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Water Resources 120 - Research exercise

For students in Erin Rudders' class, Winter 2022

stack of books

The first type of research source you're asked to find is a book in the college library collection.

To do:

  1. Select any one of the databases below.
  2. Use one of the example searches or create your own.
  3. Choose a source which you might use in your field report.
  4. Record the APA citation for the source.

  NOTE: Library database all have citation generators. When you find a source you like, click the CITE link, then copy the APA formatted citation.

Optional demonstration: How  to find a book in the SCC Library collection


Example searches:

  • sage grouse
  • ponderosa pine
  • elk OR ungulates
  • "transmission lines"

Library databases which contain ebooks

e-Encyclopedias: