What library facities does the Weather Service have?

The South African Weather Service library collection consists mainly of publications in the field of climatology, meteorology and related sciences. The Collection Encompasses the following materials:

• Monographs arranged according to the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system.
  
• Periodicals arranged alphabetically according to title. Approximately 255 titles are received regularly.
  
• Government Publications of South Africa
  Only relevant South African Government departments' annual reports, commission reports and white papers are collected.
  For an overview of South African Government Information click here.
  
• Meteorological and climatological statistics of various countries.
  
• Atlases (eg. climatological atlases of various geographical areas, cloud atlases and general geographic atlases).
  
• Slides and photographs (pre-1985) of the South African bases at SANAE, Marion and Gough Islands.
  
• World Meteorological Organization publications. Browse also the WMO Technical Library Catalogue.
  
• Bibliographies and Abstracts
  National coverage: Bibliography of Regional Meteorological Literature: South Africa, vol. i-iv (1486-1972)
  International coverage: Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts 1974-
  
• Newspaper Cuttings, with regard to climate and weather, have been kept up to date since the 1920's.
  
• Reference Sources, such as encyclopedia's, language and technical dictionaries.
  
• Pamphlets
  
• Daily Newspapers

Information services to the public include:

• Assistance in relevant literature studies, through our reference and bibliographical service.
  
• Loans from the collection are available through interlibrary loan.
  
• Photocopying facility, subject to copyright law (Browse: The South African Copyright Forum ), is available at a cost per page.

Access to the library is subject to the following rules: Access may be obtained to the library information sources during office hours, 08:00 to 16:30, Mondays to Fridays excluding public holidays. Visitors to the library should preferably make an appointment in order to ensure that they are appropriately accommodated.