Keyguide to Information Sources on the Polar and Cold Regions

Although solidly based on the incomparable resources of the Scott Polar Research Institute, in Cambridge, where Mills is Keeper of the Collections, and Speak is a Research Associate, extensive use was also made of research libraries in Canada, Alaska and Finland in the preparation of this Keyguide.

Its aim is “to provide a rapid reference source to what is currently known about the polar and cold regions” of the globe. To this purpose it is divided into three parts. The first, “Survey of the polar and cold regions and information sources relating to them”, offers an overview of the field...