Library Research Guide
College 220
Cultural and Natural History of the Adirondack Park
Prof. Kinnel and Prof. Oerlemans
Fall 2007
Online Reference
 About the Adirondack Park
An Adirondack Chronology
AccessScience 
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
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Reference Books
Adirondack Bibliography; A List of Books, Pamphlets and Periodical Articles Published through the Year 1955 & Supplement, 1956-1965
Ref F127 .A2 A425 1958
The Adirondack Atlas: A Geographic Portrait of the Adirondack Park
Ref F127 .A2 J46 2004
Atlas of United States Environmental Issues
Ref G1201 .G3 M3 1990
Environmental Encyclopedia
Ref GE10 .E38 2003
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues
Ref GE10 .E52 2000
A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations
Ref PN6084 .N2 D53 1992
Changing Wilderness Values, 1930-1990: An Annotated Bibliography
Ref QH75 .E4 1991
A Field Guide to Eastern Forests, North America
Ref QH102 .K75 1988
The Collins Encyclopedia of Animal Ecology
Ref QH541 .C655 1986
Eastern Birds
Ref QL683 .A87 F37 1988
The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Ref QL684 .N7 A84 1988
Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment
Ref S591 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History
Ref SD143 .E53 1983
The Environmental Guidebook: A Selective Reference Guide to Environmental Organizations and Related Entities
Ref TD171 .S76 2002
North American Reference Encyclopedia of Ecology and Pollution
Ref TD175 .N67
Acid Rain Sourcebook
Ref TD196 .A25 A33 1984
Endangered Plant Species of the World and their Endangered Habitats: A Compilation of the Literature
Ref Z5354 .P73 M53 1985
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New York State Government Documents
New York State Adirondack Park Agency
- Agency Reports
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
New York State Assembly
New York State Senate
To locate more New York State Documents, search Excelsior, the New York State Library catalog. Select "All Libraries" and click the LOGIN button.
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Atlases & Online Maps
New York State Atlas & Gazetteer
GPS Grids, Topo Maps of the Entire State.
Ref ATLAS TABLE - G1250 .D4 1998
New York State Atlas
Ref ATLAS TABLE - G1250 .N4 1998
New York State Historical Maps
New York State Map Pathfinder
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Rare Books
The Hamilton College Library has an extensive Adirondack Collection in its Rare Book Room. Materials can be retrieved for in library use only. Please ask at the Information Commons desk, preferably Monday-Friday between 8:30 and 4:30.
Selected Sources:
Man and the Adirondack Environment: A Primer
RARE BOOK ROOM - F127.A2 D27 1977
The Adirondacks: Fulton Chain-Big Moose Region: The Story of a Wilderness
RARE BOOK ROOM - F127.A2 G8 1972
The Adirondack: or, Life in the Woods
RARE BOOK ROOM - F127.A2 H6 1849
Adirondack Wilderness: A Story of Man and Nature
RARE BOOK ROOM - F127.A2 K43
The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness
RARE BOOK ROOM - F127.A2 S35 1997
Adirondack Upland Flora: An Ecological Perspective
RARE BOOK ROOM - QK177 .K83 1992
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Periodicals and Articles
Periodicals the library owns
- Adirondac 1997-
- Adirondack Explorer 1998-
- Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies 1994-
- Adirondack Life 1970-
Articles
Multidisciplinary Databases
Newspapers
Environmental Studies
Public Policy, Law and Legislation
Art History
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the  button to request items through interlibrary loan.
Subject Headings
Browse the library catalog. Select the Subject search in ALEX and browse these subjects. These subject headings should also be using in WorldCat searches.
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.) alone or with any of the following:
- Description and travel
- Economic conditions
- Environmental conditions
- History
- Social conditions
- Social life and customs
Additional Search Terms:
- Adirondack Forest Preserve (N.Y.)
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)
- Adirondack Mountains Region (N.Y.)
- Adirondack Park (N.Y.)
- Adirondack furniture
- Botany
- Folklore
- Land use
- Logging
- Mountain life
- Mountaineering
- Nature conservation
- Natural history
- Plant ecology
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife management
- Wilderness areas
- Winter Olympics
- Winter Olympic Games
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Images
Images that will be used for print and poster projects must be high resolution (scanning done at no less than 300 dpi). Most images found on the Internet cannot be used as they have been created at lower resolutions. A Reference Librarian may be able to help you locate images in books and periodicals that can be scanned in the MPC at the correct resolution.
Scanning Tips (ITS Scanning Support Documentation)
AP Images
American Memory (Library of Congress Collection)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library
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Websites
Adirondack Ecological Center
Adirondack History Network
Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation
Adirondack Museum and Research Library
Adirondack North Country Association
Adirondack Organizations involved in Environmental Research and Advocacy
Adirondack Park Agency (NYS)
Adirondack Science Online
Lake Placid Olympic Regional Development Authority
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
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Citing Sources
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including MLA.
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
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Get Help
For assistance with this course, contact:
Glynis Asu
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4482
gasu@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: August 28, 2007)
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