Environmental Studies Resources
Finding ARTICLES
Academic Search Complete - Full text articles from peer-reviewed and other respected science journals, including over 400 full text journals indexed in BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts) and very prestigious journals such as Annual Reviews, Critical Reviews, and 42 journals by Nature Publishers (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
ProQuest Research Library - Covers a wide range of subject areas (including science) dating back to 1985. (Database Service: ProQuest) user guide (PDF 78k)
Environment Complete - Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Academic OneFile - A secondary source of scientific articles. (Database Service: Thomson Gale) user guide (PDF 75k)
Science Reference Center - Comprehensive research database. Topics covered include: biology, earth & space science, environmental science, science & society, technology and wildlife. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
GreenFILE - Scholarly, government and general-interest articles on many environmental topics. Links to full text articles when available. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Political Science Complete - Includes articles on environmental policy and social change. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
EBSCO Animals - Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
AGRICOLA - Wide coverage of articles in journals on the topics of natural resources and environment, rural and community development, education and outreach, organic and sustainable farming. No full text. (Database Service: National Agricultural Library)
Credo Reference - An electronic reference book collection.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Science and Nursing - Electronic encyclopedias on the environment, food, bioethics, and science and religion.
AccessScience - Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Also contains science news articles and research updates. (Database Service: McGraw-Hill Companies)
Sustainability
See also:
SD-Cite Research Library - Over 17,000 records (many with web links) for books, reports, articles, organization websites, CD-ROMS and videotapes on sustainable development policy and related topics.
ECOLEX - The most comprehensive, global source of information on environmental law (operated jointly by FAO, IUCN and UNEP).
LexisNexis - Source for environmental news, law, and people. (Database Service: LexisNexis) user guides
SocINDEX with Full Text - Includes articles on environmental policy and social change (economic, rural, community revelopment, etc.). (Database Service: EBSCO) user guide (PDF 170k)
Finding BOOKS
Edgewood's Catalog - Books, journal titles, videos, more.
WorldCat - for books, videos, etc from libraries nationwide
Environmental Studies WEBSITES
Encyclopedia of the Earth - Free collection of scholarly, peer-reviewed articles.
Environmental News Network - Updated daily with news from around the world.
National Library for the Environment - "A universal, timely, and easy-to-use single-point entry to environmental information and data."
National Environmental Scorecard - Environmental voting records of U.S. Representatives and Senators. From the League of Conservation Voters.
Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts - "Assesses and anticipates climate change impacts on specific Wisconsin natural resources, ecosystems and regions... recommends adaptation strategies"
Envirofacts Data Warehouse - Includes data on "Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and grants information." Also has map generators.
Worldwatch Institute - "A leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends." Develops strategies for achieving a sustainable society.
Wisconsin GetFacts - Interactive maps of neighborhoods and watersheds; past, present, and projected demographic and socioeconomic conditions and trends; underlying data from the U.S. Census Bureau.