National Scenic Rivers

Professor Lane--Spring 2008

Sources for Background Information

Ref. JK 1 .C66 v. 24	Congressional Quarterly almanac, volume 24. 1968. Includes a complete legislative history of the bill, who voted for and against it, how it was modified along the way. Also includes the arguments for and against it, and the members who got exemptions for their local rivers.
Ref. E 174 .D52	Dictionary of American history. 2003. 10 volumes. The standard source for brief to lengthy overviews on almost any topic in American history. Very good articles on environmentalism, the EPA, water supply and conservation, individual rivers, and the Act.
Ref. HN 57 .S624	Social issues in America. 2006. 8 volumes Covers specific hot-button topics like water pollution and the NIMBY ("Not In My Backyard") phenomenon. Places the specific issue in the context of the history it sits in.
Ref. HN 57 .E594	Encyclopedia of American social movements. 2004. 4 volumes. Covers lots of things, but there is a good, long article on the environmental movement in American history. Your section of it is the 19th and 20th centuries, but all of it is useful in helping you figure out why the Act was written the way it was.
e-b00k	Rivers of the world: a social, geographical, and environmental sourcebook. 2001. Brief "biographies" of almost two hundred major and minor rivers worldwide, with suggestions for further reading. Where they are, what's important about them, and how they relate to their environment.
on reserve	The wild and scenic rivers of America. 1993. Tells the story of the Act and of the rivers it protects, with lots of detail about politics and how things work in practice. Includes more "biographical" material on the rivers covered by the Act as of 1993.

Databases for Articles and Other Materials

These indexes are available from the Library webpage under Research Databases, or you can search for them by name in the library catalog.

Academic Search Premier (1975-present) is the world's largest database of full text information. It covers over 6,000 magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in all areas of study. Over 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. This database should always be your first stop if you need to find an article.

InfoTrac OneFile (1980 - present) covers a wide range of more popular titles, including major newspapers and national magazines. r searching.

JSTOR is an all scholarly, all full-text database which goes for depth rather than breadth. Especially good for history and literature.

America History and Life coverse American history from the colonial period to the present.

Lexis-Nexis covers newspapers, magazines, legal journals, and the law. Great for current events and for discussion of legal issues.

Proquest Historical Newspapers has the New York Times from 1857 to 2004 (and Lexis-Nexis and Infotrac Onefile have the most recent few years)

Web Resources

Rivers.gov Publications provides a huge amount of information about the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Includes the text of the act, with links to all of the changes that have been made to it over the years. Lists of rivers, criteria for inclusion, maps of the system, and much else.

OpenCongress is a website about Congress which pulls together a bunch of previously separate information: bills and laws and what's happening with them right now, who voted for and against them, who got which campaign contributions, and what the media and other websites have to say about it. Best for current events.

South Carolina Scenic Rivers program. Department of Natural Resources site explaining what the law is in South Carolina, and providing information and details on stewardship for each of the ten designated rivers.

Wikipedia: List of Wild and Scenic Rivers. This is the good and the bad with Wikipedia: no listings for South Carolina...but YOU can fix it.

American Rivers: Wild and Scenic Rivers. Guides to issues related to the Act and the rivers covered by it. Done by an advocacy group. Provides links to state programs, to lists, and to reports on progress.

Get Help

In-Person
Any library staff member can help you. However, reference librarians are available at the Reference Desk (just to the right as you enter the library) during the following hours:

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Chris Strauber, Spring 2008