Monday, July 4, 2016

Environmental science readings, abstracts, indexes, online resources and guides

Environmental Science
Readings

Environment. From The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/environment

Check out links to other sites section http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/environment/#SUBLinks

Hurt, C.D. Informational Sources in Science and Technology, 3rd Ed. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1998. pp117-118.

Safyan, SA. Access to information for environmentalists: a library perspective. Canadian Library Journal 47: 337-43.

Abstracts, Indexes, etc.

Energy, Science and Technology Information at the Office of Scientific and Technical Information http://www.osti.gov/home/

U.S. Department of Energy Web site with links to following searchable databases:

* Information Bridge and Energy Citations http://www.osti.gov/scitech/
Information Bridge is a searchable index and full text database of all research done by and for the Department of Energy since 1995, with projects in biology, environment, physics, chemistry, and engineering.

Energy Citations includes bibliographic records of literature in disciplines of interest to U.S. Department of Energy such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science and related disciplines. It includes citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents. The Database provides access to DOE publicly available citations from 1958 through the present.

* E-print Network http://www.osti.gov/home/RETIRED/eprints.html
Documents that researchers circulate electronically in advance or in lieu of publication.

Forest History Society. Environmental History Bibliography. https://web.archive.org/web/20050304152550/http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/Research/biblio.html
Contains over 35,000 annotated citations to books, articles, and dissertations published from 1633 to the present.

Manitoba Conservation. Library Services. http://web.archive.org/web/20031206114228/http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/library/
Web site of Conservation and Environment Library.

Online Resources and Guides
*Keiser, BE. Our environment: part 1, general sources. Searcher [Internet]. 2002 [cited June 3, 2016]; 10(8):[about 16 p.]Available from: http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep02/keiser.htm

Keiser, BE. Our environment: part 2, governments, laws, and organizations. Searcher [Internet]. 2002 [cited June 3, 2016]; 10 (10):[about 11 p.]. Available from http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/nov02/keiser.htm

Keiser, BE. Our environment: part 3, the science and technology. Searcher [Internet]. 2002 [cited June 3, 2016]; 11 (2):[about 5 p.]. Available from http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/feb03/keiser.shtml

The Electronic Green Journal https://web.archive.org/web/20110410132630/http://egj.lib.uidaho.edu/
Provides peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, news, and information on current printed and electronic sources concerning international environmental topics.

EnviroLink http://www.envirolink.org/
Joint site from EnviroLink Network, Animal Concerns Community, and others. Maintains a database of thousands of environmental resources.

Environment Canada. http://www.ec.gc.ca/
A comprehensive site devoted to the environment: acts and regulations; conferences and events; programs and services, including clean air, water, climate change, environmental assessment and enforcement, chemical safety, pollution, endangered species, etc.; and related links.

Environmental Research and Studies Centre. University of Alberta. http://www.ualberta.ca/~ersc/ERSC1.html
This comprehensive resource and links site is designed for:
Scientists seeking information on environmental research programs and researchers;
Students seeking information about environmental studies programs, courses, and careers;
Teachers seeking science-based resource materials for their classrooms;
Citizens seeking information about current environmental issues in Alberta, Canada and the World.

Environmental Studies and Sciences http://libguides.uwinnipeg.ca/environmental

The Greenpages.ca http://www.thegreenpages.ca/
Developed to help students find and access environment related information by collecting and organizing it into one resource. It is a collection of Canadian and international environment-related links to the World Wide Web. All links have been categorized into recognizable themes on how we impact our surroundings.

International Institute for Sustainable Development http://www.iisd.org/
IISD promotes the transition towards a sustainable future. We seek to demonstrate how human ingenuity can be applied to improve the well-being of the environment, economy, and society.

Sustainable Development Timeline http://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/sd_timeline_2012.pdf

Internet Public Library. Environmental Sciences and Ecology http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=1&tid=7136&parent=7115

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators – Environmental Science https://web.archive.org/web/20041205005355/http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scien.html

Canada’s School Net Learning Resources http://web.archive.org/web/20050207200805/http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/resources/index_cur.asp

Librarians’ Index to the Internet: Environment https://web.archive.org/web/20050211084025/http://lii.org/search/file/environ

Manitoba Conservation http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/

Conservation Data Centre http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/cdc/
The Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC) is a storehouse of information on Manitoba’s biodiversity – its plant and animal species, as well as its natural plant communities.

McGill University Libraries. Environmental Studies http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/environmental-studies See also Subject Guide: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/atmospheric-and-oceanic-sciences

State of the Environment Infobase https://web.archive.org/web/20090305073944/http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/default.cfm
The State of the Environment Infobase was administered by the National Indicators and Reporting Office, and presented Environment Canada’s work on state of the environment reporting and environmental indicators – designed to translate science and data into information and knowledge that can be used.

Vaughan Memorial Library. Environmental Science Research Guide – Reference Sources http://libguides.acadiau.ca/envs
Lists both print and online resources.

Environmental disasters Disasters https://web.archive.org/web/20111206041535/http://bubl.ac.uk/link/d/disasters.htm

Disaster! Finder https://web.archive.org/web/20090201010531/http://disasterfinder.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Disaster Finder was a service developed and maintained by NASA, Solid Earth and Natural Hazards Program (Code YO), NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA. This service was created for the disaster community at-large so that the best links in disaster information could be found quickly and easily.

Natural Disaster References Database https://web.archive.org/web/20090222150246/http://ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
A bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation. The NDRD was compiled and abstracted from articles published from 1981 to January 2000.

Core collections EPA Core List for an Environmental Reference Collection http://www2.epa.gov/libraries/core-list-environmental-reference-collection
A listing of information resources in the areas of environmental protection, management, and science as selected by librarians supporting the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

No comments: