JOB SEARCH REFERENCE LIBRARY

Finding employment may take a trip to a virtual reference library to get background information on an employer's hot button. Keywords in job descriptions may lead you to search the web for more information. Pay attention to details in completing job applications. Find out how your prospective employer sees the natural world, and make use of the appropriate vocabulary.

Once you have gained employment you may need to do research for various projects like watershed and stream restoration, land stewardship and best management practices programs. Familiarize yourself with the abundant online resources for conservation work. Online libraries are extensive and they are extremely useful for gathering data and details for grants, and field projects.

ONLINE NATURAL RESOURCE LIBRARIES

Library Index

he Library Index is a worldwide directory of more than 18,000 library Web sites. Each record provides links to Web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs), Friends of the Library sites, and library e-commerce affiliates. Find out where that book or information is hiding!
 

Aquaculture Network

The Aquaculture Network Information Center is a gateway to the world's electronic aquaculture resources.
 

AgNIC - Agroforestry

Organizations, online jouornals and more!
 

AgNic Alliance

AgNIc has extensive information on Agriculture, Aquaculture, Animals, Earth Sciences, Forestry, Entomology, and more.
 

National Sea Grant Library

A marine, coastal, and Great Lakes information resource.
 

NAL

National Agriculture Library is part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is one of four National Libraries in the United States.
 

Farmland Information Library

Literature, law and research tools.
 

Water Librarian

Serving water scientists, engineers, and librarians since 1996, this is a great collection of links from a Water Librarian's home page.
 

WWW Virtual Library: Forestry

This is a professional forestry master site. International in scope, you will find many professionals mingling in the forums, and a great deal scientific research available. Job leads come through the mail list postings.
 

WWW Virtual Library Index

When all else fails, try the subject catalog - Someone is collecting the information you need!
 

Online Newspapers

A mega-directory with thousands of newspapers and a simple drop-down menus by world region, country, state.
 

Plant and Critter Identification

Looking to identify a particular plant?

Plants National Database

The PLANTS Database is a single source of standardized information about plants from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
 

Plant Pathology Internet Guide Book

Subject oriented resource guide for plant pathology, applied entomolgy and more.
 

NAL Special Collections

Rare books, manuscript collections, nursery and seed trade catalogs, photographs, and posters relating to a wide range of agricultural subjects. The time span of the historical materials ranges from the 1500s to the present.
 

Trees of Pacific Northwest

The purpose of this site is to help you identify common conifers in the Pacific Northwest.
 

Virtual Foliage

Botony department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made these photos available. Over 5000 images are available online including trees, fungi, and more.
 

Garden Insects

Botony department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has made these photos available.
 

Weeds on the Web

Photographs and weed management documents many targeting invasive species.
 

Manual of California Vegetation

Keys, indices, and more.
 

Poisonous Plants Database

Poisonous plants, by botanical names, genus, species.
 

FDA-Poisonous Plants

The information in this database is intended only for scientific exchange. It has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for publication nor does it have any official status.
 

Plants Toxic To Animals

This database was created in order to assist the University of Illinois veterinary students in identifying common plants that are toxic to animals.
 

Plants Toxic To Animals - Pennsylvania

Help in identifying common plants that are toxic.
 

Plants Toxic To Cats

A list of common plants that are toxic to cats.
 

Plants Toxic To Dogs

A list of common plants that are toxic to dogs.
 

Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System

This information system provides details taken from literature references for over 250 plants that can poison livestock, pets and humans in Canada. Its interactive search engine provides information on plant names, distribution, toxic plant parts, toxic chemicals, and symptoms of poisoning.
 

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