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The Roger G. Barry Resource Office for Cryospheric Studies (ROCS) at NSIDC is an information resource for people studying Earth's frozen regions, the history of science, or past climate related to the cryosphere. ROCS is located at NSIDC's offices in Boulder, Colorado, USA, and is open to the public.
ROCS offers a unique set of collections specializing in cryospheric science and the history of cryospheric research. The ROCS Information Center holds more than 44,000 cryospheric-related monographs, serials, journal articles, reprints, videos, maps, atlases, and CD-ROMs. We currently receive over 100 periodicals and newsletters relating to the cryosphere and to remote sensing of ice and snow. The ROCS Archives specializes in analog science data and scientific materials. Its holdings include thousands of maps, photographs, prints, expedition journals, and more items of interest to those researching the history of science or studying past climate. Our professional librarian or archivist can assist you with holdings and reference searches.
ROCS supports NSIDC's mission to make fundamental contributions to cryospheric science and excel in managing data and disseminating information in order to advance understanding of the Earth system.
In 1957, the American Geographical Society was established as the U.S. World Data Center for Glaciology under Director William O. Field. Like other World Data Centers, the WDC for Glaciology was charged with archiving scientific data and records from the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year. At that time, scientific records were in analog format, mainly paper and film. This WDC collection formed the core of the present day ROCS Archives and Information Center. In 1976, the United States Geological Survey (which operated the WDC between 1971 and 1976 under the direction of Mark F. Meier) transferred responsibility for the WDC to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Data and Information Service, and the center moved to its current location at the University of Colorado in Boulder under the direction of Dr. Roger G. Barry.
ROCS is named for the first director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Dr. Roger Barry, who has dedicated much of his career to building and supporting the library and analog archives collections since they arrived in Boulder in 1976. See the Roger Barry Biography and the Roger Barry Symposium Keynote for more information about Dr. Barry and his research.
See Also
60 NOAA data sets, several new data sets each year, in situ data, data rescue, and data sets from operational communities.
Read about data-related projects at the NSIDC DAAC, NSIDC DAAC data holdings, and related data.
World Data Center for Glaciology
The World Data Center (WDC) for Glaciology, Boulder is maintained at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The World Data Center system was established as part of the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).
Related Resources
Boulder Labs Libraries (NOAA, NIST, NTIA)
Boulder Laboratories Library provides services to Department of Commerce components in a nine state region (see: Service Areas).
The University Libraries system on the CU-Boulder campus includes five branch libraries, Norlin Library, housing Archives, Government Publications, Special Collections, East Asian, and Science libraries.
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