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HYDROLOGY PATHFINDER WITH A FOCUS ON WETLANDS GOALS • After the Eluminate session with Robert Bruce, and assignment 9 called for developing a small pathfinder, I determined to create one on hydrology. • Goal 1: To create a pathfinder for use by students at San Jose State University. • Goal 2: Demonstrate a broad spectrum of materials are available for research. The Pathfinder •The Topic: Hydrology with a focus on wetlands •Introduction: Two definitions: one for hydrology and one for wetlands •Key Reference, Handbook of Hydrology. An older text, but still but still provides essential basic information. •Key Resources At a Glance: National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) a part of USGS Search Aids: Terms Search Terms: Hydrology/hydrological Wetlands Freshwater Environmental Ecology/ecological/ Ecosystem Marsh/swamp/bog/fen Wetland ecology Search Aids: Call Numbers •. Dewey Decimal classification-- 551 Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology http://www.lib.colum.edu/library/deweysum.html • Library of Congress classification— GB651-2998 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html • Map LC to Dewey http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/html/help/en/ask/ask_map_lcctoddc.html Pathfinder sections Reference Background Information: The United States government has several information filled sites that will provide essential background information on hydrology and wetlands. U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Forest Service U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Army Corps Library online Background References The United States government has several sites that provide essential background information on hydrology and wetlands. •U.S. Geological Survey •U.S. Forest Service •U.S. Environmental Protection Agency •U.S. Army Corps Library online Reference guides / Authoritative texts Geologic Reference Sources. Background References Encyclopedias / Dictionaries •Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Water Resources •Water Encyclopedia. •Glossary of Geology. •Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Lakes •Glossary of Hydrology •Dictionary of Earth Sciences Bibliographies •Use of Earth Sciences Literature. •Information sources in the earth sciences •Wetlands •Center for Watershed Resources RESOURCES Books • Hydrology and the management of watersheds • Wetlands Through Time • Treatment Wetlands • Hydrology: An Introduction • Environmental Hydrology Journals • Wetlands • Journal of Environmental Hydrology • Hydrological Processes • Journal of the American Water Resources OTHER SOUCRES Journal Articles The role of wetlands in the hydrological cycle Web Pages and Web Portals California Resources Agency Wetlands Information System Professional Organizations Society of Wetland Scientists The International Association for Environmental Hydrology MultiMedia Sources • Water Resources of the United States, Hydrologic Unit Maps • United States Geologic Survey MODFLOW • EPA Water Quality Mode THE END