ESL021.Intermediate.Besdin

toc =Course: ESL Intermediate=
 * Professor Bonnie Besdin**



This guide is designed to help you research information about natural disasters. AVALANCHES DROUGHT DUST STORM EARTHQUAKE FIRES FLOOD HAIL HURRICANE GLOBAL WARMING LANDSLIDES LIGHTNING SMOG TSUNAMI TYFOON VOLCANO ERUPTION


 * [|RCC Library Home Page]: Most materials found in this research guide are available at the library's home page.
 * tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu: Please contact me, Ted Intarabumrung, if you have any questions concerning this guide or research.

=Books=

Books
The on-line catalog provides access to the Library's collection of approximately 40,000 books, periodicals and audio-visual titles. These resources may be used to find information for assignments or general interest. [|Tutorial for searching catalog and ordering books from Metro Boston Library Network (includes BPL)]

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__Encyclopedia of World Climatology__ edited by John E. Oliver. REF QC854 .E526 2005 __Global Warming__ by Douglas Long. REF QC981.8 .G56L66 2004

__Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook__ by Patrick J. Fitzpatrick. REF QC944 .F58 2006

Reference Books
__Great World Atlas__ edited by Andrew Heritage. REF G1021 .G63 2004 __McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Environmental Science__. REF GE10 .M378 2003 Firefly Spanish/English Visual Dictionary by Jean-Claude Corbell and Ariane Archambault. REF AG250 .C66378 2004 __Encyclopedia Americana__, International edition, volume set, REF AE5 .E333 2002 __Oceans: an Illustrated Reference__ by Dorrik Stow. REF GC11.2 .S76 2006 __Guiness Book of World Records__ edited by Mark C. Young. REF AG243 .G85 1996
 * Atlas
 * Dictionaries
 * Encyclopedias
 * Handbook and Manuals
 * Statistical Records

=Periodicals= Browse these paper magazines in the library's first floor periodicals section for articles about natural disasters.


 * National Geographic
 * Newsweek
 * Scientific American
 * Time
 * U.S. News & World Report

=Articles= Access to millions of journal, magazine, newspaper and reference source articles through our research databases.

=Web sites= There are many good natural disaster web sites on the internet. These web sites have been evaluated by library staff. Remember to always evaluate internet resources. To find out more about evaluating web sites, [|Lesley University] has a very good guide.
 * [|TOPIC Search], select natural disaster under Topics.
 * [|Facts On File 1941], providing some newspaper articles related to the natural disaster.

Search Engines

 * [|Scholar Google]
 * [|Google Map]
 * [|Earth Google]

Web sites

 * [|National Geographic: Natural Disasters], providing information in video and visual formats.
 * [|Medline Plus: Natural Disasters]

Open Access Journal Abstracts

 * [|Natural Disaster Reference Database], propared by Dr. Franco Einaudi, NASA Official

=Basic Research Help= Please click the Ask a Librarian icon if you have any questions concerning these guides, need help finding material for your research or any general questions you might have.
 * Looking for books? Search our [|Online Catalog].
 * Looking for articles? Search our [|Databases].
 * Can't find what you are looking for? Use our [|InterLibrary Loan Form].

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Research guide prepared on 11.13.07 by Ted Intarabumrung: tintarabumrung@rcc.mass.edu