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These collections, databases, and finding aids are maintained by the INHS Library. Contact us if you need help using these resources or locating cited items.
Documents from the Illinois Critical Trends Assessment Program and Conservation 2000. Includes the Area Assessments and resource inventory brochures for the 33 Illinois regions, land cover mapping project reports, general CTAP program reports, and EcoWatch documents. UI call numbers and links to catalog records are provided. Most documents are held in the INHS Library.
Directory of catalogs of digital resources useful for natural sciences research.
Directory of electronic maps
Titles and call numbers of volumes from the Illustrated Flora of Illinois series
Publications (peer-reviewed and popular articles, books, book chapters, and conference
proceedings and presentations) by and about INHS researchers from 1870 to the present. Many
reprints through the 1980s are available in the INHS Library for in-house use. Most items are
included in UIUC Library print or online collections; use the Discover buttons to locate full text
or print copies in the UIUC Library. Contains more than 8,300 citations as of April 2009; updated
regularly. For INHS Staff,
learn how citations are
added.
Also see,
INHS Technical Reports are authored by INHS scientists for the purpose of documenting the status, stewardship, conservation, and restoration of Illinois' biotic resources. The reports are used by INHS, the Department of Natural Resources, and various granting agencies to assess needs and formulate policy. Reports may originate from any of the INHS centers and field stations. The collection comprises more than 1500 reports as of July 2009, and most are owned only by the INHS Library. Copies are kept at the INHS Library and are available for in-house use, with a few exceptions. More than 300 reports have been cataloged and are available for request/check out via the UI Library catalog or via I-Share. Records for cataloged items include call numbers and links to catalog records. The INHS Human Dimensions Program reports are available online, and database records provide links to online reports when available. Updated semi-annually. Also see,
1,275 citations from Bibliography of Illinois Vegetation by Paul Risser (1984), published as INHS Biological Note no. 121. Covers the literature describing the plant communities throughout Illinois from the ~100 years prior to publication. Not updated. See search tips and instructions on exporting records. To search Illinois Flora, click and select Illinois Flora.pdt.
The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) assists public and private landowners in protecting high quality habitats through voluntary dedication or registrations of land. Species lists and other data on preserves are held in the INHS Library, filed alphabetically by county and natural area or preserve name. INHS researchers have added to the original data. Also see:
Surveyor field notes from the early 19th century describe habitats and landscape features, and can be used to determine pre-settlement vegetation. On microfilm, available for in-house use in the INHS Library. (Field notes correspond to the Illinois Township Plats created ca. 1850.)
Locations and classifications of the state's wetlands, lakes, and rivers on topographical maps. Arranged alphabetically by quadrangle name, with an index to quadrangles provided. Available for in-house use in the INHS Library.
Index Kewensis is an alphabetical listing of plant names and includes the bibliographic
references to the place of first publication.
Covers 1883 - 1996.
Available on CD-ROM at the INHS Library. Also see:
Key databases for finding natural sciences literature.
Titles and call numbers of Peterson Field Guides found throughout the University Libraries collections.
More than 8,500 documents on wildlife ecology and management including both grey and published literature from the early 1970s through 1999. Subject and author indexes index additional related documents dating back as far as 1931. Available for in-house use in the INHS Library.
Synthesis of the North American Flora is a program to access information on the "taxonomy, nomenclature, phytogeography, and biological attributes of the North American vascular flora." Available on CD-ROM at the INHS Library. For more information see the home page of the Biota of North America Program.
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