Relevant Links

Reference Sources | Government Resources | Library Catalogs | Ready Reference

* Please note that the following links will take you off of the GLERL web site.

Reference Sources

Alexandria Digital Library
http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/

Ann Arbor District Library
http://www.aadl.org/

EPA Office of Water Online Reference Library
http://www.epa.gov/ow/library/

Great Lakes Science Center Publications
http://www.glsc.usgs.gov/science/communication/pubs.htm

Internet Public Library (IPL)
http://www.ipl.org

John Van Oosten Library (Great Lakes Science Center)
http://www.glsc.usgs.gov/library/

Michigan Electronic Library
http://mel.lib.mi.us/

NOAA Library
http://www.lib.noaa.gov

United States Geological Survey Library
http://library.usgs.gov/ (Hydrology resources)

University of Michigan Document Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html

Government Guides and Resources

EPA National Electronic Publications Information System
http://www.epa.gov/cincl/

USAGov
http://USAgov.gov/

GeoIndex
http://www.geoindex.com/geoindex/

Government Information Xchange (GIX)
GIX specializes in direct linking and searching the Internet to locate information that has been posted by and for government agencies. This service is provided by GSA's Federal Telecommunications Service, Center for Emerging Technologies.

NOAA Browser
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/docs/browse1.html

Sea Grant Media Center
http://www.seagrantnews.org/index.html

Library Catalogs

Ann Arbor District Library Catalog
http://catalog.aadl.org/

NOAA Library and Information Catalog
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/uhtbin/webcat/

MIRLYNWeb
http://mirlyn.web.lib.umich.edu:80/

Ready Reference

Bartleby: Encyclopedia / Dictionary / Thesaurus / English Usage
http://www.bartleby.com/reference/

Climatological data [Free access from NOAA sites only]
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/pdfs/cd/cd.html

Local Climatological Data, edited [Free access from NOAA sites only]
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/pdfs/lcd/lcd.html

Local Climatological Data, unedited [Free access from NOAA sites only]
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/servlets/ULCD

Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

Encyclopedia Britannica [Free access version]
http://www.eb.com/limited_search.html

Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html

MapFinder [Coastal photography, NOS nautical charts, hydrographic surveys.]
http://mapindex.nos.noaa.gov/

MapQuest [Interactive atlas, personalized maps, driving directions]
http://www.mapquest.com/

National Atlas of Canada
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/sitemap/index.html

Roget's Thesaurus [Find synonyms and antonyms]
http://www.thesaurus.com/

Thomas: legislative information on the internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/

Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

UN Atlas of the Oceans
http://www.oceansatlas.org/