Information Sources for Environmental Biology
www.bergen.edu/library
Browsing
Library Materials:
Library
of Congress Classification
GF
Environmental Sciences
QH
Natural History - Biology
TD
Environmental Technology (Environmental Protection, Pollution, etc.)
TJ Renewable Energy
TP Fuel
Books on a specific topic:
Use the Online Catalog *
KEYWORD
global warming
recycling
renewable energy /
alternative energy
pesticides
New Jersey and environment*
*
Be aware of the DATES of publication.
Online Resources:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (Useful for background
information on environmental topics.)
Access Science (McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology)
Science
Reference Center (EBSCO database of
journal articles and some books)
Encyclopedia
of Global Warming and Climate Change
(Online Encyclopedia)
For controversial issues:
Points
of View Reference Center
For Current Events:
Science
Daily (Science research news) http://www.sciencedaily.com
(Subscribe
to Science Daily Environment News updates)
Useful Web Sites:
Encyclopedia of Earth (New
authoritative Database) http://www.eoearth.org
Encyclopedia
of Life
(New authoritative Database) http://www.eol.org
http://www.epa.gov/ United States
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/ National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences
http://www.sierraclub.org/ Influential “grass roots” environmental
organization
http://sciamearth3.com Earth 3.0 Solutions (Online
Journal pub. By Scientific American)
http://e360.yale.edu Environment 360: opinion,
analysis, reporting & debate (Yale)
Online Periodical Indexes – Magazine and journal articles
Go to the
library homepage and look under the heading, FIND ARTICLES /
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES. Use one of the ‘frequently used’ databases.
NOTE: You will need your BCC ID for off-campus access.
ACADEMIC ONE FILE (Good subject control)
Academic
and general interest periodicals and scientific journals.
Citations, abstracts, full-text, images
ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
Indexes magazines and journals.
Citations, abstracts, full text, images
PROQUEST Direct
Indexes magazines, some newspapers and some scientific journals.
Citations, abstracts, full-text, images
LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC
NEWSPAPERS from the U.S. and the world.
Indexes hundreds of newspapers, magazines and journals.
Full text. No images
FACTS ON FILE WORLD NEWS DIGEST A record of essential facts, from 1940 to the present, reported weekly from major newspapers, news magazines, other periodicals, government and on-line sources from the U.S. and around the world. It includes Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, the World Almanac Reference Database, and the World Almanac Encyclopedia.
Search Engines:
GOOGLE www.google.com
Use “advanced search” for best
results.
Limit
search to a specific domain such as .edu, .gov, .org