Lab 5 (all sections) - Week of October 10-14, 2005

Library Assignment, Part 1 – 5 points

Due on Monday, Oct 24 at 5 pm

E-mail your completed assignment to Philip Herold, heroL008@umn.edu

 

1. Select a natural resources topic to investigate
   • Select from the list below, or choose your own
   • Make sure your topic is narrow enough - focus on a specific issue or question (ask for help if you need to focus it)
2. Select an index from the list below, and search for articles on your topic
• Remember to dig deep, and utilize subject terms, if possible
3. Pick 5 articles that are relevant to your topic and look promising.
4. E-mail the citations to those 5 articles to the address listed above. In your message, also include:
   • Your name
   • Your topic
   • The index that you used
   • The terms you used in your search
   • A 1-sentence comment about the process

Indexes to Natural Resources literature

Link to these under “Articles and More” on the Libraries Web site , or go directly to http://www.lib.umn.edu/articles/indexes.phtml

CAB Abstracts – natural resources, forestry, and many related sciences

Agricola – don't be fooled by the name – lots of natural resources information

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database – Provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage of the environmental sciences

Water Resources Abstracts – Provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide – I ndex to world literature on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds; includes studies on all aspects of their life cycles and behaviors, including hunting and management research

Fish and Fisheries Worldwide – An excellent resource for identifying fish/fisheries-related literature, including federal and state government published reports

Academic Search Premier – Covers a large number of publications in and outside of natural resources

 

Possible search topics for Library Assignments

• Wildlife conservation, especially bird species
• Water quality in the Great Lakes
• Groundwater problems caused by industrial waste
• Conservation of biodiversity in tropical forests
• Regeneration of old-growth forests
• Urban sprawl issues
• Effect of deforestation on soils
• Plant pests in Minnesota
• Canada's water quality issues
• Energy conservation in farming
• Invasive species and their effects (pick a species)
• U.S.-Canadian softwood lumber trade dispute

 

Problems getting your assignment in on time? Call or email Philip at 612-264-2779 or heroL008@umn.edu

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