Tlingit Indians of Alaska, by Archimandrite Anatolii Kamenskii

Pal’s book is not merely a bibliography of natural resource works, but a complete guide to obtaining information on natural resources in Canada. References are to physical, social, and life science material. The first several chapters acquaint the reader with the types of published material relating to natural resources, including the use of library collections, indexes, bibliographies, abstracts, and data bases. Effective library use, research organization, and data gathering are also discussed. Important works on natural resources are cited and classified according to the type or location of resource. The large central chapters list major works by type of resource, including energy, mineral, land, climate, water, and fish and wildlife resources. Within each classification are listed bibliographies, government publications, maps, periodicals, and other general sources of information. The latter chapters deal with additional types of source material, including legal information, maps, theses, and films. Most of the references throughout the work contain short annotations, which are of added use in determining the relevance of the work cited to a particular topic. An index by title and key words completes the guide. The work is well arranged for those researching a particular type of natural resource, such as uranium or wildlife conservation. For those wishing to focus on a particular region within Canada, however, the task is not so easy. For example, the student of northern resources will find relevant material listed under many diverse headings. A work such as Energy from the Arctic is found under the subheading “Energy Resources Environmental Aspects,” while Arcfic Oil is listed under “Oil and Gas Resources The North,” both of which fall under the major heading of “Energy Resources. ” Additional material on northem resources can be found under other major headings, such as “Mineral Resources” or “Water Resources,” and even more specifically under the many subheadings. Likewise, the researcher interested in Canadian agricultural resources will find a subheading to that effect, while the researcher concentrating on Alberta’s renewable resource policy will have to look in several places. A cross reference by region, lacking in this edition, would have helped here. This natural resource guide is published by the Canadian Library Association, by librarians familiar with all aspects of reference materials and data collection. The Cdnli25.00 price seems a bit unreasonable, especially when the publishing quality leaves something to be desired. The high price places it beyond the means of many, leaving How to Find Information on Canadian Natural Resources: A Guide to the Literature to stand as another expensive reference work. As a guide to searching the literature on natural resources, this book is unique and generally excellent. It is recommended to all students of natural resources and to those outside the university in consulting and business.