Overview
The purpose of this library guide is to provide quick access to resources about the Great Lakes, including history, environmental issues, invasive species and recreation.
Sources listed on this page provide information for the Great Lakes as a whole, view the individual pages for specific information about each lake.
History
- The long ships passing, the story of the Great lakes, byCall Number: 977 H388
Tales of the Great Lakes by Call Number: 977 T14ISBN: 1555211208Publication Date: 2008-05-15
Schooner Passage by Call Number: 386.54 K1817ISBN: 081432911XPublication Date: 2001-01-01
Death and Lighthouses on the Great Lakes by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781439674536Publication Date: 2022-02-21
The Great Navy Birds of Lake Michigan by Call Number: 359.94 L996ISBN: 9781634991438Publication Date: 2019-08-26
- The Great LakesAcademic Video Online
Regional and Invasive Species
Guide to Great Lakes Coastal Plants by Call Number: 581.977 W3626ISBN: 9780472030156Publication Date: 2006-08-03
Guide to Great Lakes Fishes by Call Number: 597.176097 S6486ISBN: 9780472033751Publication Date: 2010-02-18
Environmental and Regional Issues
- Pollution and the EnvironmentFilms On Demand Segment 3
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Call Number: 577.6309 E282ISBN: 9780393246438Publication Date: 2017-03-07
Perspectives on Ecosystem Management for the Great Lakes by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780887067655Publication Date: 1988-07-08
Fishing the Great Lakes by Call Number: 333.95613 B6758ISBN: 0299167607Publication Date: 2000-09-01
For Love of Lakes by Call Number: 551.482 N4255ISBN: 9781611860214Publication Date: 2011-10-01
Shipwrecks
Lost on the Lakes by Call Number: 977.411 M9967ISBN: 188392538XPublication Date: 2003-02-01
Ghost ships of the Great Lakes by Call Number: DVD 910.452 G4277ISBN: B005T7BVUWPublication Date: 2011
Kids
B Is for Beacon by Call Number: J 386.855 W666BISBN: 9781585369164Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Librarian
Parks and Recreation
Great Lakes Steelhead Salmon and Trout by Call Number: 799.1240977 W436ISBN: 9780811735834Publication Date: 2009-08-11
Databases for more information
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowMulti-subject database, with more than 8,500 magazines and journals. Includes abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowReports written on varied social issues by experienced journalists, thoroughly footnoted and sourced to experts to ensure quality and accuracy of the information. Pro/con arguments included.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOver 3,500,000 full text entries from over 1,000 different sources. Use this resource to gather background information to start your research. Includes mind map.
- Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowContains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,350 active core titles) as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 920 journals.