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Reference Guide
Davidson Library, UCSB
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,
the Collection Manager for Environmental Sciences.
Contents:
[To find books]
[To find articles]
[Specialized Indexes]
[Internet Resources]
[Dictionaries & Encyclopedias]
[Handbooks & Guides]
[Directories]
[Biographies]
[Bibliographies]
- 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:
- california wetlands
- amazon deforestation
- groundwater contaminat* [the * truncates a word (retrieves alternate
word endings: "contaminates," "contamination," etc.)]
Use words that describe your topic until you find material that suits your needs.
For example, try using these words in your searches:
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chaparral ecology
desertification
ecological design
environmental activism
environmental chemistry
environmental politics | | exxon valdez
global environmental change
land restoration
pollution preservation
radon reduction
rain forests management |
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- Selected list of article databases. From
Indexes & Databases, choose from the list provided.
[NOTE: accessible from ucsb.edu domain, or via the campus
proxy server.]
- Expanded Academic ASAP - index to articles across the disciplines
Environment Index
Natural Sciences Databases via CSA - searches numerous databases including
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Agrobase
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
Biosis Previews
Business Source Premier - index and text to articles, reports & more, for business.
ECONLIT - index to research in economics, business, and accounting
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements
Human Population & Natural Resource Management
Lexis-Nexis Academic - various newspapers & legal resources
Sustainability Science Abstracts
Toxline
Water Resources Abstracts
Web of Science - citation index
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- DOE Information Bridge
- Search the U.S. Dept. of Energy's scientific and technical research reports in the sciences including biology,
environmental sciences, physics, energy, and other topics.
- ETDEWEB
- An index to energy information from the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), a programme of the
International Energy Agency. More than 184,000 full text documents available.
- FS Info
- Catalog of records to Forest Service Research publications dating back to 1904. Includes almost 6,000
full-text publications.
- FWS National Image Library
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's online collection of public domain still photographs, containing still
photo images of wildlife, plants, National Wildlife Refuges and other scenics, as well as wildlife management work.
- FWS Publications Online
- Full text access to a collection of newsletters and technical reports from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
- GrayLit Network
- Developed by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI),
in collaboration with DOD/DTIC, NASA, and EPA, the GrayLIT Network is a portal for technical report
information generated through federally funded research and development projects.
- Index to Illustrations of Living Things Outside North America: Where to Find Pictures of
Flora and Fauna.1981.
- Main Z7998 .N67 M85
- Index to Illustrations of the Natural World: Where to Find Pictures of Living Things of North America. 1997.
- Main Z7998 .N67 T45
- National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS)
- A database of over 24,000 full text EPA documents.
- The National Library for the Environment
- A project of the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (CNIE) which includes
over 1,100 full-text Congressional Research Service reports on environmental issues.
- Online Rand Research Documents: Environment
and Energy
- This site has a collection of free books published by the RAND organization, a "think tank" supplying analyses for
policy development in a wide variety of areas including this link to areas of environment and energy. The database
is also searchable by author, title word, or words in the abstract.
- Population Index (1986-2000)
- This annotated bibliography is a primary reference tool to the world's population literature.
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- Environmental Sciences
- The Library's subject guide to environmental internet resources.
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- DARE’s Dictionary of Environmental Sciences and Engineering : English-French-Arabic.
- SEL Ref GE10 .D37 2003
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A Dictionary of Ecology. 3rd ed. 2006
- Online
- Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology. 3rd ed.
- SEL Ref GE10 .P67 2000
- Encyclopedia of Coastal Science.
- SEL Ref TC203.7 .E53 2005
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation. [8 vols.]
- SEL Ref GE10 .E49 1998
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues. [3 vols.]
- Main Reference GE10 .E52 2000
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Science.
- SEL Ref GE10 .M66 2000
- Encyclopedia of Environmetrics. [4 vols.]
- SEL Ref GE45 .S73 E53 2002
- Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change. [5 vols.]
- SEL Ref GE149 .E443 2001
- Encyclopedia of World Environmental History. [3 vols.]
- Main Reference GF10 .E63 2004
- The Environment A to Z.
- SEL Ref GE10 .H67 2001
- Environmental Encyclopedia.
- SEL Ref GE10 .E57 1998
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Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory.
- Online. Also in print: SEL Ref TD9 .P36 2001
- Historical Dictionary of North American Environmentalism.
- SEL GE10 .W45 1997
- International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics.
- SEL Ref GE170 .I55 2002
- Life on Earth: an Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution. [2 vols.]
- SEL Ref QH541.15 .B56 L54 2002
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- ENVIROnetBASE
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Currently, over 290 handbooks from a wide range of areas including air pollution, pesticides, occupational safety,
oil spills, wetlands, and environmental chemistry are available; browsable by table of contents, or keyword searchable,
either individually or combined. Accessible via ucsb.edu.
- Collection on Critical Global Issues of the
United Nations University
- Contains 210 publications (32,000 pages) in the fields of Agriculture and Land Management, Development, Environment
and Sustainability, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resource Development, Science and Technology.
- Columbia Earthscape "An online resource on the global environment."
- Includes journals, books, lectures, and working papers. Accessible via ucsb.edu.
- Ecological Modeling for Resource Management.
- SEL QH541.15.S5 E28 2003
- Environmental Engineer’s Mathematics Handbook.
- Online. Also in print: SEL TD145 .S676 2005
- Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
- The Handbook publishes themed volumes in this young and interdisciplinary field of science. Its aim is a complete
description of the environment and of transformations occurring on a local or global scale. Environmental chemistry
also gives an account on the impact of man's activities on the natural environment by describing observed changes.
Volumes from late 1999-present are available online. UCSB's print volumes are available at QD 31 .H335.
- Handbook of Environmental Health. [2 vols.]
- SEL Ref RA565 .K67 2003
- Hazardous Waste Handbook for Health and Safety. 3rd ed.
- SEL Ref TD1052 .M38 2000
- Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens. 4th ed. [2 vols.]
- SEL Ref RA1215 .S58 2002
- Standard Handbook of Environmental Science, Health, and Technology.
- SEL Ref GE123 .S73 2000
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- The Environment Directory
- The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2001.
- SEL Ref GE10 .E56 2001
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Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory.
- Online. Also in print: SEL Ref TD9 .P36 2001
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Environmental Technology Resources Handbook.
- Online. Also in print: SEL Ref TD169.5 .G68 2003
- The National Environmental Directory
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- American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present. [2 vols.]
- SEL Ref GE55 .B43 2000
- Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists.
- SEL Ref QH26 .B535 1997
- Eco-pioneers: Practical Visionaries Solving Today's Environmental Problems.
- SEL GE150 .L47 1997
- Environmental Activists.
- SEL GE55 .E57 2001
- Environmentalists: A Biographical Dictionary from the 17th Century to the Present.
- SEL S926 .A2 A94 1993
- Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment.
- Online. Also in print: SEL GE40 .F54 2001
- For the Wild Places: Profiles in Conservation.
- SEL QH26 .B63 1993
- Historical Dictionary of North American Environmentalism.
- SEL GE10 .W45 1997
- National Leaders of American Conservation. 2nd ed.
- SEL S926 .A2 N37 1985
- Twentieth-Century American Nature Writers: Prose.
- Main Reference PN141 .D52 v.275
- Women Pioneers for the Environment.
- SEL GE55 .B74 1998
- World Who is Who and Does What in Environment & Conservation.
- SEL Ref GE55 .W67 1997
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- Developing Environmental Awareness Through Children's Literature: a Guide for Teachers and Librarians, K-8.
- Curriculum Lab GE105 .C42 1996
- Earth Works: Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction About Nature and the Environment for Adults and Young Adults.
- Curriculum Lab Ref GE105 .D9 1996
- Environmental Literature: An Encyclopedia of Works, Authors, and Themes.
- SEL Ref GE35 .E58 1999
- Language Arts and Environmental Awareness: 100+ Integrated Books and Activities for Children.
- Curriculum Lab Ref G70 .R62 1998
- Reading About the Environment: An Introductory Guide.
- SEL GF41 .J36 1993
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Author: Janet Martorana.
Last modified: August 2007
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