| ILL - Scan Request - TexShare
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL)ILL is a free library lending service available to current TxState students and employees. ILL borrows items from other libraries that the Alkek Library does not own. Use ILLIAD, the online interlibrary loan request system, to order your ILL items. Typical turnaround for a book is 1-2 weeks and must be picked up at and returned to the library. Articles are sent to requestors via email.
Contact & Pick-up Info: 512.408.3996; Items can be picked up at the Ask Alkek Desk on the main floor of Alkek Library. - Scanning RequestThe University Libraries will scan and deliver chapters and articles from its print resources. Current Texas State students, faculty, and staff are eligible to use this service. We will scan chapters and articles only (max. 50 pages). We cannot scan entire books or journal issues. Limit: 1 request per person per day. Please allow three (3) working days for processing. Library staff will deliver an electronic file via ILLiad or via email.
- TexShareA TexShare card is free for all current Texas State students and employees and provides borrowing privileges at Participating Libraries.
Climatology Call Numbers
The Alkek Library uses the Library of Congress classification system. This groups books about subjects in the same location. Most of the print books about climatology will be in the QCs. However, the social, economic, and political effects of climatological phenomena may be in different call number ranges.
Tips for Finding Books
Types of Searches
Keyword
- Combine terms using AND.
- This search returns records that contain words that match exactly what you typed in.
- This is often (but not always) the best place to start.
Subject
- Catalog uses pre-defined subjects.
- This type of search works well if you are browsing for a particular subject that you know or a broad term. So if you aren't finding anything, switch to the keyword search instead.
- Subjects are arranged using the Library of Congress Classification system.
Author
- Author searches are for looking for items a particular person has authored or written.
- The library catalog works best if you type in searches in the format "Lastname, Firstname."
- If you want books about a person, search for their name by subject.
Title
- Use this search if you know the exact title of the material that you want. It is very particular.
Climatology Books
Here are some examples of climatology books. You can find these by searching the library catalog. Remember, you may want to use truncation and search for climat*. You may also want to use synonyms, related terms, or narrower terms when you search.
Climate Dynamics by Call Number: QC861.3 .C66 2013ISBN: 9780691125305Publication Date: 2013-07-28Climate Dynamics is an advanced undergraduate-level textbook that provides an essential foundation in the physical understanding of the earth's climate system. The book assumes no background in atmospheric or ocean sciences and is appropriate for any science or engineering student who has completed two semesters of calculus and one semester of calculus-based physics.
Microclimate and Local Climate by ISBN: 9781316535981Publication Date: 2016-05-05
Storm Surge by Call Number: QC945 .S624 2014ISBN: 9780062304766Publication Date: 2014-10-14
