Environmental Science
A
research guide: books, articles, web sites, & videos
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How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.
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How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
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Reference Books—A Selection
Reference
books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are
located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the
top floor of Spangler.
Bibliographies
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Information
Sources in Science and Technology. R 016.5 H967i, 1998
(Also available online, through NetLibrary – see ebooks, below)
Biographies
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The Nobel Peace Prize and the Laureates: an Illustrated Biographical
History, 1901-2001. R 327.172 A835n,
2001
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Scientists at
Work: Profiles of Today’s Groundbreaking Scientists from Science Times. R
509.22 S279s, 2000
Current
Controversies Series
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The Environment:
Opposing Viewpoints. RCT 333.7 E891o
Dictionaries
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Facts on File
Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment. R 577.03 F1198f
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Plant
Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary. R 580.14 H2422p, 2001
Encyclopedias
and Guides
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AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment.
R 333.7 H2475a, 2000
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Biosphere 2000:
Protecting our Environment. R 363.7 K212b
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The Concise
Encyclopedia of Ethics of New Technologies. R 174.25 C7445e
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Encyclopedia of
Bioethics. R 174.2 R347, 1995 5 vols.
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. R 363.7 M747e
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Encyclopedia of
Soil Science. R 631.4 E197s, 2006 2 vols.
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The Environment A
to Z. R 363.7 H79e, 2001
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Environmental
Encyclopedia. R
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Fishes of
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Fresh Water
Invertebrates. R 592.176 V927g, 2002
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The Gale
Encyclopedia of Science. R 503 G1317e
6 vols.
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Gardner’s
Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names. R 660.03 C4202s
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Handbook of Media
for Environmental Microbiology. R 579.028 A659h
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Homework Helpers:
Earth Science. RCI 550 M4689h, 2005
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How to Identify
Plants. R 580.7 H238h, 1985
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Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Trees. R
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Information Sources in Science
and Technology. R 016.5 H967i,
1998
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Macmillan
Encyclopedia of the Environment. R 363.7 M2284e, 1997 vols. 1-6
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McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. R 503 M1474e, 2007 19 vols.
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Native Trees of
the Midwest. R
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Our Earth’s
Changing Land: An Encyclopedia of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change.
R 333.703 072e,
2006 vols. 1-2
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Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. R 628.161 A3574s, 2005
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Trees of Ohio: Field
Guide. R 582.16 T2355o, 2004
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Van Nostrand’s
Scientific Encyclopedia. R 503 V338n, 2002 2 vols.
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The Wiley
Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup. R 628.d W6482e, 2 vols.
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Use an online
research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines,
and newspapers. ·
To access the
databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Earth Sciences
category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page. ·
To Help You Search
in the Databases: |
A. Online Reference Resources
To access the databases below:
Unless otherwise specified, click on Articles in Databases from the ODU
Library homepage. Then choose from the A-Z index near the top of the web page
(example: click on A for Academic Search Premier) and select the
database.
Full
text. Provides encyclopedia articles, dictionary terms, and biographies.
To access: From the library homepage, click on Articles in Databases, and select “A” in the alphabetic list, and then click on Access Science from the list.
World
Book Advanced provides access to the World Book Encyclopedia, as well as a
dictionary, atlas, primary documents, e-books, and multimedia resources. Also
includes a guide to Ohio, and “Today in History.” Primary documents include
more than 1,000 Supreme Court landmark cases, documents illustrating political
campaigns for every presidential election year from 1840, and the writings of
several authors.
To access from the library homepage: Click on Quick Reference, select Encyclopedias,
then World Book.
Full-text
of the
To access: From the library homepage, click on Quick Reference, select Encyclopedias,
then select Columbia Encyclopedia.
Full-text. Provides text from 429 reference books on
diverse topics—including many biographical resources.
Example: Search
in Chapter Title and type in dylan, bob to find substantial entries on Bob Dylan.
You will find entries in ebooks such as The ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America, Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature,
and the Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War.
To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and select Electronic Reference Books.
Full text. Includes full text from
dictionaries of biology, chemistry, physics, scientists, and statistics.
To access: From the library homepage, click
on Books, and select Oxford
Reference Online.
B.
E-Books
Full-text e-book database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple
disciplines, including reference books, other nonfiction, and fiction—including
biographies. Search by keyword, title,
or author.
Example: Find books about President Abraham Lincoln
by searching for Lincoln.
To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.
C.
Articles or Book Reviews
To access the databases below:
Click on Articles in Databases from the ODU Library homepage. Choose
from the A-Z index near the top of the page (example: click on A for Academic
Search Premier) and select the database.
Contains
peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications in
many academic areas of study. Updated
daily.
AGRICOLA
From the
Dissertation
Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses)
Covers
doctoral dissertations and master's theses of authors from North American and
European universities. Provides abstracts + 24 pages of excerpts free. Copies
of complete documents can be purchased.
Presents over 4300 research journals, covering numerous subject
areas, including biology and other life sciences. Some titles of interest in
Environmental Science available in the EJC:
American Journal of
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science
and Policy
Environmental Science
& Technology
Journal of
Environmental Science & Health: Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental
Engineering
Journal of
Environmental Science & Health: Pesticides, Food Contaminants, &
Agricultural Wastes
Journal of
Environmental Science & Health: Environmental Carcinogenesis &
Ecotoxicology Reviews
Reviews in
Environmental Science and Bio/Technology
Turkish
Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Electronic
Theses and Dissertations Center
Covers
Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from graduate students in
participating
Covers
research 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. Includes scholarly journals, trade
publications, and conference papers of the North American Association of
Environmental Education.
Coverage: 1950s to the present.
Garden,
Landscape & Horticulture Index
Focuses on environmentally sustainable
horticultural and design practices. Coverage includes articles from popular and
professional magazines, scholarly journals, books, reviews, and other
materials.
The database indexes geoscience journal articles, books, maps,
conference papers, reports, and theses. GeoRef covers the geology of North
America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from
1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of
the U.S. Geological Survey.
Gateway
to information from the federal and state governments, including past, current,
and pending legislation; legislative committees; elections; court cases;
speeches; news; and other legal resources.
History
of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Citations only. Article focus includes figures in the history of science, technology, and medicine, and
their influence on culture. Search Tip: Click on SUBJECT WORD and type in the person’s
last name. Then browse through the names and entries listed and select your
individual.
Legal
Collection
Provides access to articles in scholarly
law journals centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as
criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical,
labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment, and more.
Science
Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science)
Citations
only. Indexes articles in peer-reviewed journals—complete bibliographic data,
searchable author abstracts, and cited references. Coverage: 1980 to the
present. Note: Not intended as a substitute for a comprehensive subject
database such as Medline, which
comprehensively indexes journal articles, books, conference proceedings,
and other documents.