Resources at Michigan Technological University Library

Wolf Ecology

For additional help: Contact: reflib@mtu.edu: phone; 487-2507

Librarian: Joan Goodbody: email; goodbody@mtu.edu: phone; 487-2698

 

Library services: Reference, research, and instruction

The Reference Desk is staffed 60 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours a week during summer semester, and you can contact a librarian there by phone (487-2507) or talk to the librarian in person. You can send email to the Reference librarians by completing the form on the ask a librarian page, and youre always welcome to contact individual reference librarians.

Interlibrary loan

If the JRVP Library doesnt have the material that you need, then the Library may be able to obtain it from another library. Simply complete a request form. Most journal articles will be delivered in digital form.

Copyright and licensing restrictions: a use policy for electronic resources. (information available on the library website)

Wireless access and laptop checkout. (information available on the library website.)

  

Library resources

  MTU Library Catalog: www.lib.mtu.edu

Use the catalog to find items that the library owns: Searchable by author, title, subject or keywords. Also after using an index to find a paper/article that you want, you will need to use this catalog to determine whether we have the journal that the article appeared in. A Journal Title search may result in a list of several records for the same title; you may need to view more than one of these to find the issue date youre seeking.

 

To find the full title of a journal from an abbreviation, consult Periodical Title Abbreviations: By Abbreviation, available at the

Reference/Information Desk (Z 6945 .A2 P47 2001 REF DESK), or one of these web sites:  

Jake (Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment) - http://jake.openly.com/

CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information) - http://cat.cisti.nrc.ca/search/t

JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources) - http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm

 

When searching for more complex titles such as conference proceedings, a keyword search is usually effective. Click on the Keyword Search button, then enter several of the most unique keywords from the conference title, then select all of these from the pull-down menu on the right.

MTU theses and dissertations can be found through a Keyword Search.

 

Indexes to dissertations

Current Research at Michigan Technological University: provides a searchable full text database of dissertations submitted by Michigan Tech to UMI's Dissertation database. Full-text PDF files are available for most dissertations from 1968. Also includes some theses.

Dissertation Abstracts: includes citations to every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions since 1861 and some master's theses and foreign language dissertations.

WorldCat Dissertations and Theses:  provides fast and convenient access to the dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.

 

Reference resources:

The reference collection is a good place to begin exploring an unfamiliar subject. The encyclopedias and dictionaries found here can give you definitions of terms and background information on your subject. Along with help identifying specific issues within your broad subject area to explore in more detail. Also this is where statistical materials are usually found.

Agricultural Statistics . A 1.47: GOVDOCS CORE Produced by the department of agriculture, in core collection we have most volumes from 1942 to today.

Beachams Guide to Environmental Issues and Sources GE115.B43 REF

Dictionary of Environmental Legal Terms KF3775.A68L44 REF

International Protection of the Environment K 3585.4.I5748 REF

The Concise Oxford dictionary of ecology. QH540.4 .C66 1994 REF

Dictionary of dangerous pollutants, ecology, and environment. TD173 .T83 REF

The encyclopedia of ecology & environmental management. GE300 .E53 1998 REF

Habitats and ecosystems : an encyclopedia of endangered America. QH76 .C73 1999 REF

Encyclopedia of world environmental history. GF10 .E63 2004 REF

 

Government resources:

Remember that there are a multitude of Government Documents that deal with the topics that you are working with so be sure to utilize the paper and web sources for these. Note: all newer documents (post 1998) that we own are in the catalog. A few of the earlier ones are also listed, but a majority of our paper and fiche documents are not in the catalog, so other finding aids must be used. Be sure to check the fiche on most 1970s 1990s documents since a majority were obtained that way even if it is listed as paper in the catalog.

The US Forest Service is in SuDoc area A 13:.

Some of the most useful and most used are:

Northeastern Research station Materials A 13.42:

Lake States Forest experiment Station: A 13.61

U.S. Forest Service research papers A 13.78:[initials of station and then number of paper]

U.S. Forest Service resource bulletins and reports A 13.80: [initials of station and then number of paper]

 

Indexes and databases to journal articles and conference papers

Access to electronic indexes/abstracts, online books, e-journals and selected websites. From the E-Resource menu select listings by alphabet, subject or provider (e.g. FirstSearch or Cambridge Scientific) E-Resources are also searchable by name or keyword(s.) Use the index databases to locate journal articles, newspaper articles, or reviews on your topic. Some indexes or collections of indexes especially useful for research in this course include:

 

FirstSearch: This database provides access to over 60 indexes. They include:

Worldcat, a comprehensive database for all types of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. This does NOT index periodicals at the article level. [wolves keyword = 9.138 hits; wolves subject = 4,874 hits; wolf ecology keyword = 427 hits; wolf ecology subject = 33]

AGRICOLA: Covers all aspects of agriculture, including agricultural engineering, environmental pollution, forestry, soils, and water resources. Citations-some have abstracts--are for journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses, etc. Another version of this database may be accessed at http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/.

Biological & Agricultural Index: Indexes English language periodicals covering the entire range of sciences related to biology and agriculture. Also includes current book reviews.

Applied Science and Technology: This index is also known as ASTA. It leads users to the latest findings in every area of science, engineering and technology. Covers trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies and specialized subject periodicals. Database records include abstracts and indexing information.

GPO:Covers all types of U.S. government documents from 1976 to present, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.). This is not complete and does not indicate what MTU has or does not have. [wolves, keyword = 51 hits]

Forest Science Database: [Was TreeCD]This provides bibliographic citations and abstracts published in Forestry Abstracts from the first volume in 1939 to the current and ongoing issues. It also covers all of the Forest Product Abstracts and Agroforestry Abstracts from their respective beginnings. With over 490,000 abstracts, this is a comprehensive guide to international forestry literature available for individuals concerned with development, production, utilization, improvement, ecology and management of the earth's forests. Only 4 simultaneous users at any one time. [Wolves keywork = 136 hits]

Cambridge Scientific: CSA is a privately-owned information company that has been publishing abstracts and indexes to scientific and technical research literature for over 30 years. It is a comprehensive science related multi-index database including:

Ecology abstracts: This database indexes information ranging from habitats to food chains, from erosion to land reclamation, the journal provides an important cross-section of current findings in target research areas. Detailed information on resource and ecosystems management and modeling contributes to the journal's practical value, as does material on the impact of climate, water resources, soil, and man or growing environmental problems such as depletion, erosion, and pollution, all topics which are covered in depth. Note this is included in the Biological Sciences database. . [wolves anywhere = 555 hits; wolves subject = 1 hits; wolf ecology anywhere = 2 hits; wolf ecology subject = 0 hits]

Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management: This database deals with environmental science, including toxic hazards of chemical pharmaceuticals and other substances: air, marine and freshwater pollution as well as biochemical applications in water treatment and pollution are also covered. [wolves anywhere = 555 hits; wolves subject = 1 hits; wolf ecology anywhere = 2 hits; wolf ecology subject = 0 hits]

Biological Sciences: 25 Databases that include abstracts in the areas of biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology. It includes the database ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources which specifically indexes resources dealing with marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms. [wolves anywhere = 689 hits; wolves subject = 0 hits; wolf ecology anywhere = 2 hits; wolf ecology subject = 0 hits]

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide: world's largest index to literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians - over 599,430 bibliographic records, many include abstracts. The databases in this exclusive collection offer a global perspective and together form the ultimate resource on wildlife information.[wolves keyword = 5,443 hits; wolves subject = 4,874 hits; wolf ecology keyword = 427 hits; wolf ecology subject = 33]

LexisNexis:

Academicprovides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. [wolves danger in basic search/6 months = 125 hits]

Congressional provides a comprehensive online resource from Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, history, and legal research. [wolves as keyword, previous 20 years = 13 hearings, 1 report, includes some full text of testimony for Yellowstone and other wolf programs]

Infotrac: A comprehensive multi-index database including: Can say want only these databases, when do all at one time. [wolves keyword/fulltext = 485 hits, many not related to wolf ecology or wolves; wolf ecology keyword = 4 hits; wolves and danger keyword/fulltext = 3 hits, only one good hit.]

General Reference Center Gold: A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images.

Expanded Academic ASAP:Gives access to arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!;

Custom 150 Full Text Newspapers:A collection of newspapers from around the Country and the World. [wolves keyword/full text = 50,313 hits; wolf ecology/full text keyword = 6 hits; wolves and danger/full text = 204 hits, not all about the animal]

Web of Science: This database offers web access to the ISI Citation Indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index), which contains multidisciplinary, high quality research information from the world's leading science, social science and art and humanities journals. Only 3 simultaneous users at any one time are able to use this resource. This has limited Forestry resources. [wolves topic = 156 hits; wolf ecology topic = 0 hits; Wolves and danger = 3 hits; wolves and problem = 2 hits neither full text, both in German; wolf and danger = 22 hits, few are actually about wolves ]

Websites: 

Evaluation of websites: http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html - Cornell University Libraries Research Skills -One of the best sites on evaluating information found on the Internet.

 

**Firstgov.gov: www.firstgov.gov. This is the official government site that searches over 87 million sites. Can search for just federal, federal and a specific state, federal and all states, all states, or a specific state. Advanced search gives the most flexibility. [wolves keyword = 5,443 hits; wolves subject = 4,874 hits; wolf ecology keyword = 427 hits; wolf ecology subject = 33]

**Catalog of US Government Publications: http://catalog.gpo.gov The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word. At this time (summer 2006) please click on "Advanced Search" for best results. [wolves keyword = 5,443 hits; wolves subject = 4,874 hits; wolf ecology keyword = 427 hits; wolf ecology subject = 33]

EPA: www.epa.gov. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment. Since 1970, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Many resources on wolves were found, especially on endangered species statis.

USDA Community of Science Funded Reserach:http://fundedresearch.cos.com/usda/usda-intro.html COS Funded Research enables you to research and track information on funding and award histories at leading research facilities around the world. Note: free registration is required.

US Forest Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/ Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest

Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is the largest forestry research organization in the world and the national and international leader in forest conservation. The pubs, regs and manuals link has many good full text resources including Treesearch, a onestop site for Forest Service Research & Development, and Wildland Water, a publication that highlights news, views, and current technological and public policy information on local, national, and international water issues.

Defenders of Wildlife: http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/wolves/ecologybiology.html Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long known for our leadership on endangered species issues.

Science.gov: Science.gov: This site gives public access and a unified search of the governments scientific and technical information. Science.gov is an interagency initiative of 16 U.S. government science organizations within 12 Federal agencies. Visitors to the site can search across Alliance agency resources via one query. It includes many online resources.

 

Bibliograrphy:

Van Pelt Library has the following:

Microfiche:

Yellowstone Wolf Project, Annual Report, 1999. I 29.138:999 Microfiche

Americans Attitudes toward Wolves and Wolf reintroduction: an annotated Bibliography. 2002. I 19.210: 2002-0002 Microfiche.

Wolf Population in the Central Superior National Forest, 1967-1985,, Research Paper NC 270; A 13.78:NC 270 Microfiche and paper.

1991 and 1992 Annual Reports of the Montana Interagency wolf working group, 1994. I 49.2:M76/4 Microfiche.

1993 Annual Report of the Montana Interagency Wolf Working Group. I 49.2:M 76/4/993 Microfiche.

Northern Rockey Mountain Gray Wolf Restorations Act of 1990 HearingS.Hrg.101-983. Y 4.EN2:S.HRG. 101-983. Microfiche.

Restoration of Gray Wolves to Yellowstone National ParkHearing. Y 4.IN8/14:101-89 Microfiche

Trends and management of Wolf-Livestock Conflicts in Minnesota. I 49.66:181 Microfiche.

Wolves in Yellowstone National Park, hearingSubcommittee on Parks, historic..104^th congress: Y4.EN2:S.HRG. 104-70 Microfiche

Ecological Issues on Reintroducing Wolves into Yellowstone National Park: I 29.80:22 Microfiche

Introducing Gray Wolves in Yellowstone and Idaho, Oversight Hearing. Y4.R31/3:104-4 Microfiche

Books:

Bangs, Ed, Return of a Predator Wolf Recovery in Montana, GPO, 1992. [Reprinted from Western Wildlands, Spring 1991. I 49.2:M76/2. Govdoc, Garden Level.

Bennett, Larry E. Colorado Gray Wolf Recovery: A Biological Feasibility Study Final Report 31 march 1994. I 49.2:W83/10 Govdoc, Garden Level.

Fritts, Steven H., Wolf Depredation on Livestock in Minnesota. US Department of the Interior. Resource Publication 145. 1982. I 46.66:145 Govdoc, Garden Level.

Meich, L. David. Role of the wolf in a deer decline in the Superior National Forest, USDA, Forest Service research paper NC 148. A 13.78:NC-148. Govdoc, Garden Level.

Mexican Gray Wolf Map [single sheet] A 12.107:M57/2/Map Govdoc, Garden level.

Mexican gray Wolf [earlier version of previous]A 12.107:M57 Govdoc, Garden level.

Murie, Adolph. The wolves of Mount McKinley, GPO, 1944 reprint 1971 I 29.13:5. Govdoc, Garden Level Also available in electronic format.

Peterson, Rolf Olin. Wolf Ecology and Prey Relationships on Isle Royale. National Park Service Scientific Monograph Series #11. 1978. I 29.80:11 Govdoc, Garden level.

Recovery Plan for the Eastern Timber Wolf, Vol. 2. [appears to be letters compiled on the issue from a variety of professionals and concerned citizens] I 49.2:W83/2/v.2 Govdoc, Garden Level.

The Wolf in Washington, Crying Wolf. GPO, 1995. I 49.2:W83/5 Govdoc, Garden Level.

US Fish and Wildlife Service. Recovery Plan for the Eastern Timber Wolf. 1992. I 49.2:W83/3. Govdoc, Garden level.

Weaver, John. The Wolves of Yellowstone. 1978. Natural Resources Report. I 29.89:14 Govdoc, Garden Level.

Wolf management Committee, Reintroduction and management of Wolves in Yellowstone National Park and the central Idaho Wilderness Area, A report to congress. 1991.Y 3.W83:2W83 Govdoc, Garden level.