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Subject Guide: Oceanography

The subject guide to Oceanography provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to oceanography. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides.

Contents

Subject Headings Periodicals Web Sites
Reference Sources Databases Style Guides
Books    

Subject Headings

You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

Oceanography Ocean circulation
Oceanography by region Ocean waves
Chemical oceanography Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Estuarine oceanography Optical oceanography
Marine meteorology Seawater
Marine pollution Submarine topography
Marine resources Underwater exploration
Marine sediments  

LC call numbers:

GC 1-1581 Oceanography
GC 63 Oceanographic expeditions
GC 65-78 Underwater exporation
GC 96-97.8 Estuarine oceanography
GC 100-103 Seawater
GC 109-149 Chemical Oceanography
GC 150-182 Physical Oceanography
GC 151-155 Density
GC 160-177 Temperature
GC 177.6-182 Optical oceanography
GC 190-190.5 Ocean-atmosphere interaction
GC 200-376 Dynamics of the ocean
GC 205-226 Waves
GC 228.5-228.6 Ocean circulation
GC 229-296.8 Currents
GC 297-299 Water masses and oceanic mixing
GC 300-376 Tides
GC 377-399 Marine sediments
GC 401-881 Oceanography by region
GC 1000-1023 Marine resources. Applied oceanography
GC 1080-1581 Marine pollution. Seawater pollution

Dewey call numbers:

500-599 Natural Science, and Mathematics (this includes a wide range of topics)

Reference Sources

Encyclopedias

Title 
Location & Call Number
Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences
Sherman Library Reference
GC9.E56 1992
Oceanography
Reference GC9.E56 1998

Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences

 Sherman Library Reference
GC9 .E58 2001
Oceanography Reference
GC9 .E58 2001

Encyclopedia of the Sea

 Sherman Library
GC9 .E38 2000

Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences

Sherman Library Reference
GC9 .I58 2002

Atlases & Almanacs

Title 
Location & Call Number
Atlas of Marine Invertebrate Larvae
Sherman Library Reference
QL365.363.A74 2002
An Atlas of Maritime Florida
Sherman Library
G1316 .P5 A8 1997
An Atlas of Monthly Mean Distributions of SSMI Surface Wind Speed, ARGOS Buoy Drift, A VHRR/2 Sea Surface Temperature, AMI Surface Wind Components, and ECMWF Surface Wind Components During 1992 Oceanography
GC190.2.A78 1994
Atlas of the Living Resources of the Seas
Sherman Library Atlas Stand
Atlas of the Oceans: Wind and Wave Climate
 Sherman Library
G2801.C8 Y8 1996
Ocean Almanac Sherman Library Reference GC21.H4 1984
The Rand McNally Atlas of the Oceans Sherman Library Atlas Stand

Dictionaries, Handbooks & Directories

Title 
Location & Call Number
American Men and Women of Science Sherman Library Reference
Q141.1474
Annotated Acronyms and Abbreviations of Marine Science Related Activities Oceanography
GC9 .U42
Dictionary of Oceanography and Marine Biology: English-Spanish, Spanish-English Sherman Library Reference
GC9 .H67 1999
Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Sherman Library Reference
Q141.D5 1981
The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science
 Sherman Library Reference
GC9 .F28 2001
Glossary of Weather and Climate: With Related Oceanic and Hydrologic Terms
Sherman Library Reference
QC854.G56 1996
Ocean and Marine Dictionary
Sherman Library Reference
GC9.T86 1979

Additional Reference Resources

Title 
Location & Call Number
Coastal Upwelling
Oceanography
GC228.5.C6 1981 c.2
Compounds from Marine Organisms Oceanography
RS160.7.JB2 1976
CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine Sherman Library Reference, Oceanography
SP997.5.M35 2001
CRC Handbook Of Geophysical Exploration At Sea Sherman Library
GC87.C73 1983
CRC Handbook Of Coastal Processes And Erosion Oceanography
GB451.2.C73 1983
International Marine Science Funding Guide Oceanography
GC57.F4 1990
International Oceanographic Tables Oceanography
GC57.15
An Introduction to Marine Ecology Sherman Library
QH541.5.S3 B34 1999
Oceanography of the Southeastern U.S. Continental Shelf
Oceanography
GC511.O27 1985

Books

E-books

E-books or electronic books may be accessed via NovaCat or from the netLibrary database.

Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will have the eBook icon eBook icon.

Title Author
Global Ocean Science: Toward an Integrated Approach Washington, D.C. National Academy Press
Listening to the Sea: The Politics of Improving Environmental Protection Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies Wilder, Robert Jay
The Global Ocean Observing System: Users, Benefits, and Priorities Washington, DC National Academy Press
50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science Foundation Washington, DC National Academy Press

Circulating Books

Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.

Title Author or Editor Location
Artificial Reef Evaluation : With Application to Natural Marine Habitats edited by William Seaman, Jr. Sherman Library, Oceanography
SH157.85.A7 A755 2000
Reef Coral Identification, Florida Caribbean, and Bahamas Paul Humann and Ned Delocach Sherman Library Reference 2nd floor & 4th floor:
QH 95.8.R44 2002
Reef Creature Identification, Florida Caribbean, and Bahamas Paul Humann and Ned Delocach Sherman Library Reference 2nd floor & 4th floor:
QL125 .H85 2002
Reef Fish Identification, Florida Caribbean, and Bahamas Paul Humann and Ned Delocach Sherman Library Reference 2nd floor & 4th floor:
QL 628.F6 H8 2002

Periodicals

Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific articles via Document Delivery.

Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.

Print Periodicals

Title Location
Climate Bulletin Oceanography
Deep-Sea Research Oceanography
Ocean Yearbook Sherman Library Periodical, Oceanography
Oceanographic Literature Review Oceanography
Oceanus Sherman Library Periodical, Oceanography
Sea Frontiers Sherman Library Periodical, Oceanography
Sea Technology Sherman Library Periodical, Oceanography
TOGA Notes Sherman Library Periodical
Waterway Times Magazine Sherman Library Periodical, Oceanography

Databases

The online and CD-ROM databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and, sometimes, full-text depending on the type of database. See Database Searching for additional information. Click on Info icon Info icon for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, go to the Electronic Resources.

Title of Database Type
Applied Science and Technology Full Text (Wilson Web) Database description Selected full text
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus (Wilson Web) Database description Selected full text
Biological Sciences (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
Biology Digest (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
Conference Papers Index Citations only
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
General Science Full Text (Wilson Web) Database description Selected full text
Oceanic Abstracts (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
Plant Science (CSA) Database description Links to selected full text
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) Selected full text
Wiley InterScience Selected full text

Web Sites

Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But, remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.

Florida Web Sites

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
     http://www.floridamarine.org
Florida State University Oceanography links
     http://www.ocean.fsu.edu/~www/links.html
State of Florida Institute of Oceanography
     http://www.marine.usf.edu/FIO/
Mote Marine Laboratory
     http://www.mote.org/

National & International Web Sites

Index of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
     http://www.whoi.edu/generalinfo/index
International year of the Ocean
     http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/
IUCN: The World Conservation Union
     http://www.iucn.org/
Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI)
     http://www.mcbi.org/
NOAA
     http://www.noaa.gov
NOAA Central Library WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and
Atmospheric Sciences Internet Guide
     http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/windandsea.html
Ocean Portal
     http://www.iode.org/oceanportal/
SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography
     http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/
Bibliography on the History of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
     http://repositories.cdlib.org/sio/arch/sio-bibliog/
United States Environmental Protection Agency
     http://www.epa.gov/emap/html/dataI/
US Global Change Research Information Office
     http://www.gcrio.org/
US Naval Oceanographic Office
     https://www.navo.navy.mil/
USGS National Geologic Map Database
     http://ngmdb.usgs.gov
Woods Hole Main Library Page
     http://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/
World Health Organization
     http://www.who.int/en/
World Ocean Circulation Experiment Global Data Resource
     http://woce.nodc.noaa.gov/wdiu/

Style Guides

See Style Guides.

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