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Where do I start my research?
A good way to start your research is to define your
topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background information
in encyclopaedias such as these:
| Reference Source TItle |
Launceston Campus Library |
Science Library |
Aqualex : a glossary of aquaculture terms |
Ltn Ref 639.803 A656 1997 |
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AustAsia aquaculture trade directory |
Ltn Ref 639.3 AUS |
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Development of fishes of the mid-Atlantic bight (6 vols.) |
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Sci Ref QL 639.25 .D48 1978 |
A dictionary of aquaculture : a guide to commonly used words and terms |
Ltn Ref 639.803 O85d 1993 |
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Elsevier's dictionary of aquaculture |
Ltn Ref 639.803 E49 1991 |
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Elsevier's dictionary of fisheries |
Ltn Ref 639.203 E12e 1999 |
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Elsevier's dictionary of fishery processing, fish and shellfish names of the world in five languages, English, French, Spanish, German, Latin |
Ltn Ref 639.803 E56 2000 |
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Encyclopedia of fishes |
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Sci Ref QL 614.7 .E53 1995 |
Encyclopedia of marine sciences |
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Sci Ref GC 9 .E56 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of ocean sciences |
Ltn Ref 551.46003 E56o 2001 |
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The facts on file dictionary of marine science |
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Sci Ref GC 9 .F28 1988 |
Fishes of Australia |
Ltn Ref 597.0994 G761F 1987 |
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The fishes of Australia's South Coast |
Ltn Ref 597.0994 F537 1994 |
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Handbook of freshwater fishery biology (2 vols) |
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Sci Ref QL 625 .C373 1969 |
Sea fishes of Southern Australia |
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Sci Ref QL 636 .H88 1986 |
| CREDO Reference |
An online collection of over 270 online dictionaries, encyclopaedias, thesauri and other reference texts. |
Zoological catalogue of Australia |
Ltn Ref 591.0994 Z87 |
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How do I find books on my subject?
To find books on your subject you can:
search the Library
Catalogue using the 'subject keyword' or 'general
keyword' option OR browse the bookshelves starting with these call numbers:
| Broad Subject |
Launceston Library |
Science Library |
| Marine Ecology |
574.5; 577.7 |
QH: 92 - 198; 541 .5 |
| Marine Fauna |
578.76 |
QH: 91 - 95.9 |
| Marine Flora |
577.69; 579.177; 579.8; 581.92; 589.3 - 589.4 |
QK: 103; 495; 570.2; 604.4- 615.7;618;931; 934 |
| Oceanography |
551 .46 - 551.4708 |
GC: 1 - 167 |
| Computer and Mathematical Modelling of Marine Environments |
551. 46 |
GC + QH 541.5 |
How do I find journal articles?
The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The
best way to access articles in these journals is by using the databases
listed below. When you find an article you want to read,
use the Library
Catalogue and the E-journals list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic
copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links
to the full-text article.
Marine Science Databases
| Multi-discipline databases | Related
Databases
Marine Science Databases
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ASFA
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Covers the science,technology and management of marine,
freshwater and estuarine environments and organisms. Also
includes marine biology, ecology, fisheries, aquaculture,
oceanography and limnology. 1978+
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Biological Sciences
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References to articles and other literature on biology including biotechnology, zoology and ecology. 1982+ |
| Oceanic
Abstracts |
Oceanic Abstracts
indexes literature that relates to marine and brackish water
environments from 1981 onwards. These abstracts concentrate
on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture,
meteorology, geology, and non living resources |
Multi-discipline Databases:
| CrossSearch |
You can select multiple databases, to search simultaneously. This may be a good way to start your searching as it will help to identify which databases index the literature on your topic. To do a comprehensive literature search, we recommend searching individual databases. |
Web of Science |
References to academic journal articles in all subject areas. Each reference has links to articles cited by and citing that reference as well as related articles. 1986+ |
| Scopus |
A multi-disciplinary citation database, indexing peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and technical reports. |
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ProQuest Science Journals
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Includes references to and some full-text articles from over 490 journals, covering topics back to 1986 relating to physics, engineering, biology, astronomy, earth science, chemistry and more.
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CSA
Databases
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Select and search individual or multiple CSA databases, covering areas including biological, plant, oceanographic, and aquatic sciences. |
Related Databases:
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Arctic
& Antarctic regions (COLD)
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References to literature from 1600's onwards in all
aspects of the Arctic, Antarctic and alpine regions
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Informit
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A suite of databases containing references to Australian publications in a variety of areas. For example: Endanger - an index to literature on threatened flora and fauna; Environmental Abstracts; Reef - with literature about the Great Barrier Reef, marine park management, coral reef ecology, marine biology etc; Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) - covering natural resource management
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GeoBase
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References to articles in geography, ecology, natural resource
management. 1990+
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Scifinder Scholar
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References to articles and patents on broad range of chemistry and medical topics, including chemical aspects of biology. Learn more about content... Available via the web - Register here or sign-in now.
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Which journals should I read and where should I publish?
By searching on keywords in the databases above, you will identify journals that publish articles relevant to your research. Other peer-reviewed journals may be identified for reading and/or publishing from these sources:
| Ulrich's Periodicals Directory |
A directory of journals within broad subject areas and specific disciplines, identifying peer-reviewed sources. |
| Journal Citation Reports |
A source of quantitative data (Impact Factors) about journals, identifying those which are high impact within a subject grouping |
The following journals are particularly recommended by your colleagues. Copy and paste titles to our library catalogue to search for electronic and/or printed holdings in our library collections.
Conservation Biology |
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
Continental Shelf Research |
Limnology and Oceangraphy |
Ecological Applications |
Marine & Freshwater Research |
Ecological Monographs |
Marine Biology |
Ecology |
Marine Ecology Progress Series |
| Ecology Letters |
Monthly Weather Review |
Environmental Biology of Fishes |
Nature |
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science |
Ocean dynamics |
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta |
Oecologia |
Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Mechanics |
Oikos |
Journal of Applied Ecology |
Physical Review E |
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
Physics of Fluids |
Journal of Climate |
PNAS |
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology |
Proceedings of the Royal Society |
Journal of Fluid Mechanics |
Reviews of Geophysics |
Journal of Physical Oceanography |
Science |
| Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
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For some of these journals and many others, you may browse the Marine Science category in our eJournal collection.
The journals below are also recommended by your colleagues but we do not subscribe to them currently. Contact us if you are interested in setting up a Table of Contents awareness service.
| Annual Review of Fluids |
Journal of Geophysical Research -Oceans |
| Deep Sea Research |
Journal of Marine Research |
| Geophysical Research Letters |
Marine Chemistry |
| Global Biogeochemical Cycles |
Progress in Oceanography |
Useful Web Sites
Ocean Data sites Professional
organisations and Government sites
Ocean Data sites:
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ARGO
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A global array of 3,000 free-drifting profiling floats that measures the temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 m of the ocean, allowing
continuous monitoring of the temperature, salinity, and velocity of the upper ocean. The Argo array is part of the Global Climate Observing System/Global Ocean Observing System GCOS/ GOOS).
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| Ocean Data view |
A software package for the interactive exploration, analysis and visualization of oceanographic and other geo-referenced profile or sequence data |
| CLIVAR |
CLIVAR is the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) project that addresses Climate Variability and Predictability, with a particular focus on the role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in climate. It works closely with its companion WCRP projects on issues such as the role of the land surface, snow and ice and the role of stratospheric processes in climate. |
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World Ocean CIrculation Experiment (WOCE) Global Data Resource
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Part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) which used resources from nearly 30 countries to make unprecedented in-situ and satellite observations of the global ocean between 1990 and 1998
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| Tasmanian Partnership for Advanced Computing (TPAC) |
Located at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, and partners with the University of Tasmania, CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, the Australian Antarctic Division, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC), Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, and the Australian Maritime College. Its aim is
to develop numerical models for high performance computers with reference to the oceans, atmosphere, Antarctic Ice Sheet and the environment. |
Professional organisations and Government sites:
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Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Established by the Commonwealth government to support research
for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment.
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Australian Marine Sciences Association
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National non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting marine
science and coordinating discussion and debate of marine issues
in Australia.
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| Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society |
An
independent Australian society that supports and fosters interest in meteorology, oceanography and other related sciences |
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American Geophysical Union
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A non-profit scientific organization
with an active community of over 45,000 scientists from 140 countries;
Its focus is on the organization and dissemination of scientific information atmospheric and ocean sciences; solid-Earth sciences; hydrologic sciences; and space sciences.
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| International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO) |
IAPSO has the prime goal of "promoting the study of scientific problems relating to the oceans and the interactions taking places at the sea floor, coastal, and atmospheric boundaries insofar as such research is conducted by the use of mathematics, physics, and chemistry." |
How do I cite and manage my information resources?
Below are guides to citation styles and other aspects of presentation.
The citation styles that you use will depend on the policies of
the schools in which you are studying and specific publications to which you are submitting.
Personal
bibliographic software can be purchased (and sometimes is available
in schools) to manage your sources when undertaking in-depth research.
The Library provides training and support in EndNote.
Journal title abbreviations:
Web of Science Journal Title Abbreviations |
Abbreviations of journal titles indexed in Web of Science.
To access: Open Web of Science, click on Full Search and then Cited Ref Search. Following the Cited Work text box, click on the 'list' link to access the alphabetical listings of titles and abbreviations. |
All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources |
Web pages that list journal title abbreviations. |
Periodical Title Abbreviations |
Comprehensive list arranged by full title and abbreviated title. Held at library Client Service Desks |
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