These are starting points for Environmental Sciences research at the Davidson Library. If you need further assistance, ask a reference librarian at the 2nd floor Sciences Engineering Library (SEL) Reference Desk or at the 1st floor Reference Desk, or consult Janet Martorana (893-8724), the Collection Manager for Environmental Sciences.

Contents: [Background Information] [To find books] [To find articles] [Citing Resources]

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Endangered Species
• Environmental Sciences
• Law & Society

• Animal Info - Information on Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals
• Encyclopedia of endangered species 1999.
  SEL Ref Area QH75 .A1 E53
• Encyclopedia of marine mammals 2002.
  SEL Ref Area QL713.2 .E53 2002
• Endangered species: a reference handbook.
  SEL Ref Area QL82 .S49 1998
• Endangered wildlife of the world. vols. 1-11. 1993.
  SEL Ref Area QL83 .E55 1993
• Environmental encylopedia. 2nd ed. 1998.
  SEL Ref Area GE10 .E57 1998
• Habitat conservation planning: endangered species and urban growth. 1st ed. 1994.
  SEL QH75 .B43 1994
• National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources
  Links to species and recovery plans under their jurisdiction, such as sea turtles, whales, dolphins, seals, etc.
• Threatened Animals of the World from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

TO FIND BOOKS

Use Pegasus, the library's catalog, to find books and other materials (such as government publications) using key words describing your topic in Keyword anywhere searches:

EXAMPLES:

endangered mammals

environmental values

international environment* law* [the * truncates a word (retrieves alternate word endings: "environments," "environmental," etc.)]

Search for books by subject, using specific subject terms to focus your search. For example, try using these words in your searches:

african (or asiatic) elephant environmental law international environmental policy evaluation environmental policy international cooperation environmental responsibility international trade environmental aspects marine mammals

marine resources conservation marine resources development government policy whaling wild animal trade law and legislation wildlife conservation international law wildlife management

TO FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES

Use an index to search for articles on your topic. From Indexes & Databases, choose one of the selected indexes below from the list provided. [NOTE: accessible from ucsb.edu domain, or via the campus proxy server.]

• Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts: 1971+ The premier reference for the aquatic sciences. Covers over 5,000 periodicals, books, reports, conference proceedings, and translations.
• Biosis Previews: 1969+ Contains citations to items in over 6,000 journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports, in all areas of the life sciences and biology.
• Environmental Issues & Policy Index: 1972+ Provides abstract/index information for over 1000 titles in the area of environmental policy and studies.
• Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management: 1981+ Abstracts and citations from over 4,000 journals and other sources including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books, and government publications.
• Expanded Academic ASAP: 1980+ Contains records for articles from some 2,500 popular magazines, general interest journals, and scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences, law, business, and health. Includes abstracts for many titles; the complete text of articles is available for over 1000 journals covered in the database.
• LexisNexis Academic: Includes full text newspapers and legal materials among other resources.
• PAIS International: 1972+ Provides international coverage of materials in government, international relations, legislation, political science, statistics, and related areas.
• Water Resources Abstracts: 1967+ Summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. Includes a link to Water Resources RouteNet, a collection of related Internet resources.

CITING RESOURCES

• Help with Citing Resources

Author: Janet Martorana.
Last modified: April 2003