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This subject guide will help you access information--relevant to Environmental Science and its issues--on the Web and in the Miller
Library. This guide will lead you to Reference materials, books, journals, magazines, newspapers, associations, internet resources & government documents available through the Library’s holdings, services and databases. As always, carefully evaluate all sources before you choose to integrate them into your papers, assignments and presentations.
Environmental Science is a broad term covering Endangered Species, Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation, Preservation, Economics,
Manufacturing, and Politics well as a number of specific cases such as oil spills, deforestation, and the rainforest. This guide will help provide general information that will be helpful in the beginning stages of research. If you have a very specific topic in mind, consult more specific subject guides that more closely examine your chosen area.
General
Foundations of Natural Resource Policy and Management (2000)—REF 333.7 C595
The text proposes to introduce a sound, practical way to understand, analyze, and improve policy and decision making in regard to stable, natural resource management.
CQ Researcher: On Saving the Environment (2001)—REF 333.7 C882
Ten “up-to-date summaries of major environmental issues are provided.” Summaries include an overview, expert and opposing opinions, historical background, government actions, court decisions, current policies and a bibliography of selected resources.—ARBA 2002
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues (2000)—REF363.7 E56
This 3 volume set provides an “education about environmental issues” with “475 alphabetically arranged articles ranging from 500 to 3000 words on a variety of topics.
— ARBA 2001
Atlas of the Environment (1994)—REF 363.7 L437a
This book contains over 200 full-color maps and diagrams and includes information of forest, climate change, pollution, and deserts.
Environment: A to Z (2001)—REF 363.2 H825e
This a good starting point with brief, up-to-date listings of common terms.
Magill’s Great Events from History II: Ecology and Environmental Series (1995)—REF 363.7 G786
Arranged chronologically, this 5 volume set contains 395 articles covering major 20 th Century issues, incidents, and developments .
People
The Environmentalists (1993)—REF 363.7 A969e
Guide to individuals and organizations that have influenced the environmental movement.
Environmental Activists (2001)—REF 363.7 E61
This is a collection of biographical information on people who have influenced how the environment is view and managed legally and socially.
Women Pioneers for the Environment (1998)—REF 363.7 B844w
Chapter by chapter this text provides biographical information about women from all walks of life and their efforts regarding the protection and preservation of the environment.
Endangered Species
Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare (1998)—REF 179.3 E56
Over 125 experts contribute essays on all of the major issues from animal cognition to welfare.
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife (2001)—REF 590 A598
P resented as a definitive visual guide to the world’s wildlife, from the largest mammal to the smallest invertebrate.
The Atlas of Endangered Species (1991)—REF 574.5 A88l
This is an authoritative, illustrative survey, providing information on biogeographically regions, species at risk, and in-depth features including butterflies, migrating birds, tropical timber and sea life as well as the Antarctica.
The Official WWF Guide to Endangered Species of North America (1992)—REF 574.5 O32 4 vols.
This four volume set is an alphabetical text covering regions and species of animals and plants.
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Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues (2000)—REF 333.95 E56
Presents 49 case studies of specific endangered animal species
Land/Forests
Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History (1983)—REF 333.75 E56
This Two volume set is includes historical and geographical information of America’s forest and its preservation history.
Wilderness Preservation (1994)—REF 333.78 R813w
A resource providing readers with information to on issues surrounding preservation and conservation.
Energy
Energy and American Society (1993)—REF 333.79 M647e
Wiley Encyclopedia of Energy and the Environment (1997)—REF 333.79 W676e
Water
Water in Environmental Planning (1978)—REF 333.9 D923w
Water in Crisis (1993)—REF 333.91 W324
World Atlas of Coral Reefs (2001)—REF 577.7 S734w
These subject headings may be used when searching for books and other materials related to Environment Science. They are most useful for searching online catalogs, but they can also be used in searching indexes and abstracts as well as the Internet.
Environmental Science
BT Applied Ecology
BT Environmental Policy
BT Environmental Protection
NT Acid rain—Law and legislation
Other Related Terms:
Air quality
Coral reef conservation
Deforestation
Environmentalism
Global warming
Groundwater--Pollution
Marine Pollution
Noise control
Natural resources—law & legislation
Oil Spills
Pollution
Refuse and refuse disposal
Sometimes, it is difficult to find relevant information through the online catalog. You may prefer to browse the shelves that contain materials related to your topic. The Miller Library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification System, so these are the areas in the collection you might like to browse.
179.1 348 Laws—Regulations, statutes and cases
333
333.7
Respect for life and nature—environmental ethics
Land economics
Natural resources and energy
333.91 Water
341.762 Conservation and development of natural resources
352.6
363.7
591.5
Environmental sanitation and related activities
Environmental problems and services
Ecology of animals
591.522 Ecosystems
Research about Environmental Science is found in the literature of biology, chemistry, law, politics, science, social science, ecology, environmental science and policy. To find related information, look in the indexes listed below under specific cases, legislation, manufacturers, locations/geographies, pollution, and animals or search topics like “snowmobiles in national parks” or “saving the rainforest”. The order the indexes are displayed below reflects which ones are more likely to have a greater number of references.
EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP: A good, all-purpose full-text database of scholarly and popular material.
ACADEMIC UNIVERSE: Its News databases offer full-text access to general interest articles and its Legal Research database offers access to articles, cases, laws and codes.
EBSCO HOST (via the PA POWER Library): Pay particular attention to these segments: MasterFILE Premier.
PROQUEST : Includes some full-text articles from popular and scholarly sources.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SCIENCES (via the PA POWER Library): Contains more than 3,000 original articles written by
5,000 of the worlds leading scientists
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at http://www.epa.gov
(for laws, regulations, and current issues).
Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - http://endangered.fws.gov
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund – http://www.earthjustice.org
- a nonprofit law firm dedicated to protecting the environment.
Endangered Species (EE-Link) – http://eelink.net/EndSpp
Multilaterals Project – http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html
- Texts of international conventions and treaties.
National Environmental Directory – http://www.environmentaldirectory.net
-links and info to 13,000 US environmental organizations
Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy - law school publication. www.colorado.edu/Law/cjielp/
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum - http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/delpf/
Great Plain Natural Resources Journal - from the University of South Dakota School of Law. http://www.usd.edu/~gpnrj/
Harvard Environmental Law Review - http://www.law.harvard.edu/studorgs/envir_law_rev/
Lewis & Clark Environmental Law - quarterly law review. http://www.lclark.edu/~envtl/
NYU Environmental Law Journal - contains full-text archive and real-audio clips. http://www.nyu.edu/pages/elj/
Stanford Environmental Law Journal - http://elj.stanford.edu/
University of Maine Ocean and Coastal Law Journal - http://www.law.usm.maine.edu/mli/oclj2.htm
Villanova Environmental Law Journal - http://vls.law.vill.edu/students/orgs/elj/
Audobon
CQ Weekly
Environment
Global Biodiversity
Selected full-text through Academic
Universe
Boston College Environmental Affairs
Law Review
Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
Environmental Laboratory Washington
Report
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation In These Times
Journal of Wildlife Management J of Environmental Law & Litigation
National Geographic
National History
National Parks
New Scientist
New York State Conservationist
Pennsylvania Game News
Science
Science News
Scientific American
Soil Science Society of America Journal
(SSSAJ)
Selected full-text through Proquest
American Zoologist
Environmental Ethics
J of Land, Resources, & Environmental
Law
Hazardous Waste Litigation Reporter
Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter
UK Environment News
Selected full-text through EBSCO
American Forests
Bioethics
Bioscience
Conservationist
Environmental Policy & Law
Social Justice
Selected full-text through Expanded
Academic
American Midland Naturalist
American Naturalist
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Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Ecology Law Quarterly
Economic Geography
Endangered Species Bulletin
Environment
Environment & Behavior
Environmental Bulletin
Environmental & Planning Law J
Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Law
Environments
Ground Water
J of Environmental Education
National Wildlife
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News
Pollution Engineering
Public Health Reports
Science & Government Report
Science Progress
Science, Technology & Human Values