Antarctica
This Web page has information on Antarctica."Speculation over the existence of a 'southern land' was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle" (CIA World Factbook).
Reference Resources | Terms to Search in Library Catalog | Print Indexes | Research Databases | Journals Owned by CSU | World Wide Web Resources
Print (and a few Electronic) Resources with Information on Antarctica
Reference Resources--Encyclopedias & More
Encyclopedias can be a great place to start your research, get an overview of your topic, or help you narrow your area of focus. Morgan Library has a number of encyclopedia sets that may be useful to you as you begin your research. Encyclopedias are located in the Reference collections in Morgan ("Reference") and the Atmospheric Libraries, so they may not be checked out. General encyclopedias can also be extremely useful for this subject.
- Antarctica and the Arctic. G587 .M37 2001 Reference
- Encyclopedia of the Antarctic. 2 vols. G855 .E55 2007 Reference
- CRC Handbook of Atmospherics. 2 vols. QC 961 C73 1982 Atmos Reference
- Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences. 6 vols. QC854 .A48 2003 Reference, Atmos Reference and online (to CSU affiliates) in PDF. See "Antarctic Climate."
- Encyclopedia of the Arctic. 3 vols. G606 .E49 2005 Reference
- Gale Virtual Reference Library. Online.
- Keyguide to Information Sources on the Polar and Cold Regions. G593 .M54 1998 Reference
- Knovel. Online. (Note: CSU does not subscribe to premium content.)
Circulating Items: Morgan & Atmos Stacks
- Antarctica: An Encyclopedia from Abbott Ice Shelf to Zooplankton. G855 .A58 2002 Morgan
- Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather. 2 vols. QC854 .E523 1996 Morgan and Atmos
Terms to Search in Library Catalog Sage & Regional Catalog Prospector
Subject headings are the most efficient search for identifying books in the library catalog. Identify useful books in the library catalog Sage (and the Regional Catalog Prospector) doing a (LC) Subject search for (this is a selective list of terms):
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Terms and subjects will vary from source to source. In addition, terminology changes over time, so it will be necessary to be creative (i.e. know your history) in order to succeed in identifying articles of interest.
- Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. AI 3 .R48 Reference South 1900-
- Humanities Index. AI 3 .I495 Reference South 1974-1998
- International Index to Periodicals. AI 3 .I49 Reference South 1920/1923-1952/1955
- International Index. AI 3 .I49 Reference South 1955/1958-1964/1965
- International Political Science Abstracts. JA 36 .I5 Reference South 1951-2006
- London Times (various titles: Palmer's, etc.) AI 21 T51 & AI21 .T46 Reference South & others nearby 1785-
- Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-1899; with supplementary indexing, 1900-1922. AI3 .R496 Reference South
- Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. AI3 .P6 Reference South 1802-1901
- Social Sciences Index. AI 3 .I496 Reference South 1974/75-1998/99
Take note that the exact terms and types of terms will vary from index (database) to index. Case (capitalization) does not matter when doing searches. Use truncation and proximity operators to do advanced searching. When the full text of an article is not available, use the 
button to find out if the article is available full text in another electronic location. Also check for printed versions. If not available at CSU, request the article from Interlibrary Loan. Check the library catalog Sage first for books identified in these resources, then the Regional Catalog Prospector, and if not available there, make a request from Interlibrary Loan.
These resources are found via the Research Databases page.
- Academic Search Premier.
- America: History & Life.
- Historical Abstracts.
- International Political Science Abstracts. 2007- (earlier years in print)
- Social Science Abstracts.
- JSTOR. (keywords, not subjects--therefore contemporary vocabulary is vital for success--was it an expedition? a voyage? a trip? a trek? an exploration?)
- Digital Dissertation Abstracts.
- ProjectMUSE.
- WorldCat. (Subject terms should match those listed under Library Catalog SAGE & Prospector. The library catalog, Prospector, and Interlibrary Loan requests can be made directly from WorldCat via the button )
- New York Times 1851- . (contemporary vocabulary is vital for success--was it an expedition? a voyage? a trip? a trek? an exploration?)
- Web of Science. (Arts & Humanities Citation Index)
Journals & Newspaper on Antarctica--Owned by CSU (or Free Online)
- Antarctic Bibliography. 1965-1998 LC33.9 Documents
- Antarctic Record. Nankyoku Shiryo. G 845 .A57 Scattered nos. 77-80, 88-114. 1995- Current in Journal Room; older volumes Movable Shelves
- The Antarctic Sun. United States Antarctic Program. Listed in library catalog as Antarctic Sun Times.
- Australian Antarctic Magazine. Online Free E-Journal 2001- .
- JARE Data Reports. Ionosphere. Scattered nos. 27-47, 51-68, 70, 73- .QC 881.2 .I6J37 Atmos
- JARE Data Reports. Meteorology. 1980(3?)-2003. QC 875 .A6J37 Atmos
- Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 1988- online to CSU affiliates. Geology of Antarctica.
- Polar Record. 2003- online to CSU affiliates; 1931-1953 G 575 .P6 Storage
World Wide Web Resources on Antarctica
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Bibliographies (Some Searchable) | Timelines | General | Antarctica Treaties & More | Library Collections | Maps | Photographs
Bibliographies (Some Searchable Databases) & Library Guides on Antarctica
Antarctica: Selected Internet Sources. Library of Congress.
Annotated links to a variety of resources (some links found on this page). Categories are: General Resources; Culture; Education; Geography and Environment; Government, Law
History; Libraries, Archives; Media and Communications; Organizations; Recreation and Travel; and Science and Technology. Really good coverage of the main sites and topics.
SPRILIB Antarctica. Scott Polar Research Institute. University of Cambridge.
"SPRI Library holds the world's largest collection of publications for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. You may now search this collection on the Internet. There are currently around 43,450 records, listing works published from 1602 through to 2003." Search by keyword, year, place, expedition (leader) and/or author.
Antarctic & Southern Ocean Subject Guide. University of Tasmania.
Recommends reference books (check library catalog for holdings), databases (CSU does not own any of the Antarctic & Southern Ocean-specific databases, but has some of the others), links to Web sites, and other topics. More about the oceans than the continent, but they do surround it and are therefore relevant.
Readings on Antarctica. Antarctica Trip: December 2008-January 2009. Edsel Ford Memorial Library.
Annotated list of recommended reading. Arranged by: Modern Travel and Exploration; Historical Exploration; Wildlife and the Environment; and Web sites.
Timelines of Antarctica
Timeline Antarctica. Algis Ratnikas.
Prehistory to the present.
Antarctica History - Exploration Time Line. Cool Antarctica. Paul Ward.
Timeline starting with 350 B.C., jumping to 1773 and up to the present. Part of a commercial site.
History of Antarctica. Seattle P-I.com.
Timeline 1773 to 1991. "To the end of the earth."
Timeline of Antarctic History.
Graphic timeline starting with 1773 on the left and scrolling to 2002 (last event 1999). See also sections on History of Antarctica. Site might not let go (use View--> Go to, to escape in IE).
General on Antarctica
Antarctica. CIA World Factbook.
Map image and overview of the southern continent. Provides overview information about the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues,
About Antarctica. Direccion Nacional del Anartico. Instituto Antartico Argentino.
English portion of site that has information on: A Brief Geographical Survey; Antarctic History; Race for the South Pole; Antarctic Climate - Optical Phenomena - Vegetation and Animal Life; Birds; Mammals; Aspects of Human Life in Antarctica; Argentina in Antarctica; Argentine Antarctic Stations; Main Juridical and Political Aspects of Antarctica; Environmental Protection; Flora and Fauna Protection; The Antarctic Ozone Hole; and The Dirección Nacional del Antártico - Instituto Antártico Argentino. Information is also found in Spanish. (Spanish portion of site is more extensive.)
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
"SCAR is charged with the initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region, and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system." View SCAR bulletins, reports, newsletters, and more under Publications tab. Other tabs have or link to materials such as Science & Data, Antarctic Information, and more.
About Antarctica. National Environment Research Council. British Antarctic Survey.
Menu-driven, but has detailed information and articles about individual topics. Broad areas are wildlife, geography, teacher resources, environmental protection, tourism, and geopolitical. There is a lot of information to be found here. Links to images.
Antarctica! A Northern Starting Point for the Southern Continent. Yukon College. Canada.
Includes links to other sites and sources. Other links are to Web cams.
Antarctica as an Educational Resource. Antarctica.org.nz.
Introduction, history, environment, biology, adaptation, human impact, references (short bibliography). The site apparently hasn't been updated since 2001 or thereabouts, but the history, biology, environment, etc. information is probably still applicable.
Antarctica -- Discovery and Exploration. Glasgow Digital Library. Scotland.
Images and text (sometimes just text).
Antarctica Online. MastroMedia. Copyrighted.
Links to site information on science, history, culture, getting there, photo gallery, and more. Antarctic History provides a detailed history of Antarctica.
Australian Antarctic Division. Australian Government.
Copious information about multiple facets of Antarctica. Areas are: Experience Antarctica; Protecting the Environment; Science; Antarctic Applications;
Antarctic Law & Treaty; Living & working in Antarctica; and Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Latest news is on the main page.
The Official Antarctica Home Page. vb-tech.co.za.
Text with links off for maps, wildlife, and history & expeditions (e.g. story of Shackleton's voyage in 1914), some found on site.
International Polar Foundation. Polar Foundation Corporate Web site.
"The International Polar Foundation communicates and educates on polar science and polar research as a way to understand key environmental and climate mechanisms." It has Web sites focusing on science (SciencePoles), education (EducaPoles), and adventure (ExploraPoles). Photographs and animations are copyrighted.
Antarctica Treaties & More
Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (ATS). Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Site is primary source of Antarctic treaties. Tabs are: Antarctic Treaty System; Environmental Protection; Information Exchange; and Resources. Site is in English, Spanish, French, and Russian, with the apparent exception of the text within the News frame, which is in English on all of the pages on the day the site was checked. ("News" changes language: Noticias, Actualités, Новости).
Handbook of the Antarctic Treaty System. U.S. Department of State.
"This Handbook reproduces material with respect to the Antarctic Treaty system, including the Antarctic Treaty itself, the Protocol on Environment Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and measures [recommendations] in furtherance of the principles and objectives of the Treaty. Also included is the text of, and information on, the Convention for the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, which has not been ratified by any state." Links to materials in PDF.
Guide to Law Online: Antarctica. Library of Congress.
Information and links to information about legal topics to do with the continent.
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC).
Environmental organizations working to keep Antarctica an unspoiled wilderness. See The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the Madrid Protocol) (PDF). Publications section of site (under Information menu) includes: Recent ASOC Publications; ASOC Papers Submitted at Official Meetings; Press Releases; Brochures, Fact Sheets and Newsletters; and Annual Reports.
Library Collections of Antarctica Material
Antarctica. State Library of New South Wales.
Early Antarctic Adventures includes: Discovery in the southern ocean, Auroroa Australis, Mawson--lines on the ice, and Shackleton's Endurance. Hurley's Antarctica has photographs and a diary from 1912 (turn the digitized pages online). Arranged by: Sledging Party 1912, At home in Antarctica, Icescapes, Wildlife, and more. Modern Antarctic Adventures includes: Antarctica 1939, Heard Island, Macquarie Island, Mawson Base, and more.
Antarctica – Discovery and Exploration to 1918. Mountaineering and Polar Collections. National Library of Scotland.
Overview of collections on Antarctica in the National Library of Scotland. Good overview of the history of its exploration.
Antarctic Collection. University of Canterbury. New Zealand.
"Christchurch's location as a major "gateway to the ice" has meant that there is longstanding interest here in the continent of Antarctica and the southern ocean which surrounds it. . . . The Antarctic Collection is the result of a partnership between Antarctica New Zealand and the University of Canterbury." Most of the materials are available on site only. Books and journals may be requested from interlibrary loan.
Far Flung Places: The Race to Antarctica. State Library of Tasmania "more than books."
Images from a 2003 exhibition.
Maps of Antarctica
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). NASA.
"Meet Antarctica" to get an idea of its size, makeup (vertical cross section), shaded relief, flow rates, and other images. PDF fact sheets also have images. Find an Antarctic Feature links off to USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) site that is not bookmark able. From this site, look up a specific feature or location on the continent. Then read more about that feature and see it on a LIMA map.
Polar Regions and Oceans Maps. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. The University of Texas at Austin.
Most produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Mostly political.
Antarctic Mapping. Links & Web Resources. Map Library. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Page links to other sites on the Web with different types of maps of the Antarctic.
Photographs of Antarctica
Antarctic Photo Library. U.S. Antarctic Program. National Science Foundation.
Site has over 450 photos arranged by topic: People, Stations, Scenery, Science, Transportation, Wildlife, Historical, and New Photos. Click on thumbnail for larger photo and brief information about it.
Antarctica. Alexandria Digital Library: Earth. University of California Santa Barbara.
Arranged by topic. Digital images (some historical). Links to multiple sites with digital information.
NOAA Photo Library: Antarctic.
"NOAA at the Ends of the Earth" album with multiple photos. NOAA At The Ends of the Earth ~ Antarctic: Ice, The Fringes, Outposts, Traverses, historical images
birds, mammals, a few ugly fish, spring & summer, fall& winter, etc. Click on photo to enlarge and read brief information about it. 1888 photos as of 12/18/8.
Scenes from Antarctica. Boston.com. The Big Picture: News Stories in Photographs. Boston Globe.
32 (as of 12/18/8) stunning photographs taken on Antarctica. (Including a CSU faculty member!) Captions provide contextual information.
Antarctic Images by Anthony Powell.
Photo galleries include: Antarctic Wildlife, Auroras, It's a Harsh Continent, Bases Machines and People, Landscapes and Scenery, and more. Includes year-long time lapse video clip. Many stunningly beautiful photographs. Photos are for sale in multiple sizes, formats, and price ranges. Online images have URL watermark.
The Antarctic Collection. Royal Geographical Society Enterprises. Picture Library.
Photographs from National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904; British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909; British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913; Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917; and many other expeditions. View by expedition or the entire collection. Images are for sale. Enlarged images have watermark.
In all cases, be sure to evaluate what you find, no matter the source: book, article, Web page.
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