Compiled by Kathleen A. Kelly - January 2009 update NOAA Central
Library 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD
20910 http://www.lib.noaa.gov Note: Some links lead to non-federal web sites.
Background/General Information
Definitions, terms, classification systems, Executive Order 13158, Federal
MPA legislation, National MPA Center, FAQs
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: marine parks and reserves - classification marine parks
and reserves - definitions marine parks and reserves - Law and
legislation National Marine Protected Areas Center
MPA Programs
Federal, State, Commonwealth, Territory, International
- Federal Programs
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: Federal Advisory Committee Federal agencies Federal
jurisdiction marine parks and reserves - systems marine parks and
reserves - United States
- International Programs/Projects
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: international cooperation international law (also browse
keywords for names of individual organizations, U.N. sub-agencies, names of
international treaties, etc.)
Research Tools
MPA Virtual Library, NOAA Libraries' Catalog, journals/contents alerts,
subject guides, databases
- "Databases and Article Searching" page of NOAA Central Library Web site
(some free, some restricted to NOAA
staff)
- Journal publishers' contents alerts - Register to set up contents alerts
for marine science journal titles on publishers' web sites, for example:
- MPA Virtual Library
(Searchable database of publications,
institutions/organizations, conferences, and web sites)
- MPA Virtual Library Theme Bins
(Browseable, subject-based theme bins providing access to the MPA Virtual Library by topic)
- NOAA Central Library E-Journals
(some free, some restricted to NOAA staff)
- NOAA Libraries' Catalog
(search the words "MPA document" as a title search, to retrieve all records tagged as MPA-related publications)
- Protect Planet Ocean web site's "Resources" page*
(search experts, topics, etc.)
- WINDandSEA (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator)
(a NOAA Central Library subject guide to oceanic and atmospheric science and policy web sites organized by topic)
MPA Special Topics
Cultural resources, Education, Enforcement, Fisheries, GIS tools, Marine
Managed Areas, MPA Science, U.S. National System, Regional information, Social
Science
- Cultural/Historic MPA Resources
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: cultural property - protection historic
preservaton national parks and reserves shipwrecks submerged cultural
resources underwater archaeology world heritage areas
- Education and Public Awareness
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: citizen participation education marine parks and reserves - Study and
teaching public awareness training
- Enforcement
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: effectiveness enforcement marine parks and reserves -
management - evaluation monitoring
- Fisheries issues
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: fishery conservation fishery management larvae -
dispersal sustainable fisheries
- GIS/Remote Sensing Tools
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: acoustic sensing decision support systems geographic
information systems remote sensing
- MPA Systems and Networks (See also "U.S. National System of MPAs" further below)
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: marine parks and reserves - networks marine parks and reserves - systems (select 'controlled keywords list' to browse keywords for other areas of interest)
- Regional Information
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: Caribbean area Gulf of Maine Gulf of Mexico regional
planning (select 'controlled keywords list' to browse keywords for other areas of interest)
- Social Science Methods
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: anthropogenic factors marine parks and reserves -
Sociological aspects sociocultural aspects social science socioeconomic aspects stakeholder
participation
- U.S. National System of MPAs (See also MPA Systems and Networks further above)
Or search the 'keywords' field of the MPA Virtual Library for
terms such as: marine parks and reserves - networks marine parks and
reserves - systems marine parks and reserves - United States
News Sources
Newsletters, news alerts, blogs, press releases
Training
MPA information and management training courses
Conferences and Workshops
Sources of information on MPA conferences and workshops
Visit the "Marine Protected Areas of the United States" Web site
often, for current information on the effective use of science, technology,
training and information in the planning, management, and evaluation of the
nation's developing system of marine protected areas:
Marine Protected Areas of the United States Web site http://mpa.gov/
MPA Virtual Library Search MPA titles, authors, subjects and terms
of interest in the MPA Virtual Library: http://www3.mpa.gov/mpa_lib/virtual_library.aspx
For reference help with the MPA Virtual Library,
contact: mpalibrary@noaa.gov
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