Writing Tips, APA Guides and Avoiding Plagerism
English Composition Library Guide - Need a refresher on writing a thesis statement or general researching skills, visit this guide.
Avoiding Plagerism - APA Format. How to paraphrase, quote, and cite your sources using APA format.
A nice explanation as to why and when to cite in your papers - from the John M. Pfau Library at California State University - Santa Barbara
The Basics of APA Citatation Style
APA Citation Guide from Purdue University's Writing Lab
Critically Evaluating Information Sources
Library Databases For Researching Water Issues
The library databases below are recommended SOS 110:
CQ Library The CQ Researcher is an excellent "go to first" resource to get a comprehensive unbiased overview of important national issues. Each report provides an introduction to the topic; background and chronology of the issues; tables and maps; pro/con statements of opposing viewpoints; and a lengthy bibliography of printed and web sources.
The link above takes you to the CQ Library. Simply search "everglades." I strongly recommend reading the October 8 ,2008 CQR report on protecting wetlands.
Academic Search Premier This is a great starting place for any topic. It covers all subject areas, includes articles from both popular magazines and scholarly journals.
Finding Articles using Academic Search Premier/Ebscohost View this brief tutorial on how to effectively search this database
PAIS International is a public policy database. Index to political, economic, & social issues in current debate. Covers public & social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations,public administration, government, political science, & other social sciences.
LexisNexis Find newspaper articles and editorials from around the country and the world. Use the ! symbol, instead of the more typical truncator * to truncate search words. For example, restor! returns articles with the words restoration, restore, restoring, and more in the text.
Arizona Republic Get articles from our local newspaper from to 1999 to present.
Alt-Press Watch is a full text database of selected independent newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative press. It provides an alternative to mainstream media perspectives on local, national, and international issues.
Database Researching Tips Quick explanations of research tips and tricks to make your search go more quickly and save a lot of your time!
Florida Everglades Research
Be sure to use the library resources listed in the above box. These are additional resources for the Florida Everglades assignment.
CERP - Comprehensive Everglades Report Plan - www.Evergladesplan.org, "A Partnership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Florida Water Management District and many other federal, state, local and tribal partners." Reports on Water supply planning, Alternative water supply projects, St. Johns River as a drinking water source, Minimum flows and levels priority list/schedule, Water use data management, Groundwater resource assessment, Abandoned artesian well plugging, Water Resource Development Work Program and more!
(SOFIA) South Florida Information Access "... is an interdisciplinary service that provides coherent information access in support of research, decision making, and resource management for the South Florida ecosystem restoration effort." From the US Geological Survey's Priority Ecosystems Science Initiative, this site provides information on historical background, Resource-Management efforts, objectives, and the collaboration of state and federal agencies in the restoration efforts of the Florida Everglades.
Long Term Ecological Report (LTER) for Florida Coastal Everglades "...program was established in May of 2000 in south Florida, where a rapidly growing population of over 6 million people live in close proximity to - and in dependence upon - the Florida Everglades. The program is based at Florida International University and includes 75 senior scientists and 64 students from 29 institutions."
South Florida Ecosystem Project - Provides links to governmental reports. In addition to the Everglades, provides ecosystem information for the Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.
South Florida Natural History, pre-1492 to present - History of the changes in landscape and vegetation, from the Everglades Digital Library.
St. Johns River, Water Management District - Include information on water supply plans, groundwater flows and assessments.
Map of Florida Water Districts - PDF - From the St. Johns River Water Management District website.
South Florida Water Management District - Information on the history and restoration efforts of the everglades.
Southwest Florida Water Management District - Reports on sustainable water supply, strategic plans, and more. Links to other Florida water districts.
U.S. Department of the Interior - Environmental Impact of the Big Cypress Swamp Jetport
Natural Vegetation Map of Florida - Florida Circular S-178, hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.
1856 Map of Florida - Displays military routes and vegetation as of 1856. Hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.
1943 Vegetation Map of Florida - Hosted by the University of Florida Map and Imagery Library.
Food Crisis Research
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The World Bank - In response to the severity of the food crisis and the need for prompt action, the World Bank Group set up the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) in May 2008 to provide immediate relief to countries hard hit by food high prices. This website has information about various aspects of the food crisis.
The Cost to Developing Countries of U.S. Corn Ethanol Expansion - working paper by Tufts University professor Timothy A. Wise.
Estimating the Short-run Poverty Impacts of the 2010-11 Surge in Food Prices - World Bank Policy Research Working Paper
The Food Crisis: A Quantitative Model of Food Prices including Speculators and Ethanol Conversion - This white paper has many references for additional reading and research.
The Global Food Crisis - 2011 ebook
FAO Food Price Index - The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities.
Scholarly Articles:
Impact of Climate
Climate Crisis: Defending the Land
Food Sovereignty and Alternative Paradigms to Confront Land Grabbing and the Food and Climate Crises
Evaluation of Multiple Causes
Evaluating the Causes of Rising Food Prices in Low and Middle Income Countries
Impact of Conflict
Impact of Speculation
Searching Tips - Handouts
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