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- Changes to Library Staff
- Colorado Fire & Drought Information
- New & Improved Library Web Site
- Ask a Question. Get the Answer. It's Fast, Free and Reliable!
- Couldn't We All Use Some Improvement?
- Use our popular Literature Search Request
Changes to Library Staff
The Library is pleased to announce that Heather McCullough is the library's new Reference and Outreach Librarian. Heather has both an M.A. in Library and Information Studies and an M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison. Before coming to the Boulder Labs Library, she worked as a Reference and Digital Projects Librarian in the Engineering and Physical Science Library at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison. To learn more about Heather visit her web site.
The Library is also pleased to have Carol Gocke as our new Circulation Technician. Carol has worked as a Reference Librarian for ten years. Prior to her position with the Boulder Labs Library, she worked part-time for Lafayette Public Library. She and her husband moved to Boulder from Ohio three years ago. While in Ohio, Carol did a practicum with the Wright Laboratory Technical Library. She is a Boulder County Extension Master Gardener, has three grown daughters and recently adopted a 6 year old golden retriever from Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies.
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Colorado Fire & Drought Information
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Wildfire Information
Provided by the Colorado State Forest Service, this site is a comprehensive source for the latest fire news. It provides state-wide maps of current fires and fire risks (Red Zone Map). -
Fire Weather Index Page
Updated by NWS Denver-Boulder, this site provides the latest fire reports in Colorado, including fire and smoke forecasts, public information and the Fire Weather Operations Plan. -
Fire Bans & Restrictions
Published by the Colorado Office of Emergency Management, the site contains a list of counties or areas, including parks, throughout Colorado. Also: Situation Reports · Wildfire Awareness -
Rocky Mountain Area Predictive Services
Information about flight restrictions with links to area dispatch offices and safety/training publications. Also: Fire Outlooks -
Drought.ColoState.edu
A very comprehensive source, the site was "created to provide the people of Colorado with timely, useful information in relation to the current drought." -
State Water Supply Sources
Provides maps and reports on: monthly water supplies, snowpack, reservoir storage, streamflow and groundwater conditions, as well as climate data and current impacts. - Storm Prediction Center:
Fire Weather Forecasts · Fire Weather Analysis - Maps (4 times daily) · Fire Weather Graphics USDA Forest Service: Fire Danger Map · MODIS Active Fires Map · Fire & Aviation Management Info
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Three New Full Text Databases
The Boulder Labs Library now subscribes to Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier and Business Wire News via EbscoHost. These databases provide access to full text articles and are available via Databases.
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Academic Search Premier contains the full text of over 3,460 scholarly journals in all subject areas, including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, and chemistry as well as the humanities and social sciences. Dates of coverage are from 1970 to the present.
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Business Source Premier covers over 2,800 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals in the areas of: management, finance, accounting, and more. Some of the titles included in the database are: Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, Government Procurement, Government Finance Review, Government Executive, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies, etc. Dates of coverage vary by title with some going back as far as 1965.
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Business Wire News is a database of current business news articles from a number of news services. It covers the most recent 30 days with hundreds of articles added each day.
Added 8/02
New Boulder Laboratories Library Web Site
We've redesigned and reorganized our web site to better serve your needs.
Let us know what you think about the new site. You may email your comments
to Heather.McCullough@noaa.gov
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Ask a Question. Get the Answer. It's Fast, Free and Reliable!
Take advantage of our reference services. It's convenient and you can rely on us to find the most authoritative answer.
The Library's Reference Department performs three main functions:
- Answering Reference Questions (November's Topic)
- Performing Searches of Technical Literature (December's Topic)
- Providing training on the electronic services made available to you by the Boulder Laboratories Library.
This Month's Topic: Ready Reference
The library reference staff can save you valuable time by locating answers to your simple or involved reference questions. Our staff has the expertise and resources to help you answer questions ranging from simple directory information to complex matters in whatever your field of interest.
Sample questions and topics include finding:
- Books or Journals for a particular topic or author
- Complete citations for fragmented references
- Historical or archival information, especially about the Boulder Labs
- Equations, Formulas, Properties, Definitions, Records, Acronymns, Statistics
- Language Translations and Technical Dictionaries
- Weather and Climate data
- Geographical data
- Directory listings for organizations and societies
For more information see our Reference Services, or contact one of the reference staff for assistance.
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Couldn't We All Use Some Improvement?
Learn A New Language - Be A Better Listener - Gain Public Speaking Confidence - Handle Difficult People With Tact - Improve Your Memory - Increase Your Management Skills
Learn something new at work or on your commute. The Library has special audiotape collections on these topics:
- Communication Skills
- Learn a Language
- Leadership & Management Skills
- Motivation & Self-Improvement Skills
- Office Management Skills
These audiotapes can be checked out and listened to wherever it's convenient
for you.
Check them out today!
Added 12/02
Reference Services At A Glance
Take advantage of our reference services. It's convenient and you can rely on us to find the most authoritative answer.
The Library's Reference Department performs three main functions:
- Answering Reference Questions (November's Topic)
- Performing searches of Technical Literature (This Month's Topic)
- Providing training on Electronic Services (Coming in January!)
This Month's Topic: Literature Searches
Are you aware that the library has access to hundreds of bibliographic databases that are not available to you online?
Use our popular Literature Search Request service for:
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Bibliographic Verifications
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Author or Cited Reference Searches
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Comprehensive Subject Searches
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If you need a thorough search of the literature, one of our reference librarians can perform your search across several databases simultaneously to assure that your results are comprehensive.
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Or your subject may fall outside of the scope of the databases provided for you by the library. In these instances, a reference librarian will find the appropriate database in which to execute your search for you. Except in some rare cases, literature searching is provided at no charge.
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For more information, see Literature Search Details
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