Subject
Guide: Environmental Studies
INDEXES | REFERENCE
WORKS | WEB
LINKS | PERIODICALS
The
Environmental Studies program at
Southwestern is highly interdisciplinary,
drawing faculty from religion, chemistry,
biology, economics, history, and
other areas of study. Consequently,
researchers will want to examine
a wide range of resources to find
information related to this discipline.
Listed below are a few selected indexes,
reference sources, and web links
that will lead users to information
both in the Smith Library Center
and on the Web.
Also visit the weblinks on
Southwestern University's Environmental
Studies Program homepage.
INDEXES
Applied
Science & Technology Abstracts
Covers 350+ key, international English-language periodicals
in the applied sciences and technology. It abstracts
interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, discussions,
corrections, continued articles, new product reviews,
new product announcements, technically valuable editorials
and letters, tables, charts, diagrams, buyers' guides,
directories, and conference proceedings; it also
cites book reviews. Subjects included are chemistry,
engineering, computer technology, mathematics, data
processing, physics, and energy-related disciplines.
Covers October 1983 to the present. Includes abstracts
from March 1993 to the present. New records are added
monthly. For Southwestern community only.*
BasicBIOSIS
Index to a wide range of bioscience topics. For Southwestern
community only.*
Biological
Abstracts
The Biological Abstracts database is a complete collection
of bibliographic references to life sciences journal
literature published around the world. Topics include
agriculture, agronomy, biochemistry, biotechnology,
environment, genetics, medicine, microbiology, and
pharmacology. Biological Abstracts indexes articles
from more than 4000 biological and medical research
journals. The database is updated quarterly, and
coverage begins with 1997.
Biological & Agricultural
Index
Index to leading publications in agriculture and
biology. For Southwestern community
only.*
Biology
Digest
Non-technical digests in biology, ecology, and health.
For Southwestern community
only.*
BioOne
This database contains the full-text of more than
50 high-impact bioscience research journals, beginning
with the year 2000 for most titles. This database
is particularly strong in the areas of Environmental
and Ecological studies. Current issues are posted
as soon as they are published. Back issues are
permanently archived online.
Business & Industry
Contains important facts, figures and key events
dealing with public and private companies, industries,
products and markets for all manufacturing and
service industries at an international level. For
Southwestern community
only.*
Chemical
Abstracts Online Student Edition
designed for undergraduate students, indexes and
abstracts over 200 of the most widely held chemistry
journals as well as over 200,000 dissertations. Includes
records dating to 1967 for selected publications.
New records are added weekly. For Southwestern
community only.*
Environment Index
Environment Index offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
General
Science Abstracts
Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain
covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy,
biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and
health, and much more. Includes articles (some full
text), reviews, biographical sketches, and letters
to the editor. For Southwestern community
only.*
GreenFILE
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health, and technology, GreenFILE serves as a resource for the environmental issues facing the planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Humanities
Abstracts
Periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore,
journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy,
religion, world history, and world literature. Includes some
full text.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic provides full text and citation access
to information in the reference, business, medical, and legal
disciplines. The vast majority of the titles on LexisNexis
Academic are available in full text. The service covers newspapers,
magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions,
federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings
such as 10-K's, 10-Q's, and their exhibits. News information
is updated daily and wire services several times daily. Research
areas in LexisNexis Academic cover top news, general news
topics, and news transcripts; foreign language news sources;
company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial
information; general medical and health topics and medical
abstracts; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law
reviews; federal case law; U.S. Code; and state legal research.
ScienceDirect
An online journal service with access to 200 or more peer-reviewed
scientific and social sciences journals, all published by
Academic Press. Beginning with the 1996 issues, users can
browse the complete table of contents for every volume and
issue, or search these seven specific fields: subject, abstract,
affiliation, author, date, keywords and article title. ScienceDirect
reproduces the full journal articles on screen as they appear
in the printed paper version. Requires Adobe Acrobat software.
Please note: there are indexing databases for most
disciplines. For example, environmental issues affecting women
could be found in the indexes listed in the library's Women's Studies guide, which
also has links to other womens' studies sites. Economic studies
relevant to environmental issues may be found at EconLit
(for Southwestern community only).
REFERENCE
WORKS
In interdisciplinary fields such as
Environmental Studies, resources in
many different subject areas will be
useful. To find printed reference material
relevant to your topic start with the
library's online
catalog. Do a Reference Materials search using keywords
to describe your topic. You can also check the library's
Web pages for subject guides for specific topics to find
other
suggested sources.
Below are a few titles to get you
started. To check call number and location
information, search the Voyager
catalog.
Encyclopedia of Global Change:
Environmental Change and Human Society (2000)
REFERENCE, lst floor 363.7 En196
Encyclopedia of the Biosphere (2000)
REFERENCE, 1st
floor 577.03 B524
The Encyclopedia of the Environment (1994)
REFERENCE, 1st
floor 363.7 En19
The Environment Dictionary (1998)
REFERENCE, 1st floor
363.7 K32e
Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Environment (1997)
REFERENCE, 1st floor 333.7 M228
Statistical Record of the Environment (1994)
REFERENCE,
1st floor 363.73 D251 1994
WEB
LINKS
Centre
for Economic and Social Studies
on the Environment (CESSE)
A multi-disciplinary site devoted to qualitative
and quantitative evaluation of economic and environmental
interaction, the site also hosts The
Best
Environmental Directories.
Envirolink
Subject links to environmental topics, news, green
marketplace, listserv archives, etc. This site
claims to be the largest online
environmental resource.
National
Library for the Environment
(NLE)
This non-advocacy online information service, funded
by colleges and universities, is guided by librarians,
scientists, and faculty. It provides refererence
tools, links to over 300 electronic
journals (including free on-line access to 47
full-text journals), offers 'The Population and Environment
Database', posts Library of Congress research reports,
provides environmental news updates, and even offers
career help
and job opportunities.
Second
Nature-Education for Sustainability
Designed for colleges and universities. Links to
current news and events and programs related to issues
of sustainability.
Water Resources
of the United States
Links to all types of government water publications, from Circulars and Fact Sheets intended for general audiences to USGS Professional Papers and Data Reports written for scientific audiences.
PERIODICALS
To find holdings and location information
for specific periodicals titles (both
print and online), search the online
catalog.
To find citations or online full-text
for articles in periodicals on your
topic, try the resources listed above
under Indexes. |
