Beachcombing Display
November - December 2002
“Beachcombing” was the theme of the Evans Library's November 2002 display. The two-month display took viewers on a trip to the seashore, highlighting both natural and man-made beach accumulations. Featured books, periodical articles, and references to Internet resources encompassed everything from drift seeds to pollution to sea glass. Shells from the Department of Marine and Environmental Systems’ renowned Holman family shell collection were included in this display, as were fossilized ghost crabs from the Department of Biological Sciences.
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One highlight of the display was "Fred" the Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata). Dr. Turner from the Bioligical Sciences Department donated this common beach creature.
Along with a number of print resources on various types of "sea wrack" and sea beans, the display included items related to beach pollution. One infamous item that received much attention was an old flip flop. This one item disturbed the almost perfect beauty of the display, helping to bring an awareness to the topic of marine pollution.
Books featured in the display:
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Location |
Call Number |
Title and Author |
| Reference | REF QL416 .A22 1995 | Shells of the Atlantic & Gulf Coasts & the West Indies. R. Tucker Abbott and Percy A. Morris. |
| Reference | REF QL404 .W955 1991 | The Encyclopedia of Shells. Kenneth R Wye. |
| Reference | REF QH105. F6 K38 1995 | The Nature of Florida's Beaches. Kathie Katz. |
| Stacks | QL406.5 .B47 1971 | How to Clean Seashells. Eugene Bergeron. |
| Stacks | QK660 .G84 1976 | World Guide to Tropical Drift Seeds and Fruits. Charles R. Gunn & John V. Dennis. |
| Stacks | QH95.7 S682 | Southern Seashores: A World of Animals and Plants. William M. Stephens. |
| Stacks | QL411 P5 Vol. I Pt. I | Land Mollusca of North America: Vol. I Pt. I. Henry A. Pilsbry. |
| Stacks | QL411 P5 Vol. II Pt. II | Land Mollusca of North America: Vol. II Pt. II. Henry A. Pilsbry. |
| Stacks | QL414 A2 | American Seashells. R. Tucker Abbott. |
| Stacks | QH91.5. Y6 1963 | The Sea Shore. C.M. Yonge. |
| Stacks | QH541.5 S35 E45 1971B | Life in Mud and Sand. S.K. Eltringham. |
| Stacks | QH95.1 .S65 c.2 | Life on the Sea-Shore. A.J. Southward. |
| Stacks | QH957 A7 1968 | The Sea-Beach at Ebb-Tide. Augusta Foote Arnold. |
| Stacks | QH91 .L427 1995 | Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology. Jeffrey S. Levington. |
Featured Internet "Sites By Discipline":
| Site Name |
URL |
| Florida's DEP's Beaches and Wetland Resources | http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/ |
| Florida Tech Department of Biological Sciences | http://www.fit.edu/biology/ |
| Florida Tech Department of Marine and Environmental Systems | http://www.fit.edu/AcadRes/dmes/ |
For additional information about this display, please review the Beachcombing Brochure.
Created by Evans Library Instructional Programs: Lois Crozier, Elisa Kermani, Joanne Savage, and Kathy Turner.