Online Databases

For Locating articles on a particular subject. See the complete list by subject or title.

• InfoTrac Expanded Academic ASAP is a general periodical index that indexes a number of environment-related journals such as: Ecology, American Forests, American Journal of Science, American Mineralogist, Biocycle, Ecologist, Environmental Ethics, Environmental Science and Technology, EPA Journal, Garbage, Journal of Environmental Health, Journal of Environmental Management, Environmental Law, Environment, Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Nature, Science News, Wildlife Conservation and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S. Coverage of this database is 1980 to the present.
  

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• Biological Abstracts (via ISI Web of Knowledge) indexes some 6,000 journals in the life sciences, including agriculture, biology, ecology, immunology, neuroscience, biomedicine, and veterinary science. Coverage is 1969 to the present.
  

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• Web of Science (via ISI Web of Knowledge) Includes Science Citation Index Expanded, 1980-present.
  

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• ScienceDirect provides access to over 800 full-text journals in 16 fields of the sciences and social sciences. From Elsevier, established publisher of scholarly journals for the scientific community.
  

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• GeoRef indexes materials in geology and earth sciences from 1785 -present.
  

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• Agricola includes 2.9 million records from 1970 to the present and is compiled by the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricola provides comprehensive coverage of worldwide literature on agriculture and related subjects including pollution, water quality, water resources and management, pesticides, environmental protection, fisheries, forestry, natural history, and wildlife. Agricola contains citations from journal articles, monographs, and theses.
  

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• Envirofacts Warehouse integrates access to Environmental Protection Agency databases on the environment, pollution, and hazardous chemicals.

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• LexisNexis Academic provides access to federal and state legislation, case law, and regulations. Full-text.

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Reference Sources on Environmental Studies

There are reference sources related to Environmental Studies located in the Reference area of Ramsey Library. Here is a sampling of sources available:

• Air and Water Polution: a guide to federal regulations. Neenah, WI.: JJ Keller, 1992.  KF3812  A947
• Carolina environmental law: course manual.  Washington, DC: Federal Publications, 1992.  KFN7754 C37
• Compilation of EPA's sampling and analysis methods.  Boca Raton:CRC/Lewis Publishers, 1996.  TD193  C65
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation.  New York: Wiley, 1998.  GE10 .E49 
• Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup.  New York: Wiley, 1999.  TD173 .M48
• Environment and the law: a dictionary.  Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995.  KF3775 A68  P38.
• Environmental Regulatory Glossary.  Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, 1993.  TD169.3  E58
• Environmental Statutes Outline: A Guide to Federal Environmental Laws. Washington, DC: Environmental Law Institute, 2000. KF 3775 .A36924
• Guide to state environmental programs.  Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1994.  HC110  E5  J47
• North Carolina environmental law handbook.  Rockville, MD: Government Institutes, Inc., 1994.  KFN7754  N67
• Statistical record of the environment.  Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1994.  TD180  D37
• The Wiley encyclopedia of energy and the environment.  New York: Wiley, 1997.  TJ163.235  W55

Sources for Environmental Studies on the Web

Science.gov
Gateway to science and technology information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.

Ramsey Library Government Publications

U.S. Geological Survey Home Page
Links to many sites and data resources of interest to geologists and biologists. The main Web page contains links on geology, mapping natural hazards and water resources.

Environmental Protection Agency's Homepage

The National Environmental Directory
The most comprehensive environmental directory in the United States, with links to more than 13,000 organizations.

Eco - The Environmental Careers Organization: the premiere site for information on environmental careers

Librarians' Index to the Internet
A searchable, annotated subject directory of 10,000+ Internet resources. Environmental topics include Air Pollution, Biomes, Deserts and Desertification, Disasters, Endangered Species, Energy Conservation, Environmental Responsibility, Forests, Forestry and Deforestation, Global Changes, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy and Pesticides.

WWW Virtual Library
Provides links to virtual libraries of the sciences, including earth science and, more specifically, environmental resources.

INFOMINE
Comprehensive site offers extensive annotations, full indexing and Boolean searching in physical sciences, maps and GIS.

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This page last updated by Bryan Sinclair. Comments to sinclair@bulldog.unca.edu Updated 3 February 2005.