As the school year picks up pace, so will the assignments
and research needs of AOS graduate students.
Fortunately, the Schwerdtfeger Library has many useful tools to help
students with their academic research.
The librarians at the Schwerdtfeger Library have
developed a series of tutorials on how to compile a literature review. Each tutorial is 3-8 minutes in length, and
includes tips for constructing search strategies, finding books and scholarly
articles, evaluating resources, and saving research. These tutorials can be found under the
“Research Guides” portion of the Schwerdtfeger Library’s website at: http://library.ssec.wisc.edu/research_Resources/atmospheric_Resources/research_Guides.
We have also created two research guides to assist in
your studies – one on atmospheric, oceanic, and climate sciences resources, and
the other on climate data sources. The
guides include databases that cover material pertaining to these topics, information
about citation guides, copyright information, and reference materials, as well
as how to search for dissertations and government documents relevant to these
fields. The research guides can be found
at: http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/c.php?g=177688
and http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/c.php?g=178052. They can also be accessed through the campus
library homepage at www.library.wisc.edu
by clicking on the Research Guides tab on the homepage, and choosing
Atmospheric/Oceanic/Climate Studies.
If you have any questions or need assistance with your
research, please do not hesitate to contact the Schwerdtfeger Library or stop by room 317 Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5pm. We are always happy to help!