Environmental Science
Databases
- Agricultural Sciences Plant and animal agriculture.
- Aquatic Sciences Aquatic sciences and fisheries.
- Environment Complete Environmental sciences including natural resources, pollution, renewable energy sources, and aquatic life.
- Environmental Science Network A convenient way to do a simultaneous search in multiple publicly accessible bibliographic databases produced by government agencies and professional societies. Once you identify an item of interest, however, you will need to use Simpson Library's Web site to determine whether the item is available through the library.
- Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Environmental sciences, pollution, toxicity.
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GEOBASE Geology, geography, and ecology. Coverage: 1980 - present.
- GeoRef Geology, earth sciences, physical geography. Coverage: 1785 - present.
- GreenFILE Human beings and the environment; global warming, recycling, and alternate fuel sources.
- Human Population & Natural Resource Management Human interactions with the environment.
- Oceanic Abstracts
- SciFinder Scholar NEW Web version. Searches CA PLus (bibliographic data), Medline (biomedical literature), CAS Registry (chemical structures and names), patents and more. Links to full-text where available. You must first set up and activate an account.
- Water Resources Abstracts
Databases in Related Disciplines
- Anthropological Index Online
- Biological & Medical Sciences Searches several databases simultaneously in the areas of biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology.
- BioOne Journal Collection
- BioOne Abstracts and Indexes A better search interface than the one on the BioOne website--search here and then use the links to full text.
- EconLit Economics. Coverage: 1969-present.
- Plant Science All aspects of plant science, including biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, pathology, symbiosis, techniques and environmental biology.
- PsychINFO Articles and books in psychology including full-text content of American Psychological Association publications from PsycARTICLES and of health profession and psychology journals.
- Zoological Record Animal science research including zoology, veterinary medicine, evolution, genetics, reproduction, conservation and environmental science, taxonomy and systematics, and much more.
For a complete listing of databases provided by UMW Libraries, please see Databases A-Z.
Notes
Databases are useful for finding abstracts, citations, and often the full-text of journal and newspaper articles.
selected Resources in Simpson Library
- Encyclopedia of Earth Science REFB QE5.K85 2005
- Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change REFB GE149 .E443 2002
- Encyclopedia of Human Ecology REFB GF4 .E53 2003
- Encyclopedia of World Environmental History REFB GF10 .E63 2004
- Environment A to Z REFB GE10.H67 2001
- Environmental Encyclopedia REFB QH540.4.E58 2003
- Facts on File Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment
REFB QH540.4 .F35 2004 - Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues : An Encyclopedia REFB GF50 .J65 2003
- Our Earth's Changing Land : An Encyclopedia of Land-use and Land-cover Change REFB GF90 .O87 2006
- Oxford Companion to the Earth REFB QE5.O94 2000
online reference works (umw/viva SUBSCRIPTION)
- Biodiversity: A Reference Handbook
- Dictionary of Ecology
- Dictionary of Geography
- Encyclopedia of Ecology & Environmental Management
- Oxford Companion to the Earth
notes
In addition to these print reference sources, also see Oxford Reference Online Premium for general or background information on a topic.
Websites
directories
- Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
- Eco-Portal
- EnviroLink
- Librarians' Internet Index - Environment
Environmental Science News
Learning Environmental Science
Environmental Science data
- Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) Data
- ReefBase"Data and information on the location, status, threats, monitoring, and management of coral reef resources in over 100 countries and territories."
Environmental Science miscellaneous web resources
- Collection on Critical Global Issues 2.0 Contains 210 publications (32,000 pages) in the fields of Agriculture and Land Management, Development, Environment and Sustainability, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resource Development, Science and Technology.
- Earth Trends
- ENTRI: Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators
- Environmental Law Net
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
- Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)
- NOAA Paleoclimatology
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
Notes
Unsure about information you found on the Web? See our Guide to Evaluating Resources.