Developing a Core Water Collection:
Useful Resources
Science and Technology
Core List for an Environmental Reference Collection. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Information Sources. Sarojini Balachandran, ed. Detroit : Gale Research, 1993.
Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences and Engineering Information Sources. Martin A. Smith, David E. Wilt, and Judith B. Erickson, eds. Detroit : Gale Research, 1996.
Engineering Literature Guides. Washington, D.C. : American Society for Engineering Education, 1990- .
EPA National Publications Catalog. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996.
Gale environmental sourcebook : a guide to organizations, agencies, and publications. Donna Batten, ed. Detroit : Gale Research, 1994.
Hurt, C. D. Information Sources in Science and Technology. 3rd ed. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
Information Sources in Engineering. Roderick A. MacLeod and Jim Corlett, eds. 4th ed. München : K. G. Saur, 2005. Find it in a library
Information Sources in Environmental Protection. Selwyn Eagle and Judith Deschamps, eds. London and New Providence, N.J. : Bowker-Saur, 1997.
Lord, Charles R. Guide to Information Sources in Engineering. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Malinowsky, H. Robert. Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Agriculture. Phoenix : Oryx, 1994.
National Agricultual Library. Water Quality Information Center quick bibliographies
Using the Engineering Literature. Bonnie A. Osif, ed. London, New York : Routledge, 2006. Find it in a library
Van der Leeden, Frits. Geraghty & Miller's Groundwater Bibliography. 5th ed. Plainview, N.Y. : Water Information Center, 1991.
Library Pathfinders in Sci-Tech
Chadwick, Sharon. Research Tools for Conducting a Search for Water Resources and Water Quality Information. Arcata, Calif.: Humboldt State University, 1996.
Clasper, James W. Engineering Library Resources in Environmental Engineering - Water. Cincinnati, Ohio: University of Cincinnati Library.
Environmental Engineering Subject Guide. Chicago: Illinois Institute of Technology, 2002- .
Engineering Research Guides. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Engineering Library, 2003.
MacLeod, Roddy and Catherine Ure. How to Find Out: Civil Engineering. Edinburgh, Scotland: Heriot-Watt University Library, 2002.
Neuhaus, Chris. Library User's Guide — Water Resources. Cedar Falls, Iowa: University of Northern Iowa, 1997- .
Resources on Dams and Fish. Seattle: University of Washington, 1999- .
Reis, Nancy K. and Valerie Glenn. Water Resources. Denton, Tex.: University of North Texas, 2002- .
Savoy, JoAnn. Guide to Finding Water-Related Information. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute, 2002.
Water Research Guide. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin
Water Resources. Boulder, Colo.: University of Colorado Libraries, Government Publications, 2008.
Other Sources in Sci-Tech
Don't forget:
- Check publishers' catalogs
- Ask for recommendations from other librarians on mailing lists
- Talk to technical staff in your institution
General
Books for College Libraries. 3rd ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 1988.
Guide to Reference Books. Robert Balay, ed. 11th ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 1996.
Reader's Adviser. 14th ed. New York : Bowker, 1994.