Policy
GreenFILE (Full Text)
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management
Provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental
sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over
4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources
including conference proceedings, reports, monographs,
books and government publications.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements
Detailed abstracts of hundreds of environmental impact statements issued by the U.S. government. Database coverage is from 1985 to present and updates are bimonthly.
CIS
Congressional Universe (Full Text)
Provides the full text of material by and about the
U.S. Congress. Includes hearings, committee reports,
bills, public laws, biographical information, voting
records, and the text of the Congressional Record, the
Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, and
the National Journal.
Philosopher's
Index
Comprehensive scholarly database indexing philosophy
books and journals from 1940 to present. You
must set your browser to allow popups in order to use
this database.
CQ
Electronic Library (Full Text)
Includes CQ Researcher, a source for in-depth analysis
reporting on the most current and controversial issues
of the day, CQ Weekly, a source for expert coverage
of the U.S. Congress such as status of bills, votes
and amendments, floor and committee activity, and CQ's
Encyclopedia of American Government.
PAIS
International (Public Affairs Information Service)
Index to policy-oriented literature (books, journal
articles and U.S. and foreign government documents).
International coverage of information about political,
economic and social issues and events in specific countries.
Covers 1972 to the present.
Popline
POPLINE provides worldwide coverage of population,
family planning and related health issues, including
family planning technology and programs, fertility,
and population law and policy.
Population
Index
An annotated bibliography of recently published books,
journal articles, working papers, and other material
on population topics. Covers 1986 to the present. Updated
quarterly.
science
Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management
Provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental
sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over
4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources
including conference proceedings, reports, monographs,
books and government publications.
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
The SCI Expanded provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in 5,800 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 100 disciplines. Please log out when you are finished.
ScienceDirect
(Full Text)
Full-text access to over 1,200 journals in the scientific,
technical and medical fields. Over 1.5 million articles
available.
Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Please log off when you are finished.
JSTOR
(Full Text)
Check "Ecology" under the search box to search
the full text of 21 journals in the field. Includes
articles dating as far back as 1867 and as recent as
1998.
Biological
and Agricultural Abstracts
Index to nearly 250 English-language periodicals
in life sciences and agricultural subjects, published
in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes book reviews. July
1983 to the present.
Zoological
Record
Extensive coverage of the world's zoological and
animal science literature, covering all research from
biochemistry to veterinary medicine. The database provides
a collection of references from over 4,500 international
serial publications, plus books, meetings, reviews and
other non serial literature from over 100 countries.
Agricola
Over 2.9 million records covering every major
agricultural subject. 1970 to the present. Updated monthly.
GeoRef
The GeoRef database 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.
Oceanic
Abstracts
Abstracts of scholarly journal articles in the areas
of marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries,
aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology.
Also includes environmental, technological, and legislative
topics.
integrated
Academic
Search Premier (Full Text)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary
database providing full text for nearly 4,700 publications,
including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed
journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic
study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
This database is updated daily.
Infotrac Academic OneFile (Full Text) 
A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
Periodicals Archive Online (formerly Periodical Contents Index - Full Text) (Full Text)
Index to articles from 1802 to 1995 in the humanities
and social sciences. Full-text to approximately 140
journals.
Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Please log off when you are finished.
Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
The ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database includes over 2 million master's theses and dissertations, with over 60,000 titles added every year. It's a great resource for researchers in a wide variety of fields.
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Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service. Arranged taxonomically, entries include introductory information with an image of the species; a summary section detailing information on each species; a concluding summary of recovery efforts; and a bibliography of contacts for further information.
Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features (Gale Virtual Reference Library) (Full Text)
Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms. Written for middle school students to support earth science and landform-related assignments, alphabetically arranged entries follow a standard and consistent subheaded format; range in length from 9 to 11 pages; and cover common and unusual landforms such as archipelago, estuary, isthmus, tributary, and many more.
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Full Text)
Includes 402 original articles covering all the physical, chemical and biological aspects of ocean science.
Beacham's
Guide to Environmental Issues & Sources
REF GE 115 B43
Cooper's Comprehensive Environmental Desk Reference
REF GE 123 .C64
Environmental Encyclopedia
REF GE 10 E57
Environmental Issues and Sustainable Features:
A Critical Guide to Recent Books, Reports, and Periodicals
GE 123 .M37
Environmental Studies : Mathematical, Computational,
and Statistical Analysis
GE 5. E58
An Introduction to Global Environmental Issues
GE 105 P53
Major Environmental Issues Facing the 21st Century
GE 195.7 .T48
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AAAS
Atlas of Population and Environment
provides "maps and graphics
that quantify and illustrate many of the issues, and
text that lays out the broader links between population
dynamics and the environment and places them within
their historical perspective." Topics include natural
resources, land use, atmosphere, waste and chemicals,
ecosystems, and biodiversity. Also includes cases studies
on specific regions.
Commission for Environmental
Cooperation
The CEC facilitates cooperation and public participation
to foster conservation, protection and enhancement of
the North American environment for the benefit of present
and future generations, in the context of increasing
economic, trade and social links between Canada, Mexico
and the United States. This site includes a searchable
database to environmental case studies.
Earthtrends:
The Environmental Information Portal
World Resources Institute
EnviroLink Network
EnviroLink is a non-profit organization and a grassroots
online community that unites hundreds of organizations
and volunteers around the world with millions of people
in over 130 countries.
Environmental Protection
Agency
Official homepage for the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
International
Society for Environmental Ethics Bibliography
Fully searchable, extensive bibliography maintained
by the ISEE. Contains over 5,500 entries.
National Library
for the Environment
The National Library for the Environment includes: Information
Services [daily news, congressional reports and briefing
books, laws and treaties, educational resources, jobs
& careers, meetings, journals, virtual topic libraries,
reference materials, . . . ] and; addresses topics such
as agriculture & grazing, air, biodiversity & ecology,
energy, forestry, global climate change, mining, ocean
and coastal resources, population, public lands, stratospheric
ozone, waste management, water quality, wetlands, and
others.
Oakridge Environmental
Sciences Division
The Environmental Sciences Division (ESD), a component
of the Life Sciences and Environmental Technologies
Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL),
is a multidisciplinary research and development organization.
Sierra Club
Founded in 1892, the Sierra Club is a non-profit organization
committed to protecting the environment for our families
and our future.
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control (DEHC)
The Office of Environmental Quality Control (EQC) and
the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) fall under DHEC. The DHEC web site links to both
of these offices and gives information on environmental
permits, advisories, contacts, and more.
TOXMAP: Environmental Health e-Maps
A GIS (Gfrom the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Superfund Programs.
For more information, see NLM's TOXMAP Fact Sheet.
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