Collection

The EC Library Downsview acts as a national collection for meteorology, climate research, air quality, severe weather, and environmental emergencies. It contains comprehensive book and journal collections in these areas as well as a large collection of reports on microfiche. A collection of observational weather data from around the world is a valuable resource of the library.
The library also holds materials on Great Lakes issues such as water quality, pollution, hazardous contaminants, health, wildlife, ecosystems and conservation of natural resources. Also housed is the collection of Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan (RAP) reports and the Ontario Region Canadian Wildlife Service reports. The EC Library Downsview has reports on the chemicals on Canada's Priorities Substances List. Information on chemical and other toxic contaminants is found in documents as well as on CD-ROM databases such as CCINFO's Chempendium, Merck Index, DOSE, Micromedex (includes TOMES Plus) and the Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Inventory (US). The collection is growing the subject areas of endangered species, birds, wildlife, and biodiversity.

AES Training Branch Archives

This internal site contains training materials used by Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to train its meteorological staff.

WMO Publications

The Library contains the largest collection of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) materials in Canada.We also have a Union List of WMO Publications held at the Environment Canada Library, Downsview, the NOAA Central Library, the U.K. National Meteorological Library and the Keith B. Mather Library at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Maps/Atlases

The library's collection of maps and atlases includes those on weather, climatology, general reference, as well as topographic maps. There is a card file for maps and atlases on top of the card catalogue which gives very good access to maps and atlases received prior to 1980. Atlases are indexed in the card, microfiche, and online catalogues.

Maps and Atlases on CD-ROM

Reprints / 700000 Series

This collection of pamphlets and ephemeral materials is housed in filing cabinets at the back of the library. They are kept in numerical order. The numbers designating a document are six-digit numbers beginning with a 7 (i.e. 703416). They are indexed only in the card or online catalogues.

Learning Centre

The Learning Centre in EC Library Downsview was established in April 1995 to assist employees in making key decisions about their career and about work-related issues which impact on their home life. The Centre is designed to serve the needs of a lifelong learning society. The collection includes material on writing resumes and covering letters, material on understanding and coping with fast-paced changes in society, material on helping colleagues and subordinates deal with difficult work problems, and material on helping with presentations and communication of ideas.

Audio-Visual Materials

The EC Library Downsview has films, videos and audiotapes on various topics such as management, weather and climate. For titles, search our catalogue. Videos and audiotapes have full records. The slide collection is not catalogued.

Bibliography of Scientific videos
Bibliography of Scientific films
Audio-Visual CD-ROM

Management audio-visual materials are housed in the Learning Centre.

Journal and Report Collection

The library houses a collection of more than 600 professional and popular journals, newsletters and report series that are available to all Environment Canada employees. The library also offers in house electronic access to a growing number of paid, subscription journals, as well as providing links to magazines and newspapers on the World Wide Web. There is also on site access to many bibliographic indexes and full text documents and serials on CD-ROM.

Please address any comments regarding this page or for information contact at: downsview.library@ec.gc.ca

Meteorological Service of Canada - Environment Canada - Government of Canada

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