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.