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The Library supports research in the areas of meteorology, physical and chemical oceanography, geochemistry, atmospheric physics, ocean engineering, mathematics, statistics and computer science. See the Collection Development policy for more information.

The emphasis of the book and monograph collection is on atmospheric sciences, oceanography, and marine pollution. Special collections in the Library include comprehensive holdings on Puget Sound/Northwest Straits and the Rudolph W. Preisendorfer Memorial Collection, an 800 volume library of classic works in mathematics and statistics. The Library also has a complete collection of monographs from the National Science Foundation Israel Program for Scientific Translations.

The Library subscribes to about 250 journals and newsletters in the marine and atmospheric sciences and related fields of mathematics, chemistry and geophysics.

The collection contains nautical, hydrographic, and topographic charts and maps. Our paper chart collection focuses on North America, South America and Asia. Charts on microfilm of the continental U.S. including Alaska extend from the 1880s to 1980. Historical maps and charts from the 1800s are available on a set of CD-ROMs from the Office of Coast Survey.

Literature Databases.................................................	>50
Books and Reports.....................................................	~35,000
eBooks.......................................................................	~20,000
Journals and other periodicals....................................	~600
Online journals...........................................................	~800
Maps and Charts........................................................	~10,000

Environmental data - Describes data sources by discipline (atmospheric, climate, geology marine biology, marine and freshwater, and oceanography), region (Pacific Northwest, polar and tropical) and provider (government and university).

GIS sources - Selected NOAA and other federal agency GIS sources and state-based GIS sources for Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and the Western region.

Imagery - Satellite and aerial imagery, as well as selected digital and photograph image libraries.

Maps and charts - Print and digital sources covering: climate, cold regions, general, geology and topographic, nautical and coastal, and meteorology.

NOAA Digital Collections - Links to 15 collections of historic NOAA documents and maps covering weather and climate, coast and geodetic surveys, fisheries and oceans.

NOAA Publications - Provides mainly to older (pre-2000) and discontinued NOAA publications and series. Also see the NOAA Central Library's list of NOAA Publication Sources and Instructions for Authors.

Extra-Curricular Resources - Includes regional travel guides, novels, recreation resources and maps.