Table of Contents

Introduction

Reference Materials

Literature Guides

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Directories

International

National

Federal

California

Reviews

Bibliographies

Specialized Bibliographies to Publications of Government Agencies

Handbooks and Manuals

Statistical and Data Compilations

Atlases and Maps

Legal

General

Federal

California

Library Catalogs and Subject Classifications

HSU Library

Other Library Catalogs

Indexes

Special Topics

Constructed Wetlands

This web page is designed to introduce you to scientific and technical literature in water resources and water quality, strategies for searching the literature in those areas, and research tools available to assist in conducting a search. For a general introduction to the types of literature where water resources and water quality information may be found see Environmental Resources Engineering: A Guide to Doing Research in HSU Library.

II. Reference Materials

Reference materials serve a variety of purposes. They can be utilized to find concise factual information--directories and statistical compilations; read topical overviews--dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks; identify research done on specific topics--reviews and bibliographies; and locate standard methods and procedures--handbooks and manuals. Many can be used as starting points which lead you to specific research which has appeared in primary sources.  A primary source or primary literature is defined as:

1. an account by an eyewitness or the first recorder of an event, in written or other form, including microform and electronic reproduction (e.g. diaries, letters, minutes of meetings, news footage, newspaper articles) 2. data obtained through original research, statistical compilations or legal requirements. (e.g. reports of scientific experiments, U.S. census records, public records) 3. creative works such as poetry, music, or art 4. artifacts such as stone points, pottery, furniture, and buildings. [Glossary of Selected Library and Information Technology Terms (http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/literacy/gloss.htm)]

The following list of reference materials is not meant to be comprehensive. It is a sampling of reference materials which are available:

A. Literature Guides. In a sense, this handout is a literature guide. Listed below are more formal ones which provide extensive listings of research literature and reference materials in water resources and water quality.

Giefer. 1976. Sources of Information in Water Resources (ref TC 405 G54)

IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre.  1991.  List of basic publications on water supply and sanitation : a selected bibliography (ref TD353 I27 1991)

Miller. 1992. Water Quality and Availability: A Reference Handbook (ref TD 223 M53 1992)

U.S. Environmental Science Services Administration. Selective Guide to Climatic Data Sources (Docs C 55.219:4.11/988 microfiche) Guide to climatological publications available from Federal agencies.

B. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. These provide definitions of discipline-specific terminology and/or general introductions to concepts and topics in water resources and water quality. Some include references back to primary sources.

American Public Health Association. 1981. Glossary: Water and Wastewater Control Engineering (ref TD 9 G55 1981)

Gleick. 1993. Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources (ref TD 345 W264 1993) Contains background information and water data in tabular format

Glossary of Organizations and Acronyms (http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/acronyms.html)
From the Water Resources Research Center at the College of Agriculture, University of Arizona.

Glossary Of Water-Quality-Monitoring Terms (http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/appendixes/AppendA.html) Technical Appendix A of the Nationwide Strategy for Improving Water-Quality Monitoring in the United States, a 1995 publication of the USGS.

Glossary of Water-Related Terms (http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/gloss.html)
From the Water Resources Research Center at the College of Agriculture, University of Arizona.

Glossary of Water-Related Terms: An Environmental Quality Center Help Guide (http://www.water-research.net/glossary.htm)
From the Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Center for Environmental Quality GeoEnvironmental Science and Engineering Department.

Glossary of Water Terms (http://www.osu.orst.edu/Dept/owrri/directory/glossary.htm)
Compiled by Oregon State University using portions of various glossaries from various sources.

Huschke. 1959. Glossary of Meteorology (ref QC 854 G55)

Nelson. 1973. Dictionary of Water and Water Engineering (ref TC 403 N44)

Richard. 1978. Glossary of Selected Hydrologic and Water Quality Terms (ref GB 655 R4)

United States Bureau of Reclamation Water Glossary (http://www.pn.usbr.gov/cons/wgloss.html) From the US Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest Region

Van der Leeden. 1990. Water Encyclopedia (ref TD 351 V36 1990) Collection of water resources data, facts and statistics arranged in tabular format.

C. Directories. Usually these are alphabetical and/or subject listings of people, organizations, or products.

1. International

International Reference Centre for Community Water Supply and Sanitation. 1986. Interwater Directory of Sources of Information and Documentation on Community Water Supply and Sanitation (ref TD 327 I58 1986)

2. National

Association of Environmental Engineering Professors. 1989. Register of Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs (ref TD I57.2 R44 1989)

Peterson's - Graduate School Information Channel (http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/gradchannel/default.asp?sponsor=)
Information on colleges and universities which offer graduate programs in all areas, including environmental engineering.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Register Catalog File (ref T 12 T6) -OR -  Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (http://www.thomasregister.com/) - Thomas Register on the Internet includes both American and Canadian companies.  You may search by company name and brand name.  Has links to companies' web sites and online catalogs

U.S. Geological Survey. 1990. Water Resources Directory of the National Water Data Exchange Network, Western Region (Docs I 19.76:90-0599 microfiche)

3. Federal

EPA Regional Water Offices - A list of links to the ten regional water offices of the EPA.

U.S. EPA (annual) Access EPA (ref TD 171 .U54)

U.S. EPA. 1993. Guide to Federal Water Quality Programs and Information (Docs EP 1.8:W29 microfiche)

U.S. EPA. 1994. How EPA Works: A Guide to EPA Organization and Functions (ref TD 171 U55 1994)

4. California

California. EPA. 1994. California Environmental Technology & Services Directory (Cal Doc E 5000 E59)

California Department of Water Resources. 1971. Climatological Stations in California (Cal Doc W750 B9 #165) Listing by county of current and historical weather stations giving location, elevation, years of record, and agency holding record.

California Department of Water Resources. Index to Sources of Hydrologic Data (Cal Doc W750 B9 #230)

California Institute of Public Affairs. 1991. California Water Resources Directory; a guide to organizations and information resources.  (ref TC 424 C2 C35 1991)

D. Reviews. Scientific reviews or "state-of-the-art" reviews critically survey a narrow topic and identify and evaluate research which has appeared in the "primary" literature. Extensive bibliographies of cited "primary" literature are commonly included. Scientific reviews typically appear in annual publications entitled "Annual review of...," "Advances in ...," as well as in journals, especially those which have "review" as part of the title. Annual reviews often have cumulative indexes and individual review papers are commonly included in indexes. Annual reviews of interest in water resources and water quality include:

Advances in Aquatic Microbiology (QR 105 A38)

Advances in Hydroscience (GB 653 A27)

Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. "Annual Literature Review" (periodical TD 511 S4) Appearing annually in the June issue, this compilation of review articles analyzes approximately 6,000 literature references each year concerning water pollution and treatment.

E. Bibliographies. There are many specialized bibliographies in water resources and water quality. A few are listed below; others will be found in the Literature Guides listed above.

1. General

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1984. Ecological Impacts of Wastewater on Wetlands: An Annotated Bibliography (Docs EP 1.21:Ec7)

Van der Leeden. 1991. Geraghty and Miller's Groundwater Bibliography (GB 1003.2 V35 1991) Contains 6,000 selected references

2. Specialized Bibliographies to Publications of Government Agencies

California Department of Water Resources. Abstracts of Department Publications (Cal Doc Abstr W750 B9 #170)

Geifer. 1976. Water Publications of State Agencies (ref TD 345 G54)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA Publications Cumulative Bibliography and Quarterly Abstract Bulletin (Docs EP 1.21/7)

U.S. Geological Survey.

List of U.S. Geological Survey Geologic and Water Supply Reports and Maps for California (Abstr Docs I 19.41/7:C12)

Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey (http://usgs-georef.cos.com/) Provides access to the publications of the USGS and includes references to U.S. Geological Survey reports and maps published from 1880 to date, references to non-USGS publications with USGS authors published from 1983 to date, and 225 references to reports produced by the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler surveys.  You may search for USGS publications by author, title, subject, etc.

Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey 1879- (Abstr Docs I 19.14/4)

Reports for California by the U.S. Geological Survey. Water Resources Division (Abstr Docs I 19.76:89-29)

USGS Water Resources in California Online Reports (http://ca.water.usgs.gov/rep/)

F. Handbooks and Manuals. Handbooks commonly contain standardized information and practices or tabular data collected from the "primary" literature. Manuals usually contain procedures for experimental analysis in the field or laboratory. Engineers in their field and laboratory work tend to make extensive use of standard handbooks and manuals. For a list of over 3,400 handbooks, see Handbooks and Tables in Science and Technology (ref Q 199 H35 1994).

Adams. 1990. Water and Wastewater Examination Manual (TD 380 A33 1990)

American Public Health Association. 1995. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater (ref QD 142 A5). Older editions (1985, 1989, 1992) are in the stacks (QD 142 A5).

American Society for Testing and Materials. 1978. Manual on Water (TD 353 M35)

American Water Works Association. 1990. Water Quality and Treatment; a Handbook of Community Water Supplies (TD 430 W365 1990)

Calow. 1992. Rivers Handbook: Hydrological and Ecological Principles (GB 1203.2 R58 1992)

Ciaccio. 1971-73. Water and Water Pollution Handbook 4 vols. (TD 380 W32)

Fresenius. 1988. Water Analysis; A Practical Guide to Physio-chemical, Chemical and Microbiological Water Examination and Quality Assurance (TD 380 W327 1988)

Handbook of Public Water Systems 1986. (TD 223 H27 1986)

Hydrologic Engineering Center (U.S.). 1971-77. Hydrologic Engineering Methods for Water Resources Development (12 vols.) (GB 661 H93)

Jackson. 1993. Applied Water and Spentwater Chemistry: A Laboratory Manual (TD 380 J23 1993)

Maidment. 1993. Handbook of Hydrology (ref GB 662.5 H35 1993)

Montgomery. 1990. Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference (ref TD 426 M66 1990)

Nielsen. 1991. Practical Handbook of Ground-Water Monitoring (TD 426 P73 1991)

Plumb. 1981. Procedures for Handling and Chemical Analysis of Sediment and Water Samples (QD 79 S4 P58)

Practical Guide for Ground-Water Sampling (Docs EP 1.23/2:600/2-85-104 microfiche)

Rump. 1992. Laboratory Manual for the Examination of Water, Waste Water and Soil (TD 367 R8613 1992)

Salanki. 1994. Biological Monitoring of the Environment: A Manual of Methods (QH 541.15 M64 B565 1994)

Scalf. 1981. Manual of Ground-Water Quality Sampling Procedures (GB 1003 S23)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Engineering Manual (Docs D 103.6/3)

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 1995. Ground Water Manual (Docs I 27.19/2:G91 microfiche)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Handbook for Sampling and Sample Preservation of Water and Wastewater (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-82-029)

Handbook: Groundwater. Vol. I. Groundwater and Contamination. Vol. II. Methodology 1990. (Docs EP 1.8:G91/2)

Manual of Individual and Non-Public Water Supply Systems (Docs EP 2.8:In2/3)

Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-79-020)

Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples. 1991. (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-91/010 microfiche)

Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drinking Water (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-88/039 microfiche)

Methods for Measuring the Acute Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Freshwater and Marine Organisms  4th edition, 1995.  (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-90-027 microfiche)

Methods for Organic Chemical Analysis of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater. 1982. (Docs EP 1.23/5:600/4-82-057)

Microbiological Methods for Monitoring the Environment: Water and Wastes. 1978. (Docs EP 1.2 M58/9)

USEPA Manual of Methods for Virology (Docs EP 1.23/5:600 14-84-013)

U.S. Geological Survey.

National Handbook of Recommended Methods for Water-Data Acquisition (TD 223 N35)

Techniques of Water Resources Investigations  1967-  (Docs I 19.15/5) - Updated by supplements.

U.S. Soil Conservation Service. 1977- . National Engineering Handbook (Docs A 57.6/2:En3)

Van Haversen. 1986.  Water Resource Measurements: A Handbook for Hydrologists and Engineers (ref TC 177 V35 1986)

Zipparro. 1993. Davis's Handbook of Applied Hydraulics (ref TC 145 D3 1993)

G. Statistical and Data Compilations
 

Annual State Water-Data Reports (ref GB 701 A56 1994)  This cd-rom contains hydrologic records of the US for water years 1990-93.

Applied Environmetrics Hydrological Tables (ref GB 661.2 B44 1991)  This software creates tables of common hydrological calculations based on your parameters.

California Data Exchange Center (http://cdec.water.ca.gov/)  The California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) collects, stores, disseminates, and exchanges hydrometeorological data and related information. The data collection began as a small system designed to obtain data urgently needed to provide river stage forecasts and flood warnings for the North Coastal area and for the Central Valley. Has links to Daily, Monthly, Hourly (1984-1996), and  Hourly(Oct 1996-present) data.

California Department of Water Resources.

California Rainfall Summary. Monthly Total Precipitation 1849-1980 (Cal Doc W 765 R34) Contains monthly rainfall records for 4,000 stations in California.

California Cooperative Snow Surveys  (http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/) This is a unit of the California Department of Water Resources. Includes historical snow course data, depth and density, water supply updates and forecasts.

Hydrologic Data (Bulletin 130) (Cal Doc W750 B9 #130) Annual series published in 5 volumes which presents hydrologic data for California - monthly precipitation, surface water measurement, ground water levels, surface and groundwater quality. Covers the years 1963-1975, 1985 to date.

Maximum Daily Precipitation by Month (Cal Doc W 765 P73)

Rainfall Depth-Duration-Frequency for California (Cal Doc W 765 R36)

Indiana WETnet: A Virtual Water Resource (http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/WETnet/) Provides access to water resources data in different formats, as well as at different scales for different regions. Covers the whole of the United States as well as individual states and counties. Types of data include water quality, water quantity, well logs, etc.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Web Server (http://sio.ucsd.edu)The Data Servers section under the menu Data Servers contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs. Newton's list of hydrographic resources looks particularly useful.

UNESCO. Discharge of Selected Rivers of the World (GB 1203 U54)

United Nations Environment Programme GEMS/WATER (http://www.cciw.ca/gems/intro.html) The GEMS/Water programme is a multi-faceted water science programme oriented towards understanding freshwater quality issues throughout the world. Major activities include monitoring, assessment, and capacity building.  Provides access to GEMS/Water Triennial Report (1988 - 1990, 1991 - 1993, 1994 - 1996)  and Annotated Digital Atlas of Global Water Quality.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Index of Watershed Indicators (http://www.epa.gov/iwi/)  The Index of Watershed Indicators (the IWI or Index) is the EPA's first national picture of watershed health. The Index organizes and presents aquatic resource information on a watershed basis. Watersheds are those land areas bounded by ridge lines that catch rain and snow, and drain to specific marshes, streams, rivers, lakes, or to groundwater.  Much data is available at this site.

U.S. Geological Survey.

California Streamflow Characteristics (Docs I 19.76:1971-6/3) Summary of streamflow data for individual stations from the earliest year of record through 1968.

California Surface-Water Data Retrieval (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis-w/CA/) Data may be retrieved for individual gauging stations. Has links to Other states with USGS surface-water data retrieval pages

Hourly Precipitation Data: [state] (Docs C55.216/4)

Humboldt Co Streamflow Data Archive (USGS gages)  The results of a search for Humboldt County gauging stations are listed by station number for 60 local stations.

USGS Daily Values (ref GB 991 W2 U27 1995) This numeric cd-rom database contains daily records of streamflow and lake volume and related physical data (temperature and suspended sediments) from recording stations in the western United States. You may view, print, and download data.

USGS Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN):Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988(http://wwwrvares.er.usgs.gov/hcdn_cdrom/1st_page.html) The Hydro-Climatic Data Network, or HCDN, consists of streamflow records for 1,659 sites throughout United States and its Territories. Records cumulatively span the period 1874 through 1988, inclusive, and represent a total of 73,231 water years of information.

USGS Quality of Water (ref TD 223.6 U23 1993) A cd-rom which contains surface and ground water quality information from the USGS Watstore database. Parameters include organics, inorganics, metals, pesticides, and more. Includes recording stations from the western US.

USGS Summary Publications from 20 National Water-Quality Assessment Study Units (1991-96) (http://water.usgs.gov/public/pubs/nawqasum/index.html) These publications summarize the findings of twenty Study Units sampled by the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program in 1991-96. Each publication in the series includes a summary of local water-quality issues and findings; several sections describing local findings in greater detail; and several sections putting local findings in a national context.

Water Resources Data: [state] (Docs I 19.53/2:) Annual cumulation of discharge, level and water quality records for stream and wells. Arranged by drainage basin. Multiyear cumulations appear in the USGS Water Supply Paper series. Cumulated electronically in USGS Daily Values cd-rom (ref GB 991 W2 U27 1995).

Water Resources in California  (http://water.wr.usgs.gov) Provides access to a variety of data on California's water resources, including Real-time Water Data, Historical Streamflow Data, Water Data Reports, 1994-, etc.

Water Resources of the United States (http://water.usgs.gov) Provides access to many different types of data; e.g., Real-time Water Data,  GIS Data for Water Resources, Historical Streamflow Data, and Water Use Data.

U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. National Climatic Data Center.

Climatological Data: [state] (Docs C 55.214/6) Published monthly and annually for each state. Contains detailed climatic records for individual recording stations. Cumulated electronically in NCDC Summary of the Day cd-rom (ref QC 983 N24).

National Climatic Data Center Web Server (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov) Contains selected climatic datasets of limited time periods.

NCDC Climatic Data Online (http://www5.ncdc.noaa.gov:7777/plclimprod/plsql/poemain.poe)  Search for climatic data by geographic region, country or dataset.

NCDC 15 Minute Precipitation (ref QC 983 N236) This cd-rom contains 15 minute precipitation records for the entire US.

NCDC Hourly Precipitation (ref QC 983 N235) This cd-rom contains hourly observations from recording stations in the western US from as early as 1900.

NCDC Summary of the Day (ref QC 983 N24 1995) This numeric cd-rom database contains records of daily climatological observations (precipitation, snowfall, evaporation, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature) for stations in the National Climatic Data Center Cooperative Observers Network (TD 3200) file. The database is based on single readings during each 24-hour period. Records date from the mid-1800s to 1991. Data can be printed or downloaded in several optional formats for use in a DBMS, spreadsheet or other application program. The HSU Library has two cd-roms covering the western United States.

Van der Leeden. 1992. The Water Encyclopedia (ref TD 351 V36 1990) Contains a variety of water resources data, facts and statistics.

Van der Leeden. 1975.  Water Resources of the World: Selected Statistics (ref GB 661 V34) Contains water resources statistics for each country.

H. Atlases and Maps. See Atlas and Map Collection (http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/literacy/module1/atlas.htm) for a general discussion of available cartographic materials.

California Department of Water Resources. 1979. California Water Atlas (Atlas/folio G 1526 C3 C3)  (Another copy on Documents folio shelf: Cal Doc P580 W38)

Geospatial Resources (http://library.humboldt.edu/~rls/geospatial.html)  This guide by Robert Sathrum, HSU Natural Resources Librarian, lists paper and digital geospatial resources available in the HSU Library or on the Internet.

Geraghty. 1973. Water Atlas of the United States (Atlas G 1201 C3 W3 1973)

Pettyjohn. 1973. Ground-Water Quality Atlas of the United States (ref GB 1015 P48)

U.S. Environmental Data Service. 1968. Climatic Atlas of the United States (Atlas G 1201 C8 U55 1968)

U.S. National Weather Service. 1993. Atlas of Frequency Distribution, Auto-Correlation and Cross-Correlation of Daily Temperature and Precipitation at Stations in the U.S., 1948-1991 (in English units) (Docs C 55.22 no.11E)

U.S. National Weather Service. Precipitation Frequency Atlas of the Western United States (Docs C 55.22 no.2 vol.1-11)

U.S. Soil Conservation Service. 1970. Atlas of River Basins of the United States (Atlas/folio G 1201 C3 U48 1970)

I. Legal

1. General

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe - You may search Federal Environmental Cases by selecting Legal Research on the main menu and then selecting Area of Law by Topic.  You may also search legal news, law reviews, state case law, and codes & regulations for topics relating to water resources and water quality.

Mackenthun. 1992. Environmental Regulations Handbook (KF 3775 M33 1992)

2. Federal

Code of Federal Regulations (Docs AE 2.106/3 Legal Alcove) Annual compilation of all federal administrative regulations.

Federal Register (http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html) <online version> or (Docs AE 2.106 Legal Alcove) <paper version> - The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. Serves as an update to the annual Code of Federal Regulations.

For an annual summary of federal regulatory programs, see Regulatory Programs of the U.S. Government (Docs PrEx 2.3)

3. California

California Code of Regulations (Cal Doc L360 Legal Alcove)

California Regulatory Notice Register (Cal Doc L375) Weekly publication containing notices of proposed regulatory actions by state agencies.

West's Annotated California Codes (KFC 30.5 W4 Legal Alcove)

III. Library Catalogs and Subject Classifications

Library catalogs are generally used to locate "book" materials which may be either "primary" or "secondary" scientific publications. Examples of "primary" publications include conference proceedings, technical reports, theses and dissertations. "Secondary" publications include textbooks, handbooks, and many other types of compacted or synthesized publications.

A. HSU Library. In this library two research tools are available to assist in identifying monographic materials by subject--the Library of Congress Classification System and the Library catalog.

1. Library of Congress Classification System. The general book collection in the HSU Library is organized on the shelves by subject using this classification system employed by most academic libraries in the United States. (In addition most special collections - "Periodicals," "Reference," "Map and Atlas," and "Indexes and Abstracts" - all follow this same subject arrangement.) Listed below are major classification areas of where water resources and water quality literature is likely to be found.

GB Physical Geography

651-989 Hydrology
990-992 Watersheds
1001-1200 Groundwater and Hydrogeology
1201-1598 Rivers
1601-1798 Lakes
2601-2798 Snow
2801-2998 Hydrometeorology

HD Economics of Agriculture and Industry

1691-1741 Water Rights and Irrigation

QA Mathematics

273-295 Probability and Statistics

QC Physics

851-999 Meteorology and Climatology

QD Chemistry

142 Water Analysis

QE Geology

500-899 Structural Geology and Stratigraphy

QH Biology

90-100 Aquatic Biology

TA Civil Engineering

174 Engineering Design
329-348 Engineering Mathematics and Analysis

TC Hydraulic Engineering

401-526 River, Lake and Water Supply Engineering
530-558 River Protective Works and Dams

TD Environmental Engineering

201-418 Water Supply
420-427 Water Pollution
430-480 Water Treatment and Purification
481-500 Water Distribution Systems
511-780 Sewage Collection and Disposal Systems
785-812 Solid Wastes
895-899 Industrial Sanitation
920-929 Rural Sanitation

2.  Library Catalog - Catalyst

Catalyst contains records for almost everything in the Humboldt State University Library:  books, including those in the Reference Collection, the Children's Literature Collection, the Curriculum Collection, and the Humboldt County Collection; journal titles; proceedings; transactions; electronic resources; videorecordings; films; sound recordings; music scores; maps; and atlases. Searching for course reserve materials will be possible starting spring  2000. Beginning in 1998, some federal government documents are listed in Catalyst. California documents are not yet listed.

If you do not have a particular author or title you are looking for, you will want to search for subject.  The best ways to do a subject search is to do a Keyword (Relevancy) or Build-A-Search search.  For more information, see OWL 2 - Introduction to Catalyst

B.Other Library Catalogs. There are a number of electronic tools which can be used to identify publications available in other libraries.

California Digital Library (formerly known as Melvyl)  - a catalog of 3.5 million publications in University of California libraries.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Publications  - an electronic catalog of materials available at EPA libraries including a comprehensive listing of EPA publications. Several specialized databases on hazardous materials and clean lakes are available.

Library Catalogs - this HSU Library page has links to other library catalogs.

WorldCat  - an electronic union catalog of 39 million books, government documents, technical reports, media, maps, sound recordings, and other monographic materials found in 17,000 libraries.

IV. Indexes

These research tools are used to provide subject, taxonomic, geographic, and author access to "primary" research literature--journals, monographic series, technical reports, conference papers, and government documents.  The major indexes for information on water resources and water quality are listed below:

*Ecology Abstracts 1982-. Indexes journals, books, conference proceedings, and reports focusing on interaction between organisms and their environments as well as each other. Covers aquatic ecosystems and water resources. Updated monthly.

Environmental RouteNet  An encyclopedic reference guide to all aspects of environmental information via the Internet.

GEOBASE  1980-. This is a broad-ranging index to literature in the fields of geography, geology, ecology, oceanography, and international development. Includes 3,000 references annually on "Climatology and Hydrology." The majority of the references are to journal articles but also indexed are conference papers, books, and technical reports. for the literature prior to 1980, you will need to use the print source Geographical Abstracts (abstr G 1 G335).

GEOREF  The electronic version of Bibliography and Index of Geology (abstr QE 1 B53) [1785-1996] covers the literature of geology, including hydrology and hydrogeology, for North America (1785 to date) and the rest of the world (1933 to date). It has nearly 2 million references and is updated bimonthly. This is the most comprehensive of the geological indexes. Please read the guide GeoRef on the Web before using the web version.

*Pollution Abstracts 1981-. Covers the worldwide technical and non-technical literature on pollution research, sources, and controls. Indexes 2,500 sources including journals, books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government documents. Updated monthly.

*Water Resources Abstracts (select Search subfilesunder Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgmt) 1967-. This electronic index includes literature on all aspects of water. The majority of the 12,000 references indexed annually represent journal articles selected from 500 journals plus conference papers and technical reports, including those of the 50 state-based Water Resources Research Institutes. The guide to subjects used in the index, Water Resources Thesaurus, is shelved on the Search Strategy Table between Tables A & D. Updated quarterly.

*This database is one of 12 in the Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management package from Cambridge Scientific.
 

V.  Special Topics
 

A. Constructed Wetlands

In addition to articles, reports, etc. which may be located using the Indexes listed above, the following may help you locate information on constructed wetlands.

Arcata, California - A Natural System for Wastewater Reclamation and Resource Enhancement(http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/construc/arcata.html)  From the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds, this site covers our own Arcata Marsh.

Arcata Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary (http://www.humboldt.edu/~ere_dept/marsh/)  A site currently under construction from HSU's Environmental Resources Engineering Department.

Constructed Wetlands Bibliography (http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/Constructed_Wetlands_all/index.html)  This bibliography was compiled by United States Department of Agriculture Staff from the Ecological Sciences Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library.  Has more than 600 citations.

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat (http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/construc/content.html)  From the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, & Watersheds.

Constructed Wetlands Page  (http://www.usouthal.edu/usa/civileng/wetlands.htm)  From the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of South Alabama.

Do Created Wetlands Replace the Wetlands that are Destroyed? (http://wwwdwimdn.er.usgs.gov/widocs/wetlands/FS_246-96.html)  A USGS Fact Sheet by Randall J. Hunt.

Effects of Constructed Wetlands on Water Quality in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production (http://www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/cwc99/wq/ppframe.htm)  A PowerPoint presentation from the Coastal Research & Extension Center at the University of Mississippi, Biloxi MS.

Olentangy River Wetland Research Park (http://kh465a.ag.ohio-state.edu/orw.html)  This park at Ohio State University is designed to be one of the most comprehensive wetland research and education facilities in the nation at a major university.