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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online - Earth and Environmental Sciences (full text; current)
Search environmental science-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes Dictionary of Earth Sciences, Oxford Companion to the Earth, Dictionary of Ecology, Dictionary of Geography, and Dictionary of Weather.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (full text; current)
15 key reference encyclopedias in biology and medicine, literature, and the social sciences. Includes Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, Biology, andWorld of Earth Science.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
REF GE 10 .M66 2000
Short articles with terms, charts and sources
Encyclopedia of Water
REF GB 655 .N38 2003
Water from the viewpoints of physics, chemistry, biology and human communities.
Environment A to Z
REF GE 10 .H67 2001
Short articles on environmental issues
Finding Books
These are some of the call number areas for books in this area:
| GE |
Environmental Sciences |
| GB |
Physical Geography |
| GC |
Oceanography |
| GF |
Human Ecology |
| K 3581-K 3598 |
Environmental Law |
| QC 851-QC 099 |
Climatology, Meterology |
| QE |
Geology and Earth Sciences |
| QH |
Life Sciences (endangered species, rain forests, etc.) |
| S |
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture |
| TD |
Environmental Technology and Sanitation Engineering (recycling, waste treatment, etc.) |
Since the Environmental Sciences are interdisciplinary in nature and depending on your topic, other subject areas such as Political Science (Public Policy), Law, Chemistry, etc., may also help.
For a more detailed breakdown of call number areas, see the Library of Congress classification schedule.
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
Environmental Science and Pollution Management (1967 to present; abstracts)
GeoBase (1980 to present; citations)
BioOne (most 2000 to present; full text)
A collection of over 80 electronic journals from scholarly associations and societies in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
JSTOR (full text; dates vary by journal)
An archive of back issues of over 400 journals in many disciplines.
GreenFILE (most 1980s-present,some titles back to 1913; citations)
Index to scolarly and general interest periodicals, government documents and reports on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment
Human Population & Natural Resource Management (abstracts; 1995 to present)
Index to materials on human interactions with their environments, including human population movements, demography, population policy, environmental
Online Geographical Bibliography (GEOBIB) (1985 to present; citations)
Online version of Current Geographical Publications, an index of journal articles, books, and other materials in all areas of geography and related fields including environmental, political and economic geography.
Expanded Academic ASAP/Academic OneFile (1980-present; some full text)
General database, with many full text journals articles, from both popular (including newspapers) and scholarly sources.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (some full text; 1994 to present)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources in all disciplines. Select a subject area at the bottom of the search screen to get the most relevant results.
LexisNexis Academic (dates vary, most 1990s to present ; full-text)
Provides full-text of legal, governmental, business, and general news information; searching under Legal Research and in News sources (particularly National or Regional papers) can be especially useful.
Websites
American Rivers
Non-profit founded in 1973.
ARKive
Image, video and soundclips database of animal and plant species threatened with extinction, from the British Wildscreen
Chesapeake Bay Program
Regional partnership founded in 1983.
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
World Resources Institute, sponsored by The World Bank
Environmental Protection Agency
United States agency founded in 1970
National Environmental Publications Information System (EPA)
Searchable archive of EPA publications.
Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (College of William and Mary)
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources (R-MC)
Is it POPULAR or is it SCHOLARLY? (R-MC)
Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet (University of Alberta Libraries)
Citing Sources
Scientific Style and Format
Ref QH304 .S3 1994
By the Council of Biology Editors (CBE). A new edition of this book is expected in June 2006 from the Council of Science Editors (formerly the CBE). For citing online sources, see the entry below.
Citing the Internet: Formats for Bibliographic Citation (Council of Science Editors)