WWRC 84-10
User's Manual for the Wyoming Water Bibliography
Introduction
The Wyoming Water Bibliography (WWB) was initiated to provide a
comprehensive, computerized, bibliographic storage and retrieval system
dealing with the development, management, and use of Wyoming's water
resources. At present, the WWB contains 11,000 citations. However,
please keep in mind that this is a dynamic system, one that hopefully
will continue to grow in coming years as new reports are published and
incorporated into the WWB by the Wyoming Water Research Center.
The need for the WWB was identified by the Governor's Office as a
tool to be used in the careful planning and management of the development
of Wyoming water resources. Since references are readily available
from the many varied disciplines in the water field, the database can
save time and effort in searching for literature on a given water topic.
When evaluating projects, contemplating the need for a study, or
determining what information has already been collected in an area of
concern, the WWB can be accessed and citation information dealing with
the subject retrieved for review. Included with each bibliographic
citation is a listing of one or more locations where the physical
document may be found. This benefits the user in being able to review
or obtain a copy of the publication if needed.
The WWB is a multidisciplinary system dealing with all aspects of
water. Subject areas included are ground and surface water hydrology,
water quality, water development, water management, water law, fish and
wildlife, energy development, economics, recreation and various other
disciplines related to water.
Information for the bibliography was obtained from a variety of
sources including state and federal agencies, universities, city and
county offices, public libraries, consulting firms, commercial database
searches, and many personal contacts with other individuals involved
with Wyoming's water. These sources were most valuable in furnishing
information to make the WWB as complete as possible.
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