FOR 111: Introduction to Forestry (Reed)

Call numbers for Forestry

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If you want to browse for books about forestry look for call numbers beginning with SD. However, there are many related disciplines that support forestry and books in these areas will have different call numbers. For more information follow the link below:

Finding Books and Reports:

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If you are looking for books, begin your search with the OSU Libraries Catalog.

Experiment with the OSU Libraries Catalog; here are some hints:

Search by keyword. Use quotation marks around phrases. Ex: "forest ecology"
Look for the latest edition of the book titled "Balancing Act: environmental issues in forestry" by the author "Kimmins, J. P."
You will see two copies, one is at our branch library on the Bend/Cascades campus (too far to walk) the other is in The Valley Library.
Find its call number and use the Call Number Directory locate the floor its on (use the first letter of the call number).
Check the "Status" to see if the book should be "available" (i.e. on the shelf) or if is it checked out (look for a "DUE" date).

If the book you want is checked out or you don't find it in your catalog search, use the "Repeat in Summit" button (located to the right on the screen) and see if it's available at one of our partner libraries in Oregon and Washington.

In the Summit catalog, click on the line that tells you how many libraries have the book. If OSU doesn't have it, or our copy is checked out, click on "Request this Item" and complete the information asked for.
It will take 3 workdays for the book to arrive at the Valley Library. A notice will be sent to your ONID email when it's in and it will be held for 5 days for you to pick-up.

Use these databases for articles on forestry topics:

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Course Instructor

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Mark Reed

OSU Libraries on the Web

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Be sure you can locate the the OSU Libraries Home Page and from there find these three links

OSU Libraries Catalog

Databases

E-Journals

Also look for the links to "Get help with a subject" and "Get help with a class" (see the navigation bar to the left).

In addition, the suggestions below are not specific to this class but you may find them interesting.

If you would like a "primer" on the library research, go to the library tutorial page;
If you would like to learn more about tracking current research, the keeping current guide provides some short tutorials.

What's where in the library

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If you are an extended campus student be sure to read the information linked from the Ecampus View on "accessing library material."

If you are on camous, you may need to be familiar with where things are on the first and second floors -- to do this, use this link to Floor maps

A word to the wise:, the first floor, which houses most forestry material, seems complicated at first. On this floor we house older volumes of journals in "compact shelving" on the North side. Journals volumes from 1990 through last year are shelved with the books on the South side. The current year of print journals are unbound in display shelving in the Southeast corner.

It is *always* okay to ask questions - here are some options to try before you get frustrated:

Look for the in-library phone on each floor -- use it to call the Reference Desk (7-7295).
Come to the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.
Try the *ASK A LIBRARIAN!* chat service on the right of most library pages.

Forestry encyclopedias and handbooks

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Forestry Handbook:
Published 1984, this is a 1335 page resource of tables, figures and explanations for the working forester.
SD 373 .F58

Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington:
Written by J.F. Franklin and C.T. Dyrness in 1973 [reprinted 1988], this is a thorough treatment of forest and range ecology for our region of the U.S.
QK 182 .F7 19

Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material:
Also known as, USDA Agric. Handbook no.72, 1987, this is an extensive handbook of information about the physical and mechanical aspects of wood and wood products.
S 21 .A42 no.72

Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History:
This two volume work contains a variety of articles from forest entomology to hardwood floor, and from Smokey the Bear to the Pacific Coast lumber industry. Be sure to use the index in the second volume.
SD 143 .E53 1983.

Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences:
A new encyclopedia with a wide range of articles on all aspects of Forestry many written by authorities in the field (look for some familiar names from OSU). Entries are listed alphabetically, or your can use the author/subject indexes.
SD126 .E53 2004.

Encyclopedia of Soil Science:
is an online encyclopedia with a range of articles on all aspects of soils including forest soils. Entries are listed alphabetically or your can use the author index.
S592 .E53 2002.

Style Guides

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Consistency is the rule of thumb in creating a bibliography. To this end, there are several style guides available and you can learn more about these from the library's page on Style and Citation Guides. Another approach for consistency is to select a journal of note in your field and follow the instructions to authors writing for that journal. To locate these, look for a link to "instructions for authors" on the journal's website or on the cover pages of the most recent issue. Since you will be citing some articles from the web, be sure to note their instructions about how to do this.

You may want to plan to use a software package like EndNote to organize bibliographic sources as you find them and later to reformat them for specific publications. This software is not free, but may pay for itself in saved time. Or you might consider using one of the free bibliographic services such as Zotero. The Library provides workshops on EndNote and Zotero several times during the year or you can learn quite a bit by visiting their websites as well.