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  Please visit the LTCC Library for in depth research help. When classes are in session the Library is open:
Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Friday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays.		  

 

WILDERNESS RESOURCES

Library staff are available to assist you from the start to the finish, from selecting your topic to polishing the footnotes. We recommend you use this page to launch your research.

Choose your topic:

Browse LTCC Magazines such as:

  • Back Country
  • Backpacker
  • Canoe & Kayak
  • Climbing
  • High Country News
  • Men's Journal
  • National Wildlife
  • Ski
  • Snow Boarder

What other magazines does LTCC Library subscribe to? Check out our periodical titles which are available either online or in print:

Pinpoint keywords and synonyms on your topic.

 

Search for books:

Use keyword or type WLD in the LTCC Library Catalog to learn what Library of Congress call numbers are assigned to your topic.

Browse the shelves. Wilderness studies books are located in various subject areas. Here are some sample call numbers:

  • GF 21   Wilderness Philosophy               
  • GV 181-199 Recreation, Sports
  • LB 1047 Leadership Education
  • RC          First Aid, Medicine
  • QH - QL Conservation
  • SK         Outdoor Survival
  • T 823     Outdoor Cooking 

 

Scan academic periodicals and web sites:

Access the most current data via online databases such as:

Academic Search Elite

MasterFile Premier

 

Also consider these recommended web  sites:

American Discovery Trail (ADT)

American Hiking Society

Animated Knots by Grog

Celebrating 40 Years of Wilderness Heritage

The Inquiry.Net Tradtional Outdoor Leadership Skills

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

National Outdoor Leadership School Curriculum Updates

Outdoor Ed.: The Outdoor Professional's Resource

National Outdoor Leadership School Research Abstracts

www.pickatrail.com

Wilderness Inquiry (WI) 

 

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