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Databases and Search Engines
- Environmental Science Index This link opens in a new windowThis resource provides in-depth A&I coverage from the environmental science literature and related disciplines. Abstracts and citations are drawn from thousands of peer-reviewed journals, trade titles, conference proceedings, dissertations, and other varied content types.
- AGRICOLA This link opens in a new windowBibliographic database for the agricultural literature, describing publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowGreenFILE offers well-researched but accessible information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact.
- Gale in Context - Environmental StudiesFocuses on sustainability and the environment; provides news, video, primary source documents and more. Easy to browse by topic, such as energy systems, legislation, environmental justice, climate change, and many more.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowCitation database with multidisciplinary coverage of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Indexes the journal literature and tracks article citation histories.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Tangentially Related Databases
- CQ electronic library This link opens in a new windowProvides access to full-text and analytical database resources to support research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.
- EconLit This link opens in a new windowIndexes 30+ years of economics literature from around the world. Compiled by the American Economic Association, EconLit is a comprehensive index of journal articles, books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers and dissertations.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowFull text image-based searchable database of legal periodicals. Database coverage for each periodical is from the beginning issue to the most current allowed under contract.
- Worldwide political science abstracts This link opens in a new windowThe database contains abstracts of materials from professional journals, major news magazines and books devoted to the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, public law, public administration and public policy. Topics include political institutions, processes, and behavior; international law and politics; policy analysis; public affairs and administration; public law; political theory; and political economics.
- GeoRef This link opens in a new windowThe major index to the international geological literature from 1785 to the present. Covers geology, geochemistry, geophysics, mineralogy, petrology, economic geology, hydrology, oceanography, geomorphology, and engineering geology.
- COLD DatabaseProduced by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI), the COLD Database is the most comprehensive bibliography of cold regions. It is comprised of the USPA Permafrost Alert Program (2011 - Present), the Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology (1900-2011) and the Antarctic Bibliography (1950-2011).
Curated Collections of Interest
Ecology from Oxford Bibliographies Online by Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 9780199830060This annotated bibliography includes subtopics in Ecology like Autoecology, Biomes & Ecoregions, Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystems, Famous Ecologists, General Principles, Landscapes & the Biosphere, Managing the Biosphere, and Population Ecology.
Environmental science from Oxford Bibliographies Online by Call Number: Electronic resourceISBN: 9780199363445This annotated bibliography includes subtopics in Environmental Science such as Environmental Analysis & Tools, Ethics & Philosophy, History, Issues & Problems, Management & Planning, Processes & Systems, Environmental Science Concepts, Policy, Governance & Law, physical environments, geographic regions, and resource use.
Muse in focus: Humanity's "Code Red" on Climate Change" by Call Number: Electronic resourceA selection of scholarship from Project MUSE publishers exploring the human causes and effects of climate change. ...
“Humanity’s ‘Code Red’ on Climate Change” explores the human causes and effects of climate change, and the urgency of action to avert future catastrophe.
JSTOR: sustainabilityCall Number: Electronic journalsThis collection explore journals, e-books and research reports on environmental stresses and their impact on society. The research spans the Biological Sciences, Business & Economics, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Law, Public Health, Urban Studies, and many other disciplines.
Accessing Full-Text
- Tutorial: Accessing the Full Text of an ArticleCheck out this 15-20 minute tutorial that will walk you through the different ways to access the full text of an article through the Dartmouth Libraries.
- Off Campus AccessAre you off campus and having trouble accessing a resource? Check out our page for help regarding off-campus access.
- Browser extensions Lean Library and LibKey NomadCheck out our guide for adding browser extensions LeanLibrary and LibKey Nomad. These can provide direct linking to full-text resources available in our library's collection!
If We Don't Own It
Did you know that you can request items that the library doesn't own?
- Interlibrary LoanDartmouth's Interlibrary Loan system. Request books, chapters, articles, -- anything Dartmouth doesn't own and we'll borrow it from another library for you.
- BorrowDirectRequest books (only) from a small, but strong, group of libraries (the Ivies). Often the fastest option for getting books that Dartmouth doesn't own, or that are missing or checked out.
Keeping up with Environmental Science journal literature
Want an easy way to keep up with the journal literature for all facets of Environmental Studies? And you use a mobile device? You can install the BrowZine app and create a custom Bookshelf of your favorite journal titles. Then you will get the Table of Contents (ToCs) of your favorite journals automatically delivered to you when they become available. Once you have the ToC's, you can download and read the articles you want from the journals for which we have subscriptions.
You can get the app from the App Store or Google Play.
Don't own or use a mobile device? You can still use BrowZine! It's also available in a web version. You can get to it here. The web version works the same way as the app version. Find the journals you like, create a custom Bookshelf, get ToCs and read the articles you want.