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Subject Guide: Environmental Science

The subject guide to Environmental Science provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to environmental science. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides.

Subject Headings	Periodicals	Web Sites
Reference Sources	Databases	Science News Web Sites
Books		Style Guides

Subject Headings

You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

Bioregionalism	Communication in the environmental sciences
Environmental degradation	Environmental education
Environmental education--Activity programs	Environmental ethics
Environmental indicators	Environmentalism
Environmental justice	Environmental management
Environmental policy	Environmental quality
Environmental responsibility	Environmental risk assessment
Environmental sampling	Global environmental change
Green movement	Women environmentalists

LC call numbers:

Environmental Science:

GE 25-35	Communication in the environmental sciences
GE 42	Environmental ethics
GE 43	Bioregionalism
GE 45.S25	Environmental sampling
GE 70-90	Environmental education
GE 77	Environmental education--Activity programs
GE 140-160	Environmental indicators
GE 140-160	Environmental degradation
GE 140-160	Environmental quality
GE 145	Environmental risk assessment
GE 149	Global environmental change
GE 170-190	Environmental policy
GE 195-199	Green movement
GE 195-199	Environmentalism
GE 195.7	Environmental responsibility
GE 195.9	Women environmentalists
GE 220-240	Environmental justice
GE 300-350	Environmental management

Topics related to Environmental Science:

BF 353	Environmental psychology [H R]
BH 301.E58	Aesthetics
CC 81	Environmental archaeology
GF 1-900	Human ecology
HC 1-1085.2	Natural resources
HC 79.E5	Environmental policy and economic development
K 3581-3595	Environmental law
QE 38	Environmental geology
QH 540-549.5	Ecology
RA 565-600	Environmental health
S 900-972.22	Conservation of natural resources
TA 170-171	Environmental engineering (Civil engineering)
TD 1-1066	Environmental technology
TD 169-171.8	Environmental protection
TD 172-193.5	Environmental pollution

Dewey call numbers:

333	Environment
363.7	Environmental Problems
550	Earth Science

Reference Sources

Encyclopedias & dictionaries

Title	Location & Call Number
The Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science	Main Reference GE10.D53 1993
A Dictionary of Environmental Economics, Science and Policy	Main HC79.E5 G685 2001
Encyclopedia of Environmental Science	Main Reference GE10.M66 2000
Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies	Main Reference TD9.A84 2001
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics	Main Reference GE170 .I55 2002

Handbooks, atlases, almanacs, statistical sources, etc.

Title	Location & Call Number
Environmental Statutes	Law KF3776.A3 1982
The Diagram Group: Environmental Issues on File	Main Reference GE75 .E58 2002
Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy	Main HC79.ES G85 2001
International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics	Main HC79 .E5 I616
Rivers of the world: a social, geographical, and environmental sourcebook	Main GB1201.4.P46 2001
Wellbeing of Nations: A Country-by-Country Index of Quality of Life and the Environment	Main GE140 .P74 2001

Books

E-books

E-books or electronic books may be accessed via NovaCat or from the netLibrary database.

Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will have the eBook icon .

Title	Author
Handbook of Global Economic Policy	Nagel, Stuart S.
Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology	Washington, D.C. National Academy Press
Partnerships for Global Ecosystem Management	Serageldin, Ismail (Washington, D.C. World Bank)
The Science of Environmental Pollution	Spellman, Frank R.

Circulating Books

Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.

Title	Author	Location
Air pollution effects on biodiversity	Edited by Jerry R. Barker and David T. Tingey.	Main QH545.A3 A38 1992
American heat : ethical problems with the United States' response to global warming	Donald A. Brown	Main QC981.8.G56 B75 2002
Basics of environmental science	Michael Allaby	Main GE105 .A38 2000
Critical political ecology : the politics of environmental science	Tim Forsyth	Main GE170 .F59 2003
Environment, ethics, and behavior : the psychology of environmental valuation and degradation	Max H. Bazerman ... [et al.], editors	Main GE300 .E56 1997
Skeptical environmentalism: the limits of philosophy and science	Robert Kirkman	Main GE195 .K57 2002

Periodicals

Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific articles via Document Delivery.

Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.

Title	Location
AIHA Journal (a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety)	Online
Environmental Science & Technology	Main Periodical, Oceanography, Online
Environmental Ethics	Main Periodical
The Ecologist	Main Periodical
Environmental Management Today	Online
Environmental Modeling & Assessment	Online
EPA Journal	Main Periodical, Online
Environmental Values	Main Periodical
International Journal of Environment and Pollution	Main Periodical
Journal of Environmental Health	Main Periodical
World Watch	Online

Databases

The online and CD-ROM databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and sometimes full-text. Click on the Info icon for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, see Electronic Resources.

Scientific Databases

The following databases provide scientific information about environmental science topics such as living organisms, ecological information, pollution, and others.

Title of Database	Type
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (CSA)	Selected full text.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (CSA)	Selected full text.
Biological Sciences (CSA)	Selected full text.
Biology Digest (CSA)	Selected full text.
CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences (CSA)	Selected full text.
General Science Full Text (Wilson Web)	Selected full text.
Medline (CSA)	Selected full text.
Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)	Selected full text.
Plant Science (CSA)	Selected full text.
Toxline (CSA)	Selected full text.
Water Resources Abstracts (CSA )	Selected full text.
Web of Science	Citations.
Conference Papers Index	Citations.
Dissertations and Theses (Proquest)	Selected full text.
PapersFirst (First Search)	Selected full text.
ProceedingsFirst (First Search)	Citations.

Other Databases

The following databases provide non-scientific information on environmental science topics such as environmental laws, news, public policy, and general periodical articles.

Title of Database	Type
Academic OneFile (Gale Cengage)	Selected full text
GPO Monthly Catalog (First Search)	Citations
LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)	Full text
LexisNexis Academic Legal (LexisNexis)	Full text
LexisNexis Congressional (LexisNexis)	Full text
NewsBank NewsFile Collection with Periodicals (NewsBank)	Full text
PAIS International (CSA)	Selected full text
ProQuest Newsstand (Proquest)	Full text
Research Library (Proquest)	Selected full text
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega (Wilson Web)	Selected full text

Web Sites

Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But, remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.

Science.gov - FirstGov for Science
http://www.science.gov/
All types of information provided by the United States government, and links to various government agencies.

Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbos, and Abbreviations
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/stasa/
from Wiley InterScience

National Council for Science and the Environment
http://www.ncseonline.org/
The organization attempts to help government, communitities, etc. with promoting science related education/awareness. The NCSE takes no formal positions on individual environmental issues. It is founded and supported in part by the Committee for the National Institute for the Environment (non-profit).

Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Labratory
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/index.html
U.S. government agency provides their research on environmentally related topics.

Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine
http://www.esemag.com/

GEsource: Geography and Environment
http://www.gesource.ac.uk/
Includes a free database of Internet resources catalogued by subject specialists across a number of disciplines - the environment, general geography, human geography, physical geography and techniques and approaches. Part of the U.K. Resource Discovery Network.

The National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu/
The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy, including free e-books.

The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Their mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources (including free e-books), sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors.

Science News Web Sites

Earthweek News
http://www.earthweek.com/
From floods to deforestation, this website offers a worldwide perspective on current meteorological events and their causes.

Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com/
This is a general environmental newspaper with a focus on concern for United States issues.

Science in the Headlines
http://www.nas.edu/headlines/
Science in the Headlines is maintained by the National Academies Office of News and Public Information Web group. The website has the latest issues that include news, briefings to Congress, and other science-related events involving Capitol Hill.

Science Update
http://www.nature.com/nsu/
An online magazine with current articles.

SciTech Daily Review
http://www.scitechdaily.com/
This is part magazine, part newspaper, part directory, with an interactive forum.

Style Guides

See Style Guides.

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