Environmental Studies:A Guide to Finding Information
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Dictionaries | Almanacs & Atlases | Encyclopedias | Selected Works | Periodicals (Print) | Periodicals (Online) | Internet Resources | OhioLINK Research Databases
Dictionary of ecology and the environment / editor P. H. Collin.
3rd ed. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.
OWU Science Reference QH540.4 .C65 1998
Historical dictionary of North American environmentalism / Edward R. Wells and Alan M. Schwartz.
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1997.
OWU Beeghly Reference GE10 .W45 97
The Concise Oxford dictionary of ecology / edited by Michael Allaby.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
OWU Beeghly Reference QH540.4 .C66 1994
- Biological Abstracts (1990- ) monitors nearly 5,500 international journals representing virtually every life science discipline, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, public health.
The Dictionary of ecology and environmental science / Henry W. Art, general editor ; foreword by F. Herbert Bormann ; contributing editors, Daniel Botkin et al.
1st ed. New York : H. Holt, 1993.
OWU Beeghly Reference GE10 .D53 1993
Dictionary of environmental science and technology / Andrew Porteous
3rd ed., Chichester ; New York : J.Wiley, 2000
OWU Science Reference GE10 .P67 2000
The facts on file dictionary of environmental science / L. Harold Stevenson, Bruce Wyman.
New York : Facts On File, 1991.
OWU Beeghly Reference TD9 .S74 1990
Information please environmental almanac / compiled by World Resources Institute
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994.
OWU Beeghly Reference TD176.4 .I54
The United States energy atlas / David J. Cuff, William J. Young.
2nd ed. New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. 1986.
OWU Beeghly Reference TJ163.25.U6 C83 1985
Conservation and environmentalism : an encyclopedia / editor, Robert Paehlke.
New York : Garland Pub., 1995.
OWU Beeghly Reference GE10 .C68 1995
Encyclopedia of environmental biology / editor-in-chief, William A. Nierenberg.
San Diego : Academic Press, c1995. 3 vols.
OWU Biology Stacks QH540.4 .E52 1995
Encyclopedia of environmental issues / editor, Craig W. Allin.
3 vols., Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, c2000
OWU Science Reference GE10 .E52 2000
Environmental encyclopedia / William P. Cunningham et al., eds.
2nd ed. Detroit : Gale, 1998.
OWU Science Reference GE10 .E58 1998
Environmental literature : an encyclopedia of works, authors, and themes / compiled by Patricia D. Netzley.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1999
OWU Beeghly Reference GE35 .E58 1999
The water encyclopedia / Frits van der Leeden, Fred L. Troise, David Keith Todd.
2nd ed. Chelsea, Mich. : Lewis Publishers, 1990.
OWU Beeghly Reference TD351 .T63 1990
Toxic waste sites : an encyclopedia of endangered America / Mark Crawford.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 1997.
OWU Beeghly Reference TD1040 .C73 1997
Encyclopedia of garbage / Steve Coffel ; introduction by William L. Rathje.
New York : Facts On File, 1996.
OWU Science Reference TD785.5 .C64 1996
Earth at a crossroads : paths to a sustainable future / Hartmut Bossel.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998
OWU Beeghly Stacks HC79.E5 B667 1998
Earth ethics : introductory readings on animal rights and environmental ethics / edited by James P. Sterba.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000
OWU Beeghly Stacks GE42 .E18 2000
Economics of natural resources, the environment and policies / Kula, E.
2nd ed. New York : Chapman & Hall, 1994.
OWU Science Stacks HC21 .K887 1994
The environmentalist : environmental law and policy / Douglas James Joyce
Commack, NY : Nova Science Publishers, 1998
OWU Beeghly Stacks GE170 .J69 1999
Industrial ecology and global change / edited by Robert H. Socolow et al.
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Environment Pollution By Industries.
OWU Beeghly Stacks GE105 .I53 1994
Library of environmental images [CD-ROM]
Washington, DC : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Research and Development, 1997.
OWU Beeghly Gov Docs EP 1.104:IM 1
A collection of images relating to environmental sciences for export
and use in documents, slide presentations, multimedia applications
and web pages.
Renewable energy : power for a sustainable future / edited by Godfrey Boyle.
Oxford : Oxford University Press University, 1996.
OWU Science New Book TJ808 .R422 1996
Renewable energy : sources for fuels and electricity / edited by Thomas B. Johansson et al.
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 1993.
OWU Science Reference TJ808 .R43 1993
Water in crisis : a guide to the world's fresh water resources / edited by Peter H.
Gleick ; foreword by Gilbert F. White. New York : Oxford
University Press, 1993.
OWU Science Stacks TD345 .W264 1993
When technology fails : significant technological disasters, accidents, and failures of the twentieth century / edited by Neil Schlager ; foreword by Henry Petroski.
Detroit : Gale Research, 1994.
OWU Beeghly Reference TA169.5 .W44 1994
Ambio.
OWU Biology Periodical Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1972)-
Chemecology.
OWU Science Periodical Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 1972)-
Environmental Manger
OWU Science Periodical Vol. 1 (Jan. 1995-)
Environmental Science and Technology
OWU Science Periodical Vol. 1 (1967-)
Ecology 1920-1996
Journal of Ecology 1913-1996
Electronic Journal Center 150 current, full-text Environmental Science journals
Academic Search Complete includes index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
Biological and Agricultural Index (July 1983- ) provides indexing of the core literature in biology and agriculture from 258 periodicals ranging from popular to professional.
Business & Industry (July 1994- ) contains facts, figures and key events for international public and private companies, industries, products, and markets for manufacturing and services from 600 trade and business publications.
GeoRef (1785- ) indexes the worldwide technical literature of geology, geophysics and the geosciences. The earliest material dates from 1785.
History of Science and Technology (1975- ) is a bibliography for the history of science plus history of technology from 600 journals.
LexisNexis Academic Universe provides legal, news, and business information from 13,500 news and business sources, and 4,800 legal sources.
Newspaper Source inclues full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper column.
Pollution Abstracts is a leading resource for references to environmentally related literature on pollution, its sources, and its control. The following subjects are covered by the Pollution Abstracts database: air pollution, environmental quality, noise pollution, pesticides, radiation, solid wastes, and water pollution. Available on Classmate - see a librarian.
Internet Resources
AIRSData
Provides easy access to key measures of air pollution that EPA uses to assess the nation's air quality. Includes source reports, monitor reports, maps, and contacts.
Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory!
An Internet directory of web sites from over 100 countries, organized by topic.
Biodiversity Related Websites
Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and the Association for Biodiversity. Sites indexes topics and organizations dealing with biodiversity issues.
Chemical Backgrounder Index
These backgrounders, written primarily for journalists, provide descriptions, chemical properties, health effects, economics, and regulations on various hazardous chemicals.
Descriptions of the Ecoregions of the United States
Compiled by Robert G. Bailey of the U.S. Forest Service. Detailed description of land-surface forms, climate, vegetation, soils, and fauna of ecosystems within the United States and Puerto Rico. Map driven access.
Digital Librarian’s Guide to the Environment
A listing of web sites on a broad range of topics representing the "best of the web."
Earth Island Institute
Earth Island Institute "develops and supports projects that counteract threats to the biological and cultural diversity that sustain the environment." More than 30 worldwide projects are supported. EII also publishes Earth Island Journal, accessible through this site.
EnviroLink
EnviroLink is nonprofit, volunteer organization. The site catalogs trade, government and scholarly information sources on all areas of environmental concern. Areas of the site of special interest to students include "General Information", "Government", "Organizations", and "Publications". These areas can also be accessed through their "EnviroLink Library." Navigation is straightforward, with consistent subject headings throughout.
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
Provides information on the environmental toxicology of 118 chemicals which impact fish, wildlife, invertebrates, and other non-human living resources. This resource was compiled by staff at the Water Resources Division of the National Park Service.
Environmental Sites on the Internet
Maintained by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, this site provides a comprehensive array of environmental science information. The Contents provides a frame index that gives direct access to information by subject category. It can also be accessed by a keyword search engine.
Environmental Ethics Subject Bibliographies
Compiled by Timothy C. Weiskel of Harvard's Environmental Ethics and Public Policy Program. Arranged by category.
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Home Page
Found in the table on left border of this home page are links to over 7,000 EPA publications and information resources. The links Browse EPA Topics, Information Sources, and Search are especially useful.
EPA and Bird Conservation
Although focusing on birds, there are many links to the general issues of wetlands, water quality, and coastal problems. There is also a section for U.S. geographical initiatives.
EPA Climate Change : Methane and other Greenhouse Gases
EPA Sector Notebooks
Profiles of major industries focusing on air, water and land pollutant release data.
European Environment Agency
Searching by topic can be achieved through either a keyword search engine or by browsing the site index. The Topic Reports found under the Documents section is particularly useful.
Global System for Sustainable Development
This is a unique search engine that indexes, abstracts, and cross-references more than 2,500 Web sites from over 250 institutes representing the best resources for sustainability issues from all over the world.
National Library for the Environment
More than 630 reports produced by the Library of Congress Congressional Research Service dealing with diverse issues of the environment. Site is accessed through a listing of subject categories.
Natural Resources Research Information Pages
An Internet directory providing good access to environmental topics through indexes of Databases and Literature, Government Information, and Institutions and Organizations.
Our Planet Online Magazine
Produced by United Nations Environment Programme. Each issue covers a different topic of international sustainable development. Topics are listed for easy access.
Sustainable Development Gateway
Sponsored by eight international sustainable development institutes. Provides a resource for learning about world issues, policies, and practices. The frames index provides a useful access tool, especially the Index by Concept, the SD Primer, and the Primer section "Danger Signs".
Summary of Environmental Law In North America
The Commission of Environmental Cooperation created this site to provide access to the environmental legislation of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
This archival collection of digitized books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage is part of the Library of Congress' American Memory project. Some documents require "Docuview", a browser plug-in. Downloading instructions are available on the site. The collection is accessed through a keyword search engine or through browsable indexes of subjects or authors.
U.S. Department of State International Information Programs – Global issues
Environment: Issues and Resources. Topics include Climate Change, Environmental Law, Oceans, Biodiversity, Sustainable Development. Includes access to online journal, Global Issues.
Virtual Library of Ecology & Biodiversity
Compiled by the Center for Conservation Biology Network, a joint program of The University of California at Irvine and Rice University. Organized by subject.
Wind and Sea : The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
An index to internet sites selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's information specialists. Topics cover a wide range of environmental issues including air pollution, climate change, and coastal studies.
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute provides reliable and comprehensive data on a broad array of environmental, economic and social issues. Country data profiles provide specific environmental information for individual countries.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Non-profit center providing information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources. Established by three international organizations: The World Conservation Union, the World Wide Fund for Nature, and the United Nations Environment Programme. Information and profiles are easily obtained by specific country or region through the use of easy-to-use pull-down indexes and links.
