Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias
Why use them?
A good way to start your research is to use dictionaries and encyclopaedias like the ones listed on this page. Define your
topic by using subject dictionaries. Find background information
in encyclopaedias and handbooks. Its important to get a broad understanding of your topic before you start narrowing your research. Dictionaries and encylopaedias can help you identify other keywords and alternative terms that you can use in your database searching.
Recommended online sources
- IPCC The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change.
- Position analysis: climate change, sea-level rise and extreme events: impacts and adaptation issues
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre - 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2007 Australian Bureau of Statistics (Chapter 4 Geography and climate)
- Britannica Online: Academic Edition
Recommended sources on your library shelves
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