation. The Panelists

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The Undergraduate Research Program is seeking the assistance of faculty in all fields to help publicize undergraduate research opportunities. If you have any such opportunities, please add them to the list on the Undergraduate Research Program website. The form for submitting an item to the list is located here:http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/ResearchOpportunityForm.aspxOther

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The Libraries has been granted a trial of a new database, Proquest Dissertations, which makes 1 million full text dissertations available for download as PDFs. You can try it out between now and November 12th.Please email Matt, Maureen or Steph (or contact any librarian through our Ask Us service) for the password you'll need to access the trial linked above. The subscription price for this is

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Thanks to the Program on the Environment, here is a list of upcoming local events for the environmentally minded:10.01.2008 :: Kids and Butterflies!Wed, 7:00pmUW Center for Urban Horticulture,3501 NE 41st St. SeattleHow catching, rearing, and studying butterflies (theLepidoptera) helps childrenunderstand the natural world.More information: wabutterlyassoc@earthlink.com orhttp://www.naba.org/

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Title: Cloud-resolving modeling of convective processesAuthor: Gao, Shouting, 1945- Pub. Info: [Dordrecht] : Springer, c2008. Location: Natural Sciences Stacks Call Number: QC880.4.C64 G36 2008. Title: Observing precipitation with vertically-pointing radar : concepts & methods for very high frequenciesAuthor: Campos Ortega, Edwin F., 1972- Pub. Info: Saarbr{232}ucken : VDM Verlag Dr. M{232}

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David Montgomery, professor in the Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences and Director of the UW Quaternary Reseach Center, was awarded one of 25 McArthur Fellowships. Read more about it in today's Seattle Post Intelligencer article . For a full list of this year's award winners go to the McArthur Foundation website.Congratulations David!

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The University of Washington Libraries has been subscribing to the journal Nature since the first volume was published in 1869. As many of you may be aware, the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) has been expanding its practice of publishing subject specific research journals which require a separate subscription for access.Current titles include:Nature Biotechnology *Nature Cell Biology *Nature

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NOAA is seeking feedback on the preliminary draft report created by the NOAA Science Advisory Board's Fire Weather Research Working Group (FWRWG). This report "has been prepared pursuant to the request initiated from NOAA for an external panel of experts to carry out an independent review of current fire weather research being conducted by NOAA and other federal agencies, and in universities and

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Title: Sustainability indicators : measuring the immeasurable?Author: Bell, Simon, 1957 July 30-Pub. Info: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GE140 .B45 2008.Title: Simulating nature : a philosophical study of computer-simulation uncertainties and their role in climate science and policy adviceAuthor: Petersen, Arthur C. (Arthur Caesar), 1970-Pub

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The Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation has announced that it will be hosting a Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation for 2009. The colloquium is designed to "engag(e) graduate students and individuals with early postdoctoral appointments in the science of data assimilation for the atmosphere, land, and oceans."See the colloquium website for more information: http://www.jcsda.noaa.gov/

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In the July 4, 2008 issue of Science there was an article proposing the merger of NOAA and USGS to create a new Earth Systems Science Agency.From the newsfeed Live Science:Included in the group making the proposal are former heads of both agencies as well as others who have held science policy positions in government.......the combined agency would provide a strong group on behalf of science, he

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Title: Analytical techniques for atmospheric measurementPub. Info: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.Connect to this title online.Title: Environmental chemistry of aerosolsPub. Info: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC882.42 .E58 2008.Title: Aerosol optics : light absorption and scattering by particles in the atmosphereAuthor:

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Title: Atmospheric turbulence : a molecular dynamics perspectiveAuthor: Tuck, Adrian F.Pub. Info: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC880.4.T8 T83 2008.Title: The climate of past interglacialsPub. Info: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC884 .C5756 2007.Title: Radio soundings and plasma

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The Institute of Physics has announced publication of a new open access journal titled "IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)."From the announcement:This is our new proceedings service that enables conference organizers to quickly and easily share the latest results and developments presented at international conferences.You can take a look at Volume 1 from the 14th

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The Washington Cooperative Library Project (CLP) provides access to a suite of journal and newspaper article databases from ProQuest to the University of Washington and the other public universities in Washington State. This summer, the CLP will be migrating from the ProQuest collection of databases to alternative journal and magazine article databases from EBSCO, and to NewsBank Access World

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Title: Climate Change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangePub. Info: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.Location: Available OnlineLocation: Bothell/CCC Circ DeskCall Number: QC981.8.C5 C5113452 2007.Location: Bothell/CCC ReferenceCall Number:

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Title: Nature and power : a global history of the environmentAuthor: Radkau, Joachim, 1943-Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : German Historical Institute ; Cambridge ; NewLocation: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GF13 .R3413 2008.

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Title: A history of the science and politics of climate change : the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeAuthor: Bolin, Bert, 1925-2007.Pub. Info: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC981.8.C5 B65 2007.Title: Surviving climate change : the struggle to avert global catastrophePub. Info: London ; Ann Arbor, MI :

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Title: Strategic sustainability : the state of the art in corporate environmental management systemsPub. Info: Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Pub., 2007.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GE300 .S783 2007.Title: Climate change 2007 : mitigation of climate change : contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangePub. Info:

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A couple new resources popped up on my radar.In late 2006, in recognition of the International Polar Year, the Exploratorium in San Francisco began hosting webcasts on their website related to work being done by research scientists at the North and South Poles. Well now they're receiving regular dispatches from researchers at five field sites at the poles and have blog posts, photographs and

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Somehow these fell through the cracks. A couple more months worth to follow.Title: Borehole climatology a new method on how to reconstruct climateAuthor: Bodri, Louise.Pub. Info: Oxford : Elsevier, 2007.Online accessTitle: Global warming and global cooling evolution of climate on EarthAuthor: Sorokhtin, O. G.Pub. Info: Oxford : Elsevier, 2007.Online accessTitle: The global circulation of the

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Catalyst has now enabled login to its services using a ProtectNetwork ID (PN ID). From the release:"To support Web-based communication and collaboration with individuals outside the UW community, Catalyst Web Tools can now be accessed with a free ProtectNetwork ID (PN ID)... Non-UW colleagues with a PN ID can now log in to Catalyst Tools to submit or share files, take or collaborate on a survey

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Posted today on the GEOLOGY-PUBLICATIONS@listserv.wa.gov:"The Washington Department of Natural Resources has launched its new website, and the address for the Division of Geology and Earth Resources has changed.Geology and earth science information may now be found at http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/GeologyEarthSciences/More information about the Division of Geology and Earth Resources may

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The University Libraries, in cooperation with the Undergraduate Research Program, sponsors the Library Research Award for Undergraduates competition, recognizing University of Washington students who produce significant inquiry requiring use of information resources, the library and its collections.All undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Washington are encouraged to submit

Matt Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725316995887585518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-42631582758773371392008-02-06T08:04:00.000-08:002008-02-06T08:13:04.740-08:00

A couple more news items of interest:President Bush is proposing more money for weather monitoring. From AP Press:"A critical report last year by the National Academy of Sciences contended the government was unprepared for collecting vital information about global warming. It noted that NASA's Earth sciences research budget had been effectively cut by 30 percent since 2000 and the report

Steph Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931509205953830357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-88623893017821002822008-02-04T12:03:00.000-08:002008-02-04T13:52:26.101-08:00

Just a couple little news briefs that came across my virtual desk the past couple months.Access to National Institutes of Health Research EasierFrom the press release:President Bush has signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764), which includes a provision directing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide the public with open online access to findings from

Steph Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931509205953830357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-12418050377929011512008-01-28T14:55:00.000-08:002008-01-28T15:09:56.105-08:00

Mark your calendars for several dates over the next few months to attend the inaugural lecture series of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO). From the lecture series webpage:"This year’s lecture series “Climate Change: A Wake Up Call” addresses the timely and critical issue of global warming. JISAO is honored to host three speakers of national stature who will

Steph Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931509205953830357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-5703532540115250832008-01-17T11:14:00.000-08:002008-01-17T11:44:24.698-08:00

You can now access weather conditions through Google Maps "with one click" using a "mapplet". From the press release:"The mapplet's weather bubbles expand with a click to display HiRAD data for the point of interest including temperature, humidity, wind speed, and UV Index along with an observation of overhead sky conditions, which is unique to the HiRAD system. Forecast links including hourly,

Steph Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931509205953830357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-79924629375614706252008-01-17T11:05:00.000-08:002008-01-17T11:14:16.818-08:00

The Libraries has a new journal available and it's online and ready for you to use.From the Elsevier website:"Polar Science is an international, peer-reviewed and quarterly journal. It is dedicated to provide original research articles for sciences related to the polar regions of the Earth and other planets. Polar Science has basically 12 disciplines listed below; they cover most aspects of space

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The Environmental Protection Agency and Google are making it easier to access up-to-date air quality conditions. From the news release:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s real time scientific air quality information is now available on Google Earth. The information tool accesses the AIRNow database hourly so that the Air Quality Index displays the most current air quality conditions.

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Title: The Antarctic subglacial Lake Vostok : glaciology, biology and planetologyAuthor: Zotikov, I. A. (Igor{167} Alekseevich).Pub. Info: Berlin : Springer ; Chichester : Praxis Pub., c2006.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GB2598.V67 Z67 2006.Title: Character and environment : a virtue-oriented approach to environmental ethicsAuthor: Sandler, Ronald L.Pub. Info: New York : Columbia

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Title: Arabian deserts : nature, origin and evolutionAuthor: Edgell, H. Stewart.Pub. Info: Dordrecht : Springer, c2006.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GB618.813 .E34 2006.Title: Character and environment : a virtue-oriented approach to environmental ethicsAuthor: Sandler, Ronald L.Pub. Info: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number:

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Title: The world without usAuthor: Weisman, Alan.Pub. Info: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: GF75 .W455 2007.Title: Global outlook for ice & snowPub. Info: Nairobi, Kenya : Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA),Location: Natural Sciences StacksCall Number: QC926.32 .G59 2007.Title: Understanding multiple environmental

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The numbers have been posted to our book purchasing accounts and funds for the subject areas covered by this blog are being cut by over 30% (not just your subject areas, all science subject areas). This is particularly bad for our fund line when environmental and natural sciences subjects are such hot topics right now.Rest assured, we will do our best to leverage our purchasing power as much as

Steph Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16931509205953830357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-86166920856031097572007-10-16T14:28:00.000-07:002007-10-16T14:50:56.858-07:00

This post is primarily for ESS faculty, staff and students. A decision is needed on whether or not to retain our print subscription or switch to online-only for the following Blackwell journal titles:Basin ResearchGeophysical Journal InternationalGeophysical ProspectingIsland ArcSedimentologyPlease respond via email to Matt Parsons (me) with your comments/opinions by Oct. 19, 2007. If I don't

Matt Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725316995887585518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-29785468727963137672007-09-27T10:08:00.000-07:002007-09-27T10:33:12.617-07:00

There are currently problems exporting references from Web of Science and the Libraries have been in touch with Thomson technical support staff about this issue. It's an especially "fun" problem because it manifests itself in different ways depending on your browser, whether you're on- or off-campus, are trying to export single records or from a saved list, and whether you've already tried to

Matt Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725316995887585518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272970247858467809.post-91712648491613209922007-09-24T13:51:00.000-07:002007-09-24T13:53:52.816-07:00

The UW Libraries has a GIS Lab located on the ground floor of Suzzallo Library. It has 20 computers with ArcGIS 9.2 software. The lab is open 20 hours/week during academic quarters (closed interims and summer quarter). Although several academic departments provide labs with GIS software (as do the General Access labs in Mary Gates Hall and Odegaard Library), the Libraries GIS Lab is staffed by

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