Forestry

College of Forestry

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:50:18 -0700

The College of Forestry at Oregon State University is over 100 years old and today consists of three academic departments:

Research programs are extensive and collaborative.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:07:06 -0700

Consult the http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/dspace/ for recent theses and dissertations in all fields and for the College of Forestry see these collections on the OSU institutional repository, the ScholarsArchive@OSU:

College of Forestry (1984-date)
School of Forestry (1923-1984)
Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (2008-date)
Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society (2008-date)
Department of Wood Science and Engineering (2001-date)

Featured collections and resources at Oregon State

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:20:17 -0700

College of Forestry:

HJ Andrews Experimental Forest

OSU Libraries

Gerald W. Williams [Forest History] Collection (OSU Archives)
The Oregon Explorer (OSU Libraries) including:
- Wildfire Risk Explorer (OSU Libraries)
- Oregon Imagery Explorer (OSU Libraries)

Browse for books by call numbers in Forestry:

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:07:16 -0700

The library collection is arranged by call numbers which allow browsing by subject -- so if you find a book of interest, very likely the books on either side will be on the same subject. Most of the Valley Library's forestry collection is located on the 1st floor in the SD's.

For call numbers related to forestry use the "read more link" below:

Find books using the library catalog:

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:41:24 -0700

Use the OSU Libraries (OSUL) catalog to find books in OSU Libraries.

Try your search to the Summit Libraries catalog if you can't find what you need at OSUL collection.

Need more information, follow the link to "read more" below.

Interlibrary Loan

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:04:28 -0700

Use interlibrary loan to request articles the OSU Libraries do not have in their print or electronic collections

Accessing Journals

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:18:19 -0700

To determine if the library owns the journals you need, check:

E-journals list (electronic journals only)*
Library Catalog (print and electronic journals)*

*Verify that the dates of coverage or the print holdings include the volume/issue you need.

If you are looking for older/classics in the literature try the database, JSTOR.

Search across selected databases in Forestry.

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:18:28 -0700

Searches Ebsco version of Academic Search Premier, Agricola, and Biosis as well as Environmental Science and Pollution Management. For technical reasons, the tool CANNOT currently include TreeSearch nor the Forest Science Database .

Browsing E-Journals

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:43:39 -0700

If you would like to browse forestry related e-journals, these links will take you to lists of journals related to the broad subjects listed below. Time coverage varies and currently more is in paper than electronically. For a more comprehensive search on a narrower topic, be sure to use the databases first.

Finding articles

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:13:55 -0700

Use these databases to locate articles and research findings on specific forestry and forest science related topics. A complete list of Databases is linked from the OSU Library homepage.

Style Guides

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:54:32 -0700

Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors and publishers (formerly the CBE style guide)

T11.S386 2006 (Reference Stacks)

Here are two helpful online guides to CSE format:

Ohio State University Libraries' Cite Resources: Council of Science Editors Style
Colorado State Libraries' CSE (Name/Year System)

Encyclopedia and Handbooks

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:36:41 -0700

Forestry Handbook Published 1984. A 1335 page resource of tables, figures and explainations for the working forester. Ref: SD 373 .F58

Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington by J.F. Franklin and C.T. Dyrness, 1973 [reprint 1988]. A thorough treatment of forest and range ecology for our region of the U.S. Ref: QK 182 .F7 19

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

Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History 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. Ref. SD 143 .E53 2 volumes, 1983.

Statistical Sources in Print

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:43:09 -0700

Statistical Yearbook of the Western Lumber Industry/Western Wood Products AssociationThis publication is thin so look carefully on the shelf. A digest of statistical information on the forest industry for 12 western states. Ref: HD 9754 .W48

Production, Prices, Employment, and Trade in Northwest Forest Industries This quarterly publication is part of the PNW-Resource Bulletinseries of the Forest Service. You must dig through the other bulletins in the series to find these gems. SD 144 .A13 A38

Random Lengths Yearbook of Forest Products Summarizes monthly and annual price averages of more than 180 key items of lumber, plywood, veneer, etc. Ref: HD 9752 .R3

Yearbook of Forest Products An FAO compendium of statistics on world forestry. Usually 3-4 years behind with its data. Ref: SD 131 .F62

Data Sources Online

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:56:13 -0700

FAO Forestry Statistics

State Forestry Statistics

(USFS) Forest Inventory and Analysis

(USFS) Geodata Clearinghouse

Wildland Fire Statistics

Bonnie's Forestry Tags

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:43:42 -0700

Most of these sites relate to forestry in the United States, so US has not been added as a tag though country name tags have been added for other regions. This is a listing in process. So feel free to make recommendations to me.

What's new on this list

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:53:17 -0700

FAO Forestry Videos

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:46:43 -0700

Watch a short video from the Food and Agriculture Organization on forests and climate change. Click here for more videos from FAO Forestry or go to http://www.fao.org/forestry/52980/en/ such as A Convenient Truth (Parts 1 and 2) produced by FAO of the United Nations and the Forestry Commission of the United Kingdom (description and links below:

"Forests store more carbon than all the worlds remaining oil stocks. Continuing deforestation and forest degradation account for almost one-fifth of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions more than the entire global transport sector. The video explains how society can combat climate change by conserving and managing existing forests, by tackling causes of deforestation and by planting new forests. It stresses the use of wood as a renewable energy source and as a raw material, pointing out that wood products store carbon for their entire lifetime, until they decay or are burned. A section on adaptation notes how the worlds changing climate will affect the health and composition of forests and stresses the importance of adapting and planning ahead for the changes."

Part 1 (~7 minutes):
Part 2 (~9 minutes):

Introduction

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:59:32 -0700

The Forest Service has Research Stations throughout the U.S. The full names of these stations and their abbreviations are listed at the end of this bulletin. Some earlier Stations are now closed, or have merged with other stations. Links to the U. S. Forest Service Research Units sites on the WWW are shown at the end of this guide.

Each station issues its own reports series. These reports are received through the Library's Government Documents Office and have a Superintendent of Documents "SuDocs" number beginning A13 with initials for the Research Station (PNW, RMRS, SRS, etc.) and for the report series (GTR for General Technical Reports, etc.). In order to have the bulk of this material housed with the Forestry collection, The Library has given each of these series a Library of Congress call number beginning with "SD."

For each of these report series, call numbers on volumes published prior to 1985 indicate "COMPACT." This refers to a LOCATION in The Valley Library. All volumes labeled "COMPACT" are publicly accessible in the moveable/compact shelving on the north side of the First Floor.

Some of these reports are only available to the Library on microfiche and are found in the microforms area on the third floor of the Library using the call numbers given below. With the advent of the WWW as a medium for distribution, many series are now available electronically as PDF files. In OSU Libraries' Online Catalog, you will find electronic titles noted as "Internet Resources" with a link to "connect to this file online."

If you are given a title, without a series number, try searching it directly in OSU Libraries' Online Catalog, for more recent material you will likely find the call number directly. However, if this fails and you know the series and number, select journals and do a keyword search on the abbreviation for the station (SRS, etc.). This will give you a list of the series published by that station. If in doubt, ask for help at the Reference Desk (TEL: 541-737-7295)

TreeSearch

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:02:38 -0700

Today the Forest Service is making available many of its published research findings via the Web. This includes not only the various series listed below, but also articles in journals (if the authors are employed by the Forest Service). When you are looking for a reference and you suspect the author is a Forest Service employee, you can see if it is available free online by searching their database, TreeSearch at: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/. The database also includes online access to many publications we have in print in the series listed below. However, the file sizes may be large and locating the paper copy may be more cost effective. The Library holds a far bigger retrospective collection of these publications than is available online at present.

USFS Series in the Library

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:28:21 -0700

The Library has most of the report series issued by the U.S Forest Service, but they can be a little tricky to find. Most are in "series" (e.g. PNW-GTR-456 = Pacific Northwest General Technical Report Number 456). Each series title has been given a call number as shown below. If the item you need is from before 1990, it will be in the compact shelving on the first floor.

Agriculture Handbook

S 21 .A42

Bulletin

(US Forest Service) Bulletin (1887 - 1913) SD 11 .A3 nos. 1 -127
(after 1913, published in USDA Bulletin series below)
(USDA) Department Bulletin (1913 - 1929) S 21 .A7 nos. 1 - 1500
(USDA) Technical Bulletin (1927 - date) S 21 . A71

Forestry Note

SO (1933-62) SD 143 .U6697-COMPACT

General Technical Report

FPL (1972-) SD 433. U572
INT (1972-1998) SD 143 .U4645
NC (1972-) SD 144 .A117 U5
NE (1973-) SD 144 .A12 U72
PNW ( 1978-) SD 144 .A13 A368
PSW (1972-) SD 143 .U5684
RM (1972-1998) SD 144 .A16 A61
RMRS (1998-) SD144 .A14 G461
SE (1972-1995) SD 144 .A15 A485
SRS (1995-) SD144.A15 G461
WO (1975-) SD 11 .A56

Miscellaneous Publication

(USDA) S 21 .A481
INT (1954-62) SD 143 .U4635 COMPACT

Occasional Paper

SO (1934-62) SD 143 .U68 COMPACT

Proceedings

RMRS (1998-) SD144. A14 P761

Report

FPL (1900-1962) SD 433 .U52 COMPACT

Research Note

CS (1963-65) SD 143. U4626 COMPACT
FPL (1963-) SD 433 .U574 (before 1963, see FPL Report)
INT (1963-1999) SD 143 .U4646 (after 1999, see RMRS)
(before 1963) SD 143 .U4637
ITF (1971-78) SD 19 .P8 A57 COMPACT
LS 1963-65) SD 143. U656 COMPACT
NC (1966-) SD 143 .U466
(before 1963) SD 143 .U4667 COMPACT
NE (1963-) SD 144 .A12 U74
NOR [Alaska] (1963-66) SD144.A4 U5 COMPACT
NRM (1940-54) SD 143. U476 COMPACT
PNW (1980-) SD 143 .U51
(before 1963) SD 143 .U5 COMPACT
PSW (1962-) SD 143 .U5686
(before 1963) SD 12 .C298 COMPACT
RM (1963-1999) SD 144 . A16 A62 (after 1999 see RMRS)
(before 1963) SD 144 .A16 A53 COMPACT
RMRS (1999-) SD144.A16 A6231
SE (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A486
SO (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A292
SRS (1996-) SD144 .A15 .A2922
SW (1936-53) SD 143 .U575 COMPACT

Research Paper

CS (1963-65) SD 143 .U4627 COMPACT
FPL (1963-) SD 433 .U575 COMPACT (before 1963 see FPL Report)
INT (1963-1998) SD 143 .U4647
(before 1963) SD 143 .U464 COMPACT
ITF (1964-77) SD 19 .P8 A58 COMPACT
LS (1963-65) SD143. U4657 COMPACT
NC (1966-) SD 143 .U467
NE (1963-) SD 144 .A12 U75
NOR (1964-67) SD 144. A4 U52 COMPACT
PNW (1963-) SD 144 .A13 A37
(before 1963) SD 144 .A13 A34 COMPACT
PSW (1963-) SD 143 .U5687
RM (1963-1998) SD 144 .A16 A63
RMRS (1998-) SD144 .A14 .R4721
SE (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A487 (after 1995, see SRS)
SO (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A293 (after 1995, see SRS)
SRS (1996-) SD11 .R473
WO (1964-) SD 143 .U421

Resource Bulletin

CS (1963-66) SD 143 .U4628 COMPACT
INT (1963-1999) SD 143 .U4648
LS (1964-65) SD 143 .U4658 COMPACT
NC (1967-) SD 143 .U4672
NE (1963-) SD 11 .A8715
PNW (1963-) SD 144 .A13 A38
PSW (1965-) SD 143 .U5689
RM (1980-1999) SD 144 .A16 R41 (after 1999, see RMRS)
RMRS (1999-) SD144 .A14
SE (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A488 (after 1995, see SRS)
SO (1963-1995) SD 144 .A15 A294 (after 1995, see SRS)
SRS (1995-) SD11 .R47

Resource Report

PNW (1963) SD 144 .A13 A38
SW (1940-53) SD 143 .U576 COMPACT

Station Note

CS (1933-62) SD 143 .U461 COMPACT

Station Paper

ALASKA (1953-60) SD 144 .A4 U3 COMPACT
NE (1947-62) SD 144 .A12 U542 COMPACT
NRM (1939-53) SD 143 .U477 COMPACT
RM (1949-62) SD 144 .A16 A55 COMPACT

Technical Note

CS (1940-43) SD 143 . U462 COMPACT
LS (1928-62) SD 144 . A117 U3 COMPACT
NE (1929-42) SD 144 . A12 U5 COMPACT

Technical Paper

CS (1944-62) SD 143 . U4622 COMPACT

USFS Websites

Bonnie.Avery@oregonstate.edu (Bonnie Avery) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:31:07 -0700

Listed below are the current websites for research stations within the USFS. Research stations which have closed or merged with other regions are annotated with " * " and no link is provided.

*ALASKA
*CS (Central States)
FPL (Forest Products Lab) (http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/)
*INT (Intermountain)
*ITF (Institute of Tropical Forestry)
IITF (International Institute of Tropical Forestry (http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/)
*LS (Lake States)
*NC (North Central)
*NE (Northeastern)
NO (Northern) (http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/)
*NOR (Northern [Alaska]
*NRM (Northern Rocky Mountain)
PNW (Pacific Northwest) (http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/)
PSW (Pacific Southwest) (http://www.psw.fs.fed.us/)
*RM (Rocky Mountain)
RMRS (Rocky Mountain Research Station) (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/)
*SE (Southeastern)
*SO (Southern)
SRS (Southern Research Station) (http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/)
*SW (Southwestern)
WO (Washington [D.C.] Office) (http://www.fs.fed.us/research/)