The Adirondacks: a guide to library resources

"BearCat": The Online Catalog

BearCat: the online catalog: to find books, pamphlets, etc. in the main library collection. Many search modes are available. Search by Author for books by a particular author. A "Words in Title + Contents" search looks for word(s) found anywhere in the book titles and contents notes, if present. A "Words in Subject" search searches Library of Congress subject headings having the word(s) you enter, along with cross references (if any) to broader (BT), narrower (NT), or related (RT) terms. Some of the "Subject" words for this topic are:

• ADIRONDACK*
• ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY -- NEW YORK (STATE)
• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- NEW YORK (STATE)
• CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES -- NEW YORK (STATE)
• NEW YORK (STATE) -- ECONOMIC POLICY    (and ECONOMIC CONDITIONS)
• also the phrase ECONOMIC ASPECTS with other subjects, such as MAPLE SYRUP ECONOMIC ASPECTS NEW YORK

Other Catalogs: Search library catalogs including:

• ICEPAC (North Country libraries)  online
• College library catalogs: including SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Plattsburgh, St. Lawrence Univ., Paul Smith's College, etc.  Many of these can be searched by  computer.  See "Finding Books / Other library catalogs" on our web site.
• The New York State Library (Albany) is also searchable by computer.   A good research tool, especially for government reports and for materials on NY state.
• The Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications is an index to federal government documents. For documents from 1976-date use GPO Catalog.
• Univ. of Michigan - Adirondack* - does a live search of a collection that includes some online full-text books, from the Google Books Project.

Organizations and Associations:

• The Adirondack Council.  Box D-2, Elizabethtown, N.Y.  12934 (518-873-2240) http://www.adirondackcouncil.org/ "A coalition of the Wilderness Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Assoc. for the Protection of the Adirondacks, National Parks and Conservation Association, and other concerned organizations and individuals."
•  The Adirondack Museum.  Blue Mountain Lake, New York  12812   (518-352-7311) http://www.adirondackmuseum.org/
• Adirondack Nature Conservancy & Adirondack Land Trust.  P.O. Box 65,  Keene Valley, N.Y.  12943.  (518-576-2082)  http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/preserves/art13582.html
• Adirondack Mountain Club.  RR 3, Box 3055, Lake George, New York  12845 (518-668-4447).  Heart Lake office:  (518-523-3441)  http://www.adk.org
• Adirondack Fairness Coalition.  Chestertown, N.Y.
• Adirondack Park Agency.  Ray Brook, N.Y.  12977  (518-891-4050) http://www.apa.state.ny.us/
• Adirondack Park Government Review Board.  Sugarbush Rd., Onchiota, N.Y. 12968.  (518-891-2753)
• Adirondack North Country Assoc.  183 Broadway, Saranac Lake, N.Y.  12983  (518-891-6200) http://www.adirondack.org/home.html
• Adirondack Aquatic Institute  Paul Smiths, 12970.  (518-327-6214) http:// www.paulsmiths.edu/aai/
• New York State.  Dept. of Environmental Conservation.  Region 5 Headquarters.  Ray Brook, N.Y.  (518-897-1200)
  • DEC Publications Locator
• Northern Forest Alliance.   http://northernforestalliance.org
• A directory of other organizations is:  Directory of Historical Associations in North America  (Ref. E 172.D5)

Journals, newsletters, etc.  

• The Flicker (Adirondack Conservancy)
• Adirondack fairness report  (Adirondack Fairness Coalition)
• Newsletter (Adirondack Council) Special reports
• Adirondack Echoes  (Adirondack Conservation Council)
• Adirondac (Adirondack Mountain Club)  Indexed in Environment Abstracts. Crumb holdings: F127.A2 A23: v.46 (1982) - v.65 (2001)
• Adirondack Life,  Jay N.Y.  (518-946-2191)  See the index for 1970-79 at (F127.A2A254 v.1-10 index)  Indexed in America: History & Life. Crumb holdings: F127.A2 A254: v.1 (1970) - date
• Conservationist (N.Y. State Dept. of Environm. Conserv.). Indexed in General Sciences Index. Crumb holdings: HC107.N7 N43 : v.1 (1946) - date. Sample articles from 2005-date are online.
• Central New York Environment.  CNYE P.O. Box 204. Jamesville, N.Y.  13078.
• Adirondack Explorer. Crumb holdings: F127.A2 A246 ; v.1 (1998) - date
• New York State Environment. DEC newsletter
• Environment DEC (online newsletter)

Bibliographies:

• Adirondack Bibliography.   (Ref. Z 1318.A2A3) 1955, suppl 1956-65, and 1966-68
• Bibliography of New York State communities.   (Ref. Z1317.N44N47 1990)
• Guide to historical resources in St. Lawrence County, N.Y. repositories          (Ref. F127.S2G84 1987)
• List U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic and Water-Supply Reports and Maps for New York.  (Ref. Z6034.U5N45 1987)
• U.S.G.S.  List of their publications.  (Ref. Z 6034.U49U53) and Search for USGS Publications

Newspapers: 

Except for the NYTimes, and the Watertown Daily Times, these newspapers are not available in the Crumb Library, but specific articles, or back runs on microfilm are usually available through interlibrary loan.     

• Northern New York Newspapers. Access from on-campus only. (http://www.icepac.net/fnewspapers.html) includes Watertown Daily Times (1988 - date; and some older years from 1870); Plattsburgh Press Republican (1999 - date); Oswego Palladium Times (1832-1989) and 1999 - date articles for a fee.
• Adirondack Daily Enterprise.  61 Broadway, Saranca Lake, N.Y.  12893 (518-891-2600_
• Press Republican.  Wilmington Rd., Lake Placid, N.Y.  800-288-7323
• Tupper Lake Free Press.  136 Park St. Tupper Lake, N.Y. (518-359-2166)
• The New York Times (indexed in The New York Times Index  Ref.AI 21.N45),  and for recent years in ProQuest Newspapers. Available on microfilm in Crumb Library, 1851- date.
• Watertown Daily Times.   Watertown, N.Y. Searchable online (on campus only) see Northern New York Newspapers, above.
• New York State Newspapers (an online collection of recent newspaper stories) includes some Adirondack area papers.
• Crumb Library has, on microfilm, the New York Times (1851-date), Potsdam Courier-Freeman (1861-date) (now the Daily Courier-Observer), and the Watertown Daily Times (1950-date).  Microfilm for other newspapers will usually be available in local public libraries (e.g. Saranac Lake Free Library, for the Saranac Lake newspaper), or can often be obtained via interlibrary loan.
• Northern New York Historical Newspapers. A digital collection of many local papers. Available on the library web site under “Find Articles /Newspaper search” Most newspapers included in this collection are from the late 1800s to first half of the 20th century.

 Other Resources and Reports:

• N.Y.(State) Commission on the Adirondacks in the 21st Century. The Adirondack Park in the twenty-first century.  (Spec.Coll. F 127.A2N64 1990)
• Conference on the Adirondack Park (St. Lawrence Univ.)  1971-1982.  Crumb Library has 1st-[4th]-8th  (F127.A2C6)
• Environment 2000  (N.Y.State DEC)  HC 107.N73E53 1986.
• Registered Lobbyists.  N.Y. State Commission on Lobbying  (Ref.JK 3474.5.R4)
• 7.5 minute topographic maps (USGS)  (G3800.S24G4), and in map cases, 1st floor
• New York in Focus: a directory of economic and public policy research.  (Ref.HC 107.N7N43 1985/86)
• New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission annual report, 1895-1910. SH 11.N73
• Adirondack Park Agency.  Annual report.  (F127.A2A32)
• Adirondack Park Agency.  Adirondack Park state land master plan.  (F127.A2A36)
• The Adirondack Park: a political history. (F 127.A2G83 1978)
• New York (State) Conservation Department. Annual Report. (HC 107.N7A7) Library has 1911, 1913, 1914, 1961-67, 1974-97.
• New York State Fisheries, Game, and Forest Commission. Report for [year]. (SH 11.N73) 1895-1910.
• New York (State) Forest Commission. Annual Report. (SD 12.N75) 1893 and 1894.
• Environmental Plan for New York State. (HC 107.N73E54) 1973.
• Final statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan and final generic environmental impact statement for New York State, 2003. (NYS GovDoc: PAR,725-4,STACO,94-78337,2003,Final)
• St. Lawrence County Environment Management Council. Annual report and state of the environment. 1986-1989

New York State Government documents:

Major state agencies and their functions are described in The New York Red Book  (Ref.JK 3430.N5) and at the New York State HomePage.  Publications of the state government can be searched using the online catalog at the State Library (Albany) -  see above, or the printed Checklist of Official Publications of the State of New York  (Ref.Z1223.5.N57 N55). NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

From Adirondack Park Agency Reporter:

• Adirondack Park Agency Act
• Adirondack Park Agency Rules
• Forever Wild: New York State Constitution: Article IV: Conservation

Statistics:  

The best single compilation for data on New York State is New York State Statistical Yearbook   Ref. HA544 .A2 [date].  Two annuals which include environmental statistics are:  World Resources  (Ref.HC 59.W6674 [date]), and Vital Signs  (Ref.TD 193.2.B76 [date]).  See also The Adirondack Atlas (F 127.A2J46 2004)

Maps, GIS and Geographic Information:

• The Adirondack Atlas. F 127.A2J46 2004. Lots of data in map and chart form.
• Topographic maps. Crumb Library maintains a file of topographic maps for New York state in the map cases on the first floor of the library.
• New York State GIS
• New York State Orthoimagery
• 1:24,000 Digital Raster Quadrangles
• NYS Interactive Mapping Gateway

Indexes to periodical articles:

• Lexis-Nexis. (on the library web site). Good coverage of major newspapers and news magazines from the 1980s to the present.
• Academic Search Premier . Recent coverage of magazines and journals.
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (for articles in popular and news magazines) 1890 - date
• America: History & Life  (for articles in selected historical journals) 1954-1995.
• JSTOR. Searchable full-text online of a select group of scholarly journals.

Miscellaneous Web Sites:

• Adirondack history - http://www.adirondack.net/history/
• Adirondack Journal - links to documents and sites : http://www.masterpieces.com/
• Adirondack tourism - http://www.adirondack.net/tour/
• Adirondacks - history, links, etc. : http://www.adirondack-park.net/

Crumb Library Guide. DT (trithadi@potsdam.edu) (x3311) 10/2007