Georgia Water Resources
A Guide to Selected Sources in the University of Georgia Libraries and Beyond
Article Databases in GALILEO@UGA
AGRICOLA
On/Off Campus (Password Required)
AGRICOLA covers every major agricultural subject, including agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, foods and feeds, pesticides, rural sociology, social sciences, veterinary medicine, and water resources. The citations consist of journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, serials, technical reports, and other materials on a broad range of agricultural topics. Coverage: 1970 - present.
Ecology Abstracts
On/Off Campus (Password Required)
Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of all kinds, microbes, plants, and animals, interact with their environment and with other organisms. Included are papers on evolutionary biology, terrestrial ecosystems, coastal ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, human ecology, human settlements, conservation, environmental degradation, reclamation, and pollution studies.
Coverage: 1982 - present
Water Resources Abstracts
On/Off Campus (Password Required)
Featuring comprehensive coverage of international literature on all aspects of virology in humans, animals, and plants, this databases indexes articles on acquired immune deficiency syndrome, virus taxonomy, structure and morphology, the replication cycle, viral genetics, phage-host interactions, and antiviral agents.
Web of Science
On/Off Campus (Password Required)
This database provides access to several citation indexes (together covering over 8,000 journals) which allow the user to find which articles have cited a particular author or article.
Coverage 1945 - present
Article Databases beyond GALILEO
APIRS Bibliographic Database
From the Web-site: APIRS is a free online resource devoted to freshwater aquatic and wetland plants, as well as terrestrial and aquatic invasive plants. The database includes annotated citations for more than 63,000 research articles, books and reports about plant ecology, physiology, utilization and control. Items in many languages dating back to the 18th century are in this inclusive database.
Conference Papers/Proceedings
Georgia Water Resources Conference
Conference proceedings from the Georgia Water Resources Conferences are archived here. Coverage – 1989-2007
Georgia Government Publications
Georgia Government Publications Depository
This database contains over 30,000 publications of agencies within the Georgia state government. Types of materials included are annual reports, budget documents, periodicals, maps, posters, and videos. Especially of interest are documents from the Environmental Protection Division, the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Agriculture. Coverage – 1994-present
Community Advocacy Groups
Directory of Watershed Organizations
Georgia River Network provides a comprehensive listing of watershed organizations by region and by basin.
Maps
Georgia Aerial Photographs
The Georgia Aerial Photographs database provides online access to approximately 50,000 black and white aerial photographs and indexes of selected counties from the State of Georgia. Coverage – 1938–1980s
Georgia GIS Clearinghouse
Post-1980s aerial photography and imagery of the State of Georgia can be downloaded for free. Coverage – 1980s to present
Policy Issues
Georgia Water Planning & Policy Center
The Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center (GWPPC) was formed in 1999 with support from the Georgia General Assembly and the Georgia Research Alliance. The Center was created to provide leadership in Georgia in the research and design of policies affecting water resources. Find PDF versions of the publication Water Talk at this site.
The Water Council
The Water Council is a coordinating committee created by the Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Planning Act. According to the Act, the Water Council’s purpose is to: ensure coordination, cooperation and communication among state agencies and their water-related efforts in the development of a comprehensive statewide water management plan; provide input to the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources concerning development of the plan; review, modify if necessary, and approve the final draft of the proposed plan; recommend such proposed plan for consideration by the General Assembly. Find documents pertaining to their mission at this site.
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District is a planning entity dedicated to developing comprehensive watershed, wastewater and water supply and conservation plans to be implemented by local governments in the 16-county metro Atlanta region. Find PDFs detailing wastewater, water supply, and watershed plans at this site.