What's New @ MMA Library
No. 20 1 September 2006 Online at: http://library.maritime.edu/WhatsNew/

In print - on the NEW BOOKSHELF
Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences. Grolier, 2003. 3 vols. [Reference]
Survey vessels of the world. Sixth edition 2006/2007. Clarkson Research Services, 2006. 408 pp.
An inconvenient truth: the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it. Al Gore, 2006. 325 pp.
Defining the wind: the Beaufort Scale, and how a nineteenth-century Admiral turned science into poetry. Scott Huler, 2004. 291pp. MMA Call Number: QC 933.H85 2004
Black jacks: African American seamen in the age of sail. W.J. Bolsterux, 1974, 1997 [Gift to the MMA Library]
On Reserve - to read this book, ask at the circulation desk.

Netlibrary's FREE e-Book of the Month      Available September 1-30
The History Highway: A 21st-Century Guide to Internet Resources, Fourth Edition NetLibrary eBook of the Month
A reliable guide to history websites.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, DATABASES and e-JOURNALS Open Access=Open Access
Book Index with Reviews [EBSCO]
Includes citation, abstract, reviews, price, content information, some jacket covers and tables of contents.
WHOI Contributions to the Scientific Literature - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Open Access
Articles, books and conference papers written and edited by WHOI scientists.

CAREER INFORMATION
O*NET (Occupational Information Network) - Department of Labor Open Access
OceanCareers.com - COSEE California (Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence) Open Access
Career One-Stop Open Access includes: Career InfoNet;  Job Bank;  Service Locator

WEBPAGES....FYI
Ecological Internet Projects include:
Eco Earth -  ClimateArk -  Water Conserve -  Forests.org -  Rainforest Portal -  Ocean Conserve
Scripps Institution of Oceanography: 100 Years of Explorations - Centennial documentary. UCTV: UC San Diego, May 14, 2003 (56 min 32 sec) Open Access
The Future Stewards of Our Planet . Perspectives on Ocean Science: Lecture Series. UCTV: UC San Diego, Apr 12, 2006 (57 min 49 sec) Open Access Covers research topics: antibiotics from the sea, the declining health of our oceans, mapping the seafloor, and factors affecting climate change.
Book Trailers are short films (a video "book talk") based on books, similar to film "trailers". They average 3 to 5 minutes, and are often released with a suite of behind-the-scenes screen features about the book and author. Some examples are BookShorts and Harper Collins

If you have questions about these resources, please contact:
Susan S. Berteaux, Library Director [sberteaux@maritime.edu, ext. 5035]