Sci-Lites 10(2): Climate and Weather Resources

For a number of years Fogler librarians have perceived a need on campus for a site that would bring together, in one place, Internet resources on climate and weather. Over the past year, the Library Climate and Weather Resources Team developed a "virtual library" of annotated links to climatological and meteorological Internet resources to serve students, faculty, and staff of the University of Maine. Additionally, we included links to Web sites of interest to the K-12 education community and the general public.

The Fogler Library Climate and Weather Resources site is organized into six broad categories: Climate Data, Education, Environments, Global Climate Change, Maps and Images, and Resources. Sites presented within these categories were selected to meet the needs of University of Maine students, faculty, and staff, based on reference questions and conversations with selected members of the University community whose research requires access to climate and weather information.

The members of the Fogler Library Climate and Weather Resources Team are: Jim Bird, Science & Engineering Center Department Head; Steve Galbraith, Social Sciences & Humanities Reference Librarian; and Frank Wihbey, Government Documents & Microforms Department Head. Direct questions or comments regarding the site to Jim Bird (581-1697).

JB