Natural Disasters  Tags: ugl_subject_guide natural_disasters disaster_relief ugl  

Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Longer in length
• Good sources of background and historical information
• Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

• UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
• I-Share Searches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
• WorldCat Searches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

natural disasters
natural disasters--economic aspects
disaster relief
emergency management
climactic changes
climatic changes--social aspects
flood damage
natural disasters--psychological aspects
natural disasters--social aspects
disasters--psychological aspects
disasters--social aspects

You may also wish to use subject headings for specific natural disasters:

hurricanes
tsunamis
earthquakes
volcanoes
monsoons
typhoons
tornadoes
floods