Natural Resources Library

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The Natural Resources Library was established in 1984 under the leadership of Michael Lalich, director of the Natural Resources Research Institute, and existed until its closure in approximately 2015. It provided information services to the Natural Resources Research Institute's technical staff, UMD community, industry representatives, and members of the general public in need of research materials or information related to natural resources.

This collection contains materials about the Natural Resources Library and/or written by John H. Sandy, the Natural Resources Librarian hired in 1984.

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    Library Resources for Owners of Minnesota’s Private Woodlands
    (1991) Sandy, John H
    This publication describes the search process for finding information. A table shows the number of research papers published about common trees found in Minnesota forests. Guides users to major forestry collections in Minnesota. In addition, presents a bibliography of major forestry reference sources and lists books and other resources which are of high value for owners of private woodlands.
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    Reprints: More for Than Against
    (1989-02-23) Sandy, John H
    This correspondence published in Nature, International Weekly Journal of Science, presents arguments for the continued use of reprints to promote scholarly communication.
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    NRRI Library to House Materials Related to Copper-Nickel Study
    (1989) Sandy, John H; Miller, Patricia
    This article describes a large collection of published materials, including journal articles, technical reports, theses, and other sources used by authors in writing and compiling a major report on the copper-nickel deposits and related environment in northern Minnesota. The collection was originally stored at the Environmental Conservation Library at the Minneapolis Public Library before being transferred to the Natural Resources Library at the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth.
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    Natural Resources Library Duluth
    (1989-12) Sandy, John H
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    Libraries Offer Key Resources for Managing Private Forests
    (Minnesota Forest Association, 1991) Sandy, John H
    This article promotes the role of Minnesota libraries in helping private forest landowners manage their woodlands.
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    Natural Resources Library at the Natural Resources Research Institute
    (University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1989-06) Sandy, John H
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    The Farnham Peat Collection: Author Catalog of the Peat Research Materials in the Natural Resources Library
    (University of Minnesota Duluth, 1990-08) Sandy, John H; Hauck, Barbara H; Hendrickson, Susan R; Weber, Frances A
    This book is an author catalog of the peat research materials in the Natural Resources Library at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Basic bibliographic information is given for each document in the collection. Book entries include principal author, title, place of publication, publisher, pagination, and date. For periodical articles, the source of publication is noted. A call number following each entry shows the location of the item in the Natural Resources Library. Also in electronic format, the complete author catalog is available on a floppy disk (double sided, high density) inside the back cover of this document. The text was compiled in WordPerfect, Version 5.0. The file name is: Farnham.pea. Subject access to this collection is provided by a companion volume titled The Farnham Peat Collection: A Subject Catalog of Peat Research Materials in the Natural Resources Library. In addition, the electronic version of the author catalog can be searched for keywords, using the "Search" feature in WordPerfect. The peat holdings in the Natural Resources Library are almost entirely the personal library of Dr. Rouse S. Farnham, professor of Soil Science at the University of Minnesota, now retired. Dr. Farnham donated his library to the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, in 1986.
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    The Farnham Peat Collection: A Subject Catalog of the Peat Research Materials in the Natural Resources Library
    (University of Minnesota Duluth, 1990-08) Sandy, John H; Hauck, Barbara H; Hendrickson, Susan R; Weber, Frances A
    This book is a subject catalog of the peat research materials in the Natural Resources Library at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The content is organized into two parts. Part A contains the complete, subject catalog. Each entry in the subject catalog includes basic descriptive information, such as author, title, date, pagination, and publisher. The call number following each entry shows the location of the item in the Natural Resources Library. Part B is a Subject Index. The subject terms used here are basically keywords (uncontrolled vocabulary) from the documents. The keywords represent words from titles, abstracts, and in some cases, the actual content of the documents being indexed. The bulk of the subject headings are constructed around two principal terms, peat and peatlands. The distinction is whether peat the material is the focus of study or whether peat is looked at primarily in a geographical context. For example, a laboratory analysis of sphagnum would be found under the heading peat, whereas a discussion of wildlife ecology would be indexed under peatlands. Both peat and peatlands are extensively subdivided. When using this type of index, several terms must often be considered to ensure a complete search. Some basic rules for searching apply. Scientific or non-technical terminology may be used. Hierarchical terminology is common. Subject matter may be indexed at wildlife and birds, at horticulture and vegetables. Words and phrases with similar meanings often appear. One needs to look at trace elements and heavy metals, at pyrolysis and combustion, for example. Each term in the Subject Index is followed by a specific page reference, to facilitate moving through the book. A companion volume entitled The Farnham Peat Collection: Author Catalog of Peat Research Materials in the Natural Resources Library provides additional access to these materials. The peat holdings in the Natural Resources Library are almost entirely the personal library of Dr. Rouse S. Farnham, professor of Soil Science at the University of Minnesota, now retired. Dr. Farnham donated his library to the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, in 1986.