Dunn Library

Environment & Geology

LIBRARY DATABASES

  • LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
  • ACCESS Science - Based on content from the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, this continuously updated science site includes videos, news, research updates, biographies and definitions.
  • BioOne.1 - Full-text articles in the field of botany and animals.
  • EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
  • GREENFILE - Free EBSCOhost research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.
  • JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II & III Collections include the complete back runs of 394 core journals in many disciplines, including economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences.  Includes a selection of titles in the fields of archaeology, arts, classics, cultural studies, ecology, literature, mathematics, and statistics.
  • LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
  • WILEY INTERSCIENCE--EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE - Journal index and full-text articles related to earth and environmental science.
  • ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

PRINT RESOURCES

  • Advances in Ecological Research (577 A244) - Advances in Ecological Research presents a wide range of papers on all aspects of ecology. Topics include the physiology, populations, and communities of plants and animals, as well as landscape and ecosystem ecology.
  • Environment & the Law: A Dictionary (344.73 P32e) - Brief explanations of terms and concepts.
  • Encyclopedia of the Environment (363.7 E56) - An encyclopedia with brief articles on many topics.
  • Encyclopedia of Climate & Weather (551.5 e56) - A 2-vol. encyclopedia on scientific topics.
  • Encyclopedia of Energy & the Environment (628.03 E56) - A 2-volume set treating topics in energy technologies and their effects on the environment.

NOTE: Works on the environment are classified in several locations in Dewey classification: for environment from an economic perspective, see 333.7; for environment from a legal perspective, see 344.7; for environment from a social perspective, see 363.7; for environment from a scientific perspective, see 551; for environment from a technological perspective, see 628.03.

WEB SOURCES

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  • ASM JOURNALS - The American Society for Microbiology 11 journals cover the spectrum of microbiology, from molecular and cellular biology to biomedical research and technology.
  • BIOMED CENTRAL - Publishes and provides access to peer-reviewed biological and medical research.
  • DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS (DOAJ) - Provides free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. It aims to cover all subjects and languages.
  • HIGHWIRE PRESS - Free online full-text science articles.
  • PLoS - Biology and health and medical pages. The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit scientific and medical publishing venture that provides scientists and physicians with high-quality, high-profile journals in which to publish their most important work, while making the full contents freely available for anyone to read, distribute, or use for their own research.
  • JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - Online access to JAMA. Abstracts only.
  • OPEN SCIENCE DIRECTORY - An ongoing program to create a global search tool for all open access and special programs journal titles. Supported by EBSCOhost, a large collection of e-journals is now available for researchers.
  • PUBMED - Public access to MEDLINE citations from the mid 1960's. Available from the government.
  • PUBMED CENTRAL - Digital archive of life sciences literature. Contains a limited number of journals.
  • SCIENCE.gov - searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.
  • SCIRUS - Comprehensive science-specific search engine, searching not only websites but full-text articles and abstracts from Medline, ScienceDirect, and BioMed Central.

- - - US & State Government- - -

  • ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION - Statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, providing policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
  • EPA - Environmental Protection Agency website.
  • GEOSPATIAL ONE-STOP - designed to facilitate communication and sharing of geographic data and resources to enhance government efficiency; to access geospatial information.
  • IOWA GEOLOGY - Information from Iowa Geological Survey Bureau.
  • NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER - The world's largest active archive of weather data.
  • NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER - Contains a variety of digital geospatial data.
  • NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - Provides detailed weather forecasts for the U.S., including satellite images, air quality, etc.
  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR - Information on the Dept. of Interior, ranging from geological to historical.
  • U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - Agency's official web site.

    - - - International Resources- - -

  • INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) - Established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
  • UNEP - Interactive atlas from the United Nations showing information of natural and human-made changes in our planet.

    • - - - Other Resources- - -

  • ABSTRACTS OF INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION LITERATURE - A comprehensive database of 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
  • CLIMATE CHANGE:  DISCOVERY OF GLOBAL WARMING - tells the history of climate change research as a single story and a more complete history in dozens of essays.
  • EARTH TRENDS - Information from the World Resources Institute regarding environmental issues. Very broad topics.
  • ECOLOGICAL INTERNET - Source for Environmental Sustainability News and Action, Expert Analysis, Information Retrieval Tools, Portal Services, and Web Site and Campaign Consulting.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH WEB - News and analysis on fundamental and applied environmental science.  Registration required for some sections.
  • GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE BRIEFING BOOK - National Institute for the Environment website on Global Warming issues.
  • GOOGLE EARTH - "Astounding geographic databases."  Must download free version to personal computer.
  • INTUTE: EARTH SCIENCES - Provides access to high-quality Web resources in the areas of earth sciences.
  • MINERALS - The Mineral Gallery, from Amethyst Galleries, Inc.
  • MIT CENTER FOR GLOBAL CHANGE SCIENCE - Seeks to better understand the natural mechanisms in ocean, atmosphere and land systems that together control the Earth's climate, and to apply improved knowledge to problems of predicting climate changes.
  • NATURESERVE - Non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action.
  • NCSE - National Council for Science and the Environment website. Includes the National Library for the Environment, with links to online books, journals, and reports.
  • PEW CENTER ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - Brings together business leaders, policy makers, scientists, and other experts to bring a new approach to global warming.
  • ScienceBlogs - Over 70 blogs dedicated to a wide variety of scientific disciplines.

Last Updated: 9/22/09