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NISC CD-ROM on marine literature
FYI: NISC press release on one of their new products with some clarifications from me........Peter B

MARINE, OCEANOGRAPHIC & FRESHWATER RESOURCES CD-ROM (comprising ASFA 2&3, pre-1979 & non-ASFA-post-1979 Oceanic Abstracts,Oceanographic Literature Review, IOSDL/POL, PML/MBA-UK, NOAA, Sea Grant, Long Island Sound, Gulf of Calif, Nudibranch, Chesapeake Bay, and more)

Marine, Oceanographic & Freshwater Resources (MOFR) is an exclusive combination of the world's premier databases on marine, oceanographic, and related freshwater resources. Providing comprehensive coverage of international marine and oceanic information, as well as substantialcoverage of estuarine, brackishwater, and freshwater environments, MOFR is the world's major oceanic resource, indispensable for any professional in the marine sciences.

Featuring the ASFA thesaurus MOFR is the only major ocean collection to provide automated searching with the Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) thesaurus (10,000 terms). Other resources provided uniquely on this NISC DISC include the ASFA Monitoring List of publications indexed in ASFA and the ASFA Geographic Authority List. These three tools alone distinguish MOFR as the ocean resource with unprecedented practical value.

  • DATABASES ON THIS CD-ROM Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (Parts 2 & 3, 1978- present) and Oceanic Abstracts (1964-1978 and non-ASFA 1979-present) Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • All relevant records from ASFA Part 2 (Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-living Resources) and Part 3 (Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality) are included. ASFA is sponsored by four United Nations agencies and produced in partnership with research centers worldwide; it is cited by most marine science librarians as their primary database. Records from Cambridge's Oceanic Abstracts either debut on this CD-ROM (1964-78 coverage) or are unique to Oceanic Abstracts (1979-present records not found in ASFA).
  • Oceanographic Literature Review (1976-present) Pergamon Press Extensive coverage of all fields of oceanography from geology and mathematical modeling to policy, laws, economics, and resource management. Approximately 8,500 abstracts are added per year, drawn from 3,500 journals and other serial publications.
  • Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (1985-present).
  • IOSDL houses the U.K. National Oceanographic Library; POL specializes in tide and sea-level research. Multidisciplinary coverage includes marine physics, chemistry, biology, technology, geology and geophysics, pollution, and meteorology, etc., with emphasis on physical oceanography. 15,000 citations are added per year from books, monographs, journal articles, conference papers, etc.
  • Plymouth Marine Laboratory/Marine Biological Association UK Library (1985-present)
  • Over 100 years old, PML/MBA is one of the largest marine libraries in the world. Marine Pollution covers worldwide marine and estuarine pollution, including detection and analysis, levels, biological effects, and control. 2,500 citations are added per year. British Waters covers the literature on estuaries, coastal waters, and major sea areas of the British Isles and Republic of Ireland.
  • National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (1807-present) NOAA Library & Information Network
  • This 23-institution consortium provides nine collections (five including older coverage): hydrographic surveying; oceanography, meteorology, and hydrology; living marine resources; and meteorological satellite applications. Library catalog citations are drawn from over 9,000 serial titles, 1,500 active journal subscriptions, 35,000 reports, and meteorological data publications from roughly 100 countries, as well as 1,000 rare books.
  • Sea Grant Abstracts (1968-present) U.S. National Sea Grant Depository, University of Rhode Island
  • The National Sea Grant College Program database includes research on pure and applied science, engineering, business management, law and policy, shipping, fisheries, economics, recreation, and education concerning use and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
  • Ocean, Arctic & Great Lakes Pollution Literature Citations (1978-92) NOAA
  • Handbook of NOAA Systems & Services (1994 guide to data on sources of marine and Great Lakes pollution) NOAA
  • National Marine Pollution Information System (federally funded programs, 1986-91)
    NOAA
  • Long Island Sound Database (1965-present) Long Island Sound Research Center
  • Gulf of California: Bibliography of Marine Sciences (1970-90) Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Nudibranch Bibliography (1845 and earlier-present) Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Chesapeake Bay Bibliography (1970-89) Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary

Composite records

Duplication among files is resolved by special, software-created composite records that contain the information shared by two or more source records, plus any data that is unique to a record. Composite records provide all the relevant information, but without the inconvenience of duplicate citations.

Major topics (abridged) acoustics, optics, positioning, remote sensing biotechnology, bioengineering, and chemistry coastal zone dynamics and management commerce, trade, and economics engineering, geology, geophysics, geochemistry environmental quality geology, geophysics, and geochemistry law, policy, regulations, and treaties limnology and freshwater environs human impact: dredging, dumping, dams, spills meteorology and climatology non-living resources offshore technology and communications oil and gas resources, minerals physical oceanography pollution, acid rain, global warming, etc. sea-level fluctuations ships and shipping, navigation, diving techniques, equipment, methodology, feasibility wave and ocean thermal energy conversion

Minor topics (abridged) aquaculture & fisheries management & economics biological oceanography and ecology public health and medicines wildlife management

Sources include peer-reviewed scientific journals and periodicals, monographs, proceedings of conferences and symposia, government reports, books, theses and dissertations, and other relevant documents. Many are unpublished, rare, or not indexed by other databases.

Title: Marine, Oceanographic & Freshwater Resources

Software: Powerful ROMWright tm software, standard on all NISC DISCs, is designed for intuitive use by beginners, experienced users, and professionals requiring sophisticated search tools. Choose among three search modes: NOVICE, ADVANCED, and EXPERT. Features unparalleled search speed, full Boolean and proximity retrieval, truncation, field-specific indexes, and easy record display, sorting, and output. Administrators can set options that control the interface, output, and LAN performance. Some libraries may choose only the EXPERT set-searching mode, for instance.

Hardware: Any DOS-capable PC (386 or greater recommended), networked or single station; any CD-ROM drive; color or monochrome monitor; 150k RAM available (512k without extended memory).

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License: Signature of NISC's license agreement/subscription form is required. Each disc must be destroyed or returned upon either receipt of an update or subscription cancellation.

To order: NISC USA: 410/243-0797 Fax: 410/243-0982

Related NISC DISCs

Related titles: Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture & Fisheries Resources is a companion volume to MOFR and features ASFA Part 1 (Biological Sciences and Living Resources) plus several other important files in fisheries and aquaculture. Call for information on many other NISC DISCs in the natural and social sciences and other subject areas. An extensive selection of titles in the environmental sciences and related fields includes databases on water resources, arctic/antarctic
regions, population information, and species information (full-text).

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