RJA #15b: Reflection on What You Learned

This semester I learned how to properly cite in MLA and APA format.  Also, I learned how to ingrate quotations and how to cite them as well.  This is the longest paper I've ever written so I also leaned basic organizational skills. 

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Bowman, Margaret , Serena McClain, and Amy Souers. "Exploring Dam Removal ." American Rivers and Trout Unlimited, Aug. 2002. Web. 6 Oct. 2009.

 

Doyle, Martin W., Emily H. Stanly, John M. Harbor , and Gordon S. Grant. "Dam Removal in United States: Emerging Needs for Science and Policy." EOS, transactions, American Geophysical Union 84.4 (2003): 29-36. Ebsco. Web. 28 Sept. 2009

 

Higgs, Stephen. The Ecology of Dam Removal Eds. Elizabeth Maclin Margaret Bowman, and Angela Bednarek. American Rivers, Feb. 2002. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.

Integration and Application Network. 2006. University of Maryland , Cambridge. Web. Web. 8 Nov. 2009.

 

Kenwick. Selective Outdoor Supplies . 2007. Private collection, Western Australia. Web. Web. 9 Nov. 2009.

 

Lane, Nic . "CRS Report for Congress." Dam Removal: Issues, Considerations, and Controversies Congressional Research Service: The Library of , 19 June 2006. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.

NOAA Fishery Service Department of Commerce, Nov. 2009. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.

 

Steward, Harry T. "Evaluation of Sediment Quality." Michael P. Nolin Ed. Michael P. Nolin . New Hampshire Department of Environmental Service, Apr. 2005. Web. 6 Nov. 2009.

RJA #13b: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

Doyle, Martin W., Emily H. Stanly, John M. Harbor , and Gordon S. Grant. "Dam Removal in United States: Emerging Needs for Science and Policy." EOS, transactions, American Geophysical Union 84.4 (2003): 29-36. Ebsco. Web. 28 Sept. 2009

Botkin, Daniel B., and Edward A. Keller. Environmental Science: earth as living planet . 4th ed. NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. 75-89. Print.

Higgs, Stephen. The Ecology of Dam Removal Eds. Elizabeth Maclin Margaret Bowman, and Angela Bednarek. American Rivers, Feb. 2002. Web. 1 Nov. 2009.

Steward, Harry T. "Evaluation of Sediment Quality." Michael P. Nolin Ed. Michael P. Nolin . 

RJA #13a: Field Research Report

So on my field research I interviewed someone that would rather remain anonymous but has a masters in environmental science.

1) How do you determine the reversibility of a dam?

2) In your opinion are there dams that should not have been removed?

3) Some people argue that the benefits of hydro power out weigh the effects of the dam's placement, where do you stand on this?

4) What dams are you evaluating right now?

5) If the right precautions are taken to remove a dam can they all be removed eventually?

Internet Reasearch Project

• Name of and link to the tool info.com
• Summary or description of the tool : this search engion seaches googe yahoo ask bing and about all of the main pages in one place
• Strengths: this allows for less time because you only have to search one place for many results , places them in order of popularity,  organizes them,   boolean search technique
• Weaknesses: this simmular to the websites it searchs not all or the majority of sources are creditable
• Search engines, directories, and other applications searched this compared to google is nice but there is no info scholar to promote acdemic journals
• Databases
• Operators AND OR
• Case sensitivity nope and corrects spelling 
• Stop words OR
• Advanced search function nope
• Limits 
• Sorting by popularity
• Display linners 
• Help function yes but gives basic instructions 
• Special features http://info.com/dogs placing the article you are searching after the slash will turn up the same results