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IDS 303: Humans and the Environment

Librarian: Carol Vreeland

Need an Idea/Topic?

Here are some "discovery" tools that you might want to try. There are others.

Browse current issues of the following journals in print or electronically:
(Links to the journals are also available through the Journal List.)

  • Science D. H. Hill Library: Q1 .S25
  • Nature D. H. Hill Library: Q1 .N2
  • New Scientist (full issue from 08/31/2002 through current, but delayed 6 month(s))
    New Scientist is also available through LexisNexis Academic, but there is no browsing capability; you'll have to search a specific topic.)
    D. H. Hill Library: STACKS-- Q1 .N5

Search the science search engine Scirus (http://www.scirus.com) for your broad topic, and look at the results list.
Note: the results screen also will suggest other keywords to search, based on your original request.
Scirus also provides a link to some of the latest scientific news articles from New Scientist.


Reference Resources for Background Information

Electronic Resources.

Print Resources.

Jack McGeachy's IDS 303 page of government and legal resources lists some excellent encyclopedias relating to humans and the environment.
Here are a few others which you may find useful.

  • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. 2001. 5 volumes.
    DH Hill Reference QH541.15 .B56 E53 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Endangered Species
    DH Hill Reference QL82 .E53 1994 and QL82 .E53 1994
  • Environmental Encyclopedia. 2003. 2 volumes.
    DH Hill Reference GE10 .E58 2003
  • Life on Earth: an Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution. 2002. 2 volumes.
    DH Hill Reference QH541.15 .B56 L54 2002 Also available electronically via netLibrary.
  • World Atlas of Biodiversity : Earth's Living Resources in the 21st Century. 2002.
    DH Hill Reference QH541.15 .B56 G762 2002

 

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