EC Library, Downsview - Contents
The EC Library Downsview, established in 1871, is the second oldest
federal library in Canada. It acts as a national collection for
meteorology, climate research, air quality, severe weather and atmospheric
sciences.
The library also holds materials on Great Lakes water quality, pollution,
hazardous contaminants, environmental emergencies and conservation of
natural resources.
Welcome to our web site.
- About Us
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Brief description of the library, the library users, library services
and library publications is found on this page. Location of the
library and email address is also given.
- Catalogues
- Information about accessing the library collection through the
various catalogues is given here. This includes information on what is
in the online catalogue available outside the firewall as well as the
scope of the microfiche and card catalogue which are available on site
only.
Search the Library Catalogue
- Interlibrary Loan
- The library's policy on interlibrary loan and document delivery is
stated in this section. Forms for Book/Report requests, Article/Journal
requests and Conference requests are provided. There is also a link to
other Environment Canada Libraries and their locations and catalogues.
- Collection
- The library collection subject coverage is described in this section.
Also described are the special collections such as the MSC Archives, the
AES Training Branch Archives, the WMO collection, the 70000 Series and the
Learning Centre as well as the Map and Atlas Collection and collection of
videos, films, slides and CD-ROMs. Access to these special collections
is also noted. Links to lists of films, CD-ROMs, etc. are provided but
links to the library's print and online serials are only through the
online catalogue. There is a link however to a selection of free
online magazines and newspapers. Our paid online journals and indexes
are available in-house only.
- What's New
- Information on orientation sessions and new books and reports received by the
library is found in this section. Also links to new or revised
publications and lists are given.
- Contact Us
- The library mailing address, fax, library symbol, emails, urls, and
library hours are given on this page. Also driving and public transit
directions to our street location are described. A link to a list of
addresses, faxes, symbols and urls for other Environment Canada Libraries
is provided.
- Site Map
- This is a site map of the library website.
- Images
- Images and description of meteorological instruments and historical
items held in the library such as the regulator clock and painting of the
Toronto Observatory is given in this section. Images and description of
the previous and present buildings which housed the MSC Headquarters and
Library is also provided, as well images and information on the sculpture
in front of the present building.
- Interesting Sites
- This section is a selection of links to sites covering topics such as
astronomy, chemistry, climate, e-journals/magazines, environment,
Environment Canada, legislation, library catalogues, news about the
environment, other government departments, reference tools, search
engines and finding tools, water, weather, wildlife and biodiviersity.
Created :
2001-06-16
Modified :
2002-12-19
Reviewed :
2002-12-19
Url of this page : http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca
/library/index_e.html
The Green LaneTM,
Environment Canada's World Wide Web Site.
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