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Dana Hall Library >> Subject Guides >> Science >>  Environmental Issues

Environmental Issues Pathfinder

Reference Sources

Specialized Reference Sources

The atlas of endangered places REF 304.2 POL
The atlas of endangered species REF 333.9516 ATL
The atlas of global change REF 550 ATL
Atlas of United States environmental issues REF AS 333.70973 MAS
Beacham's guide to environmental issues & sources REF 363.7 BEA [v.1-5]
Cambridge encyclopedia of life sciences REF 574 CAM
A dictionary of environmental quotations REF 808.882 DIC
Dictionary of ecology REF 301.31 HAN
Earth science REF 550 EAR
Environment REF 363.7 ENV
Exploring the real thing: a guide to educational programs at national park sites in Massachusetts REF 974.4043 EXP
Macmillan encyclopedia of the environment REF 333.7 MAC
Marine science REF 551.46 MAR
McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of energy REF 333.79 MCG
The new Larousse encyclopedia of the earth REF 550 BER
Readings in the earth sciences REF 500 SCI
State of the world, [1995-2006]: a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society REF 301 STA [1995-2006]
The Times atlas of the oceans REF AS 912.1551 TIM
The variety of life : a survey and a celebration of all the creatures that have ever lived REF 578.01 TUD
World statistics pocketbook REF 310 WOR [1999-2005]

Subscription Databases

Access Science
A collection of science reference materials, including articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, definitions of scientific terms, biographies of scientists, news, websites, and images.

AP Accuweather
Accuweather's premium weather service provides your local forecast and weather maps, and access to other weather information and facts.

InfoTrac
Full-text and indexed journal articles from a variety of sources.

New York Times
Full text of the New York Times, 1851-2001.

ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of The Boston Globe (1980-Current), The Boston Herald (1997-Current), and The Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-Current).

Websites

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html

The Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment, written by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme and supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the UK, is "a one-stop source of information, for younger and older users alike, on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion." (from the website)

The Exploratorium: Global Climate Change
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

Through a National Science Foundation grant, the San Francisco Exploratorium offers scientific data relating to relevant atmospheric aspects and how this data is studied.

Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal
http://earthtrends.wri.org/

"This site provides information on environmental topics such as coastal and marine ecosystems, climate and atmosphere, and agriculture and good. Included are data tables, country profiles, maps and articles. This site maintained by the World Resources Institute (WRI)". (New York Public Library)

Intute: Sciences
http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/

Searchable collection of high-quality annotated websites on a variety of scientific topics. Environmental ones are part of the collection even though they do not have a separate collection.

Guides

Creating a Bibliography
The library's bibliography instructions, many of which are duplicated in your planner.

NoodleBib
An online tool to help you create your bibliography.

Website Evaluation
The library's website evaluation guides, to help you evaluate websites for quality information.