-Conservation,
including biodiversity and endangered species
-Environmental
biology, including chemicals in the environment, pollution, global warming,
climate change, ecotoxicology
-Ecology and
ecosystems
-Forestry and
applied ecology
-Environmental
law, policy, and government
-Sustainable
development
-Human ecology
and environmental health
For topics in Environmental Engineering, researchers
and students are referred for identifying international journal articles to Compendex,
the online counterpart to the print Engineering Index (1st volume
appeared in 1884).
To identify research articles from core English-language periodicals, Applied
Science and Technology Abstracts is also commendable. Its print predecessors
(Applied Science and Technology Index and Industrial Arts Index -
back to vol. 1, 1913) are available at Kline Science Library.
For engineering topics within marine or freshwater environments, Aquatic
Biology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Resources database on cd-rom is
available at Kline Science Library.
Additional related informtion can be found on the
Yale Department of Environmental Engineering page information and for suggestions of selected other
engineering resources, see the Engineering
and Applied Science Library page at
For related biographical source pointers, see Biographical Information for the Sciences, Yale Science Libraries.
Explanation of Categories
Indexes, Abstracts, Databases - This category contains selected publications or database products searchable or browsable for literature references, updated at least once, and held by and/or subscribed to by the Yale libraries. In the future, the basis of inclusion in this category may expand to include databases of primarily data or other indexes or abstracts, whether held in the Yale libraries or not.
Internet Resources - Selected sites accessible through the Web, for all intents and purposes to anyone with the necessary technical resources, are highlighted here. Annotations will be added.
Reference Works - The final category in each topical area is intended to draw the reader's attention to selected significant print publications of a reference nature (including, but not limited to those publications not usually read cover-to-cover; potentially useful in multiple contexts; written/published/edited by a recognized authority; documented in its use of non-original data or information) and not covered in the other categories.
CONSERVATION/ENDANGERED SPECIES/BIODIVERSITY
Agricola
A database of citations to journal articles book chapters, reports,
patents, dissertations and other materials on agriculture, published by the
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, land grant
universities, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.N. and other
agencies, and received at the National Agricultural Library. Online coverage
begins with 1970 and includes some links to full-text. For earlier years back
to 1942, use Bibliography of Agriculture in KSL Abstracts and prior to
that there's Agricultural Index (1916-1964).
CAB
Abstracts
This large and international database of agriculture
references includes references to topics in: agricultural biotechnology,
agricultural economics, rural development, plant and animal breeding, crop
production and protection, soils technology, forest products, grasslands,
protozoology, dairy science, animal health, human nutrition, and related areas
of entomology, mycology, paraistology, sociology, recreation, and tourism.
Coverage for this combined resource begins with 1972. Related earlier records
for forestry topics are found online in TREECD,
back to 1939 and for related topics in biology, use Biological
Abstracts back to 1926 in Kline Science Library Abstracts. For the related
non-science areas, consult reference desks in the Forestry & Environmental
Studies, Social Sciences, or Sterling Memorial libraries. Updating occurs on a
monthly basis.
Web
of Science
The WOS database provides citations and abstracts to core
literature in science, social science, and arts & humanities research
literature. Its most unique feature is the ability to search on a known
publication and find where it has been cited in well-known scholarly journals.
For science, coverage begins with 1900 and for social science
1956.
Zoological
Record
Use ZR to find citations to the world's zoology literature for
living and fossil species, systematic zoology, and paleontology. Approximately
6000 journals are indexed. 1978 to the present is searchable online. For
earlier years, 1864-1977, the print Zoological Record at Kline Science
Library may be used.
BIOSIS
Previews
Research articles and meetings papers from the world's
scholarly literature on all fields in life science can be identified through
searches of this database. In June 2001 coverage will begin with 1969 and
links to some full-text will be possible. Prior to electronic availability,
the printed counterparts Biological Abstracts (1926-1968) and
Botanical Abstracts (1918-1926) may be consulted at Kline Science
Library.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Database Collection from CSA is a multidisciplinary resource containing abstracts from over 6,000 journals - "the most comprehensive database in the Environmental Sciences." This is a collection of 15 individual databases which can be searched individually or as a group. Example databases within the collection are: Water Resources Abstracts (1967-current); EIS: Digest of Environmental Impact Statements (1985-current); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (1990-current); Pollution Abstracts (1981-current); Toxicology Abstracts (1981-current); Toxline (1999-current).
Environment Abstracts
Published and unpublished materials on
environmental topics, with a North American emphasis, can be found using this
abstract located in the Forestry and Environmental Studies Library
(print/cd-rom). Coverage begins in 1975.
TreeCD
The TreeCD database covers all aspects of the ecology and management of
natural and plantation forests and agroforestry systems; pests; disease and
abiotic injuries of woody plants; biology and genetics of woody plants; wood
properties; and the production, properties and marketing of forest products.
The database covers the literature from 1939 to the present.
Endangered Species Program
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides this website on species listed as
endangered or threatened in the U.S. or proposed to be. Data on species
"delisted" is also found at this site.
AmphibiaWeb
The
focus of this site is on amphibian biology and conservation. International
specialists and volunteers prepare the species descriptions, life history
info, conservation status, and literature references. Some photos and range
maps are included. Museum herpetological specimen data may also be accessed
from several major museums including Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History.
Monarch Watch
from University of Kansas Entomology
Program
www.MonarchWatch.org
IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species
from IUCN Species Survival Commission
www.redlist.org
National Wetlands Inventory
from
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
www.nwi.fws.gov
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research
Center
from U.S. Geological Survey
www.npwrc.usgs.gov/
Northern Rocky Mountain Science
Center
from U.S. Geological Survey
www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/
Plants, Animals, and Other Organisms (Amphibian) Monitoring
Page
from U.S. Geological
Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Plants,_Animals_&_Other_Organisms/
Audubon Society
Christmas Bird
Count data and reports are available at this site.
www.audubon.org/
Nature Conservancy
Site includes
listings of its protected places and related news.
http://nature.org/
Center for Conservation Biology
Network
From Rice University and University of California at Irvine:
includes a section on Native Americans and the
Environment.
http://www.irischang.com/prelim/network/
Conservation Directory: A Guide to Worldwide Environmental
Organizations
(annual) National Wildlife Federation
Kline Science
Library Reference S920 +N38 1999, editions also at: Forestry, Sterling
Memorial, and Social Science Library Reference
Contains descriptions of and
contacts for over 3,000 organizations and agencies who work to protect
wildlife, natural resources, and the environment.
Global Biodiversity: earth's living resources in the 21st
century
World Conservation Press, 2000
Kline Science Library
Reference QH541.15 B56 +G76 2000 (LC)
Tables, figures, maps, and articles
on inhabitants of the biosphere: plants, animals, natural resources, humans;
some showing trends.
International Zoo Yearbook
(annual) Zoological Society of
London
Kline Science Library Reference QL76 A1 I5 37
Recent significant
research accomplished at zoos is reported in this publication; there's a
subject of focus each year. The Reference Section contains information on the
officially endorsed international studbooks for rare species of animals in
captivity. Some years available electronically through Orbis.
Encyclopedia of Endangered Species
IUCN/ Gale Research Inc.,
1994
Kline Science Library Reference QH75 A1 +E53 1994
Over 700
threatened animal or plant species in the world are portrayed. Articles give
taxonomy, status, range, general biology, habitat, distribution, and in some
cases, conservation activities and outlook.
Habitats and Ecosystems: an encyclopedia of endangered America by
Mark Crawford
ABC-CLIO, 1999
Kline Science Library Reference QH76 C73
1999
The bulk of this work features state-by-state articles with
geographic areas of conservation interest described.
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity
Academic Press, 2001, 5
volumes
Kline Science Library Reference QH541.15 B56 +E53 2001
Signed
articles by academics and professionals at scientific organizations and
museums, covering wide ranging areas of interest and concern, both historic
and current. Its well-known editorial advisors included: Paul R. Ehrlich,
Stephen Jay Gould, Ghillean Prance, Michael Rosenzweig, and Edward O. Wilson.
Agricola
A
database of citations to journal articles book chapters, reports, patents,
dissertations and other materials on agriculture, published by the U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, land grant
universities, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.N. and other
agencies, and received at the National Agricultural Library. Online coverage
begins with 1970 and includes some links to full-text. For earlier years back
to 1942, use Bibliography of Agriculture in KSL Abstracts and prior to
that, Agricultural Index (1916-1964).
Applied
Science & Technology Abstracts
This database began as the index
Industrial Arts Index in 1913 and turned into Applied Science and
Technology Abstracts in 1958. Online coverage begins with 1983. Look in
this resource for industry-related aspects of environmental topics.
Biological
& Agricultural Index Plus
This index points to articles, book
reviews, obituaries, bibliographies, interviews, exhibits, product
evaluations, and corporate profiles in areas of biology and agriculture found
in nearly 300 English-language journals with 1/6 accessible in full-text.
Covers 1983 onward. Earlier years, back to 1916 (then under the title
Agricultural Index) are available in print at
KSL.
BIOSIS
Previews
Research articles and meetings papers from the world's
scholarly literature on all fields in life science can be identified through
searches of this database. In June 2001 coverage will begin with 1969 and
links to some full-text will be possible. Prior to electronic availability,
the printed counterparts Biological Abstracts (1926-1968) and
Botanical Abstracts (1918-1926) may be consulted at Kline Science
Library.
General Science Full Text
A subject index covering 80 or so English-language
journals. Book review citations are included in the back section of the print
edition. Designed for the student and layperson. Subjects covered include:
astronomy, biology, botany, earth science, environment and conservation,
genetics, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, physiology, psychology, and
zoology.
PolTox:
Pollution & Toxicology Database
1000 journals covering technical
and non-technical aspects of pollution and toxicology, environmental, public
health, and medical issues from around the world are indexed here. References
to air, water, land, radiation and noise pollution, environmental risks, food
additives, pharmaceutical side effects and biochemistry, agrochemicals,
industrial chemicals, standards, ecology, and health and safety are covered
beginning in
1966.
Rachel Carson Council,
Inc.
This organization is a source for information on pesticides; write
of concerns about local pesticide use to:
rccouncil@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/rccouncil/ourpage/
Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology
Academic Press, 1995, 3
volumes
Kline Science Library Reference QH540.4 +E52X
Signed explanatory
articles on a variety of topics concerning the health of the environment.
Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals
Van Nostrand
Reinhold, 3rd ed., 1996
Kline Science Library Reference TD196 O73 V47
1996
Data on chemicals selected for this book include factors related to
air, water, or soil pollution and biological effects of exposure: atmospheric
reactions, natural and synthetic sources, biodegradation rate, biochemical
oxygen demand, bioaccumulation values, toxicological effects of exposure in
ecosystems. Technical/advanced level.
Our Living Resources: a report to the nation on the distribution,
abundance, and health of U.S. plants, animals, and ecosystems Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
U.S.
Department of the Interior - National Biological Service, 1995
Oxford University Press,
1996, 2 volumes
Kline Science Library Reference QC854 +E523X
Signed
articles with bibliographies on many topics important to the environment may
be found in this source. Article topics include: acid rain, deforestation,
desertification, global warming, ozone hole, pollution, and biographical
profiles.
Agricola
A
database of citations to journal articles book chapters, reports, patents,
dissertations and other materials on agriculture, published by the U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, land grant
universities, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.N. and other
agencies, and received at the National Agricultural Library. Online coverage
begins with 1970 and includes some links to full-text. For earlier years back
to 1942, use Bibliography of Agriculture in KSL Abstracts and prior to
that, Agricultural Index (1916-1964).
Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries Resources
A database of
references to scientific aquatic literature including journal articles,
reports, newsletters, and government publications on natural resources and
water science. Coverage begins with 1971. This database on cd-rom is checked
out from the KSL Circulation Desk and used at workstation #13. International
in scope of titles indexed.
BIOSIS
Previews
Research articles and meetings papers from the world's
scholarly literature on all fields in life science can be identified through
searches of this database. In June 2001 coverage will begin with 1969 and
links to some full-text will be possible. Prior to electronic availability,
the printed counterparts Biological Abstracts (1926-1968) and
Botanical Abstracts (1918-1926) may be consulted at Kline Science
Library.
Wildlife and Ecology Worldwide
Covers the world's literature on mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians. Continues: Wildlife Worldwide, Wildlife & Fish Worldwide, Wildlife Review 1971-present, Wildlife Information Service 1935-present, BIODOC 1980-present.
Environment Abstracts
Published and unpublished materials on
environmental topics, with a North American emphasis, can be found using this
abstract located in the Forestry and Environmental Studies Library
(print/cd-rom). Coverage begins in 1975.
The Environmental Knowledgebase database (online edition of Environmental
Periodicals Bibliography) and covering 400 scholarly or popular journals, 1973 to present, is no longer available. In the immediate future, for citations from international scientific, technical, or
popular journals on human ecology, water and land resources, air and energy, you might try a combination of the following databases: General Science Full Text, the Web of Science (ISI citation indexes), Pollution and Toxicology Database (PolTox), CAB Abstracts, Agricola, and possibly PAIS. General Science Full Text TreeCD Water Resources Abstracts "Environment"
informational website Environmental Defense Fund Environment
and Natural Resources Biology Links National Library for the
Environment Encyclopedia of Ecology & Environmental Management Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics Ecology and Environment: the cycles of life
This resource offers a good way to identify articles
from well-known and popular science journals and magazines since 1984, a
number of them now available electronically in full-text.
The
TreeCD database covers all aspects of the ecology and management of natural
and plantation forests and agroforestry systems; pests; disease and abiotic
injuries of woody plants; biology and genetics of woody plants; wood
properties; and the production, properties and marketing of forest products.
The database covers the literature from 1939 to the present.
Contains abstracts and citations to
publications of the Water Resources Scientific Information Center of the U.S.
Geological Survey on physical, life, and social science, engineering, and
legal aspects of the water resources literature, 1966 to the present.
Searchable cd-rom is at the Forestry and Environmental Studies Library. **Note: this source is at least temporarily unavailable. In the immediate future, you might try searching for these sorts of citations using a combination of the GeoRef, Compendex, Web of Science (ISI science and social science citation indexes), and Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries (cd-rom at Kline Science Library) databases.
from the U.S. Geological
Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/themes/environ.html
Updates on
activities of this non-profit organization, especially with respect to U.S. news or
legislation affecting the environment.
http://www.edf.org/
see also its
Scorecard http://www.scorecard.org
from Cornell University
In the
Academics/Library/Networked Resources section is a category for Environment
and Natural Resources with subsections including: pollution and toxicology,
climate, and the Environmental Fate Data Base (containing Datalog, Biolog
(microbial degradation/toxicity), Chemfate (chemical information on
environmental fate), and Biodeg (biodegradation).
http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/manntom2.cgi?section=networked&URC=gateway.html Note: Site is no longer available
from
Harvard University's Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Includes
links to the WWW Virtual Library of Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment
and the WWW Virtual Library
Environment.
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html
http://cnie.org/NLE/
Blackwell
Science, 1998
Kline Science Library Reference GE300 +E53X 1998
Contains explanatory entries on principles, populations, animal and plant
biology, from basic ecology to conservation and environmental management,
written by over 200 experts from around the world. Literature references
included. Some illustrations. Stephen C. Stearns, a Yale professor, is on the
Editorial Board.
Cambridge
University Press, 2nd ed., 1998
Kline Science Library Reference QH540.4 L56
1998
Methods in molecular biology and developmental genetics have been
emphasized in this revision. Original edition appeared in 1982, giving special
attention to principles, processes and classifications. Anatomical terms are
not included among the 11,000 entries. Various reference data are found in the
appendices: symbols, abbreviations, acronyms, proofreader's marks, and science
maps and tables.
Oxford University
Press, 1995
Kline Science Library Reference QH541 +M565X 1995
This is a
richly illustrated source on keywords and themes in ecology and environmental
studies. Topics featured include: consumers, biomes, global climate, carbon
cycle, old age, adaptation, feeding the world, preserving diversity.
Interesting diagrams defining and relating fields of modern science and modern
ecology to each other are found at the start.
Agriculture Network Information
Center
AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the
Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant
Universities, and other institutions.
http://www.agnic.org/
WWW Virtual Library:
Forestry
http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/
Top
Forestry Resources on the Web
Compiled by the Society of American
Foresters.
http://forestry.about.com/science/forestry/library/weekly/aa022501.htm
Non-Timber Forest Products
This
website contains conservation and development information on commercial,
recreational, and subsistence extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP).
A diverse range of areas is covered including cultural, ecological, economic,
geographic, and political. Though the primary focus of this website is on the
U.S., international researchers will find plenty of useful
information.
http://www.ifcae.org/ntfp/
United States Forest
Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/
Global Forest
Watch
Global Forest Watch is an international data and mapping network
that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide
accurate information about the world's
forests.
http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/index.htm
Beacham's Guide to Environmental Issues and Sources
Social
Science Library Reference GE115 B43X 1993 (LC)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Information Sources
Forestry and
Environmental Studies Library Reference Z5863 P7 +E54X 1992 (LC)
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and
Engineering
3rd. edition, 1993 Not in Yale libraries. (2nd ed. 1980 at
Cross Campus Library)
Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Cambridge
University Press, 2nd ed., 1998
Kline Science Library Reference QH540.4
L56
Macmillan Dictionary of the Environment
Macmillan Press Ltd., 4th
edition, 1994
Kline Science Library Reference QH540.4 A44X 1994 (LC)
World Directory of Environmental Organizations: a handbook of national
and international organizations and programs
California Institute of
Public Affairs, 5th edition, 1996
Sterling Memorial Library Reference S920
+W67
Statistical Record of the Environment
Gale Research Inc.,
1992
Kline Science Library Reference TD180 +D37X 1992
Editions also in
Epidemiology & Public Health and Social Science libraries, reference
collections.
This source is a compilation of tabular and graphic data on a
wide range of environmental topics. Among the categories: Air/Water/Land;
Pollutants and Wastes; Effects (i.e., deaths, deforestation, global warming);
Costs/Budgets/Expenditures; Tools/Methods/Solutions; Pollution Control
Industry; Industry and Government Data; Cities/States/Regions/Nations;
Laws/Regulations; and Politics/Opinion.
State of the World
(annual)publisher: W.W. Norton
Latest
editions at Bass, Social Science, Epidemiology and Public Health
libraries Reference HC59 B766
Some back years also available at Kline
Science and Forestry libraries.
Published since 1984, this annual from the
Worldwatch Institute contains articles on major environmental topics such as
pollution, global population, and technological change.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY AND GOVERNMENT
GPO
via FirstGov
Citations to publications of U.S. government agencies
can be found through searches of this database, with coverage beginning in
July 1976. Subjects covered include: environment, agriculture, law, health,
and consumer issues. This is the online equivalent to the printed Monthly
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications which is available back to 1895.
Index
to Legal Periodicals
Use this database to identify articles on legal
environmental issues in well-known English language journals or university or
government publications (U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Gt. Britain, Ireland,
Australia, New Zealand) from 1981 to the present. Earlier publications can be
found through use of the printed Index to Legal Periodicals back to
1908.
PAIS
Use
this database to identify articles, books, government documents, conference
reports, and other publications on social issues from more than 60 countries.
Produced by Public Affairs Information Service, coverage begins in 1974.
MORRIS: the catalog of
the Yale University Law Library
Search the Morris online catalog to
identify books and journals available from the Lillian Goldman Law Library.
http://130.132.84.29/screens/opacmenu.html
See Yale University's Government Documents and Information Center's links
to U.S. Government
Information - Environment
Includes links to: Toxic Release Inventory
Data (EPA), National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) - a
database containing over 7,000 EPA documents, and National Library for the
Environment, a quality information source from the Congressional Research
Service (Congressional Research Service Reports) with up-to-date links to
nearly 1000 reports, briefs, and issue briefs on Natural Resources,
Environmental Quality and others on more general, international, and
legislative topics.
http://www.library.yale.edu/govdocs/environ.html
See Yale University's Lillian Goldman Law
Library links to legal, general reference, and an Internet search engine
for law information. Find pointers to cases, appeals, dictionaries, and more.
http://www.law.yale.edu/library/
Internet
Sites for Patents and Standards Information, from Yale University,
Engineering & Applied Science Library
A link to the searchable patent
database of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is provided at this site
along with links to related
information.
http://www.library.yale.edu/science/help//patent.html
Source
OECD
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development. It is comrised of three sections:
Studies (books and reports) by Theme, Periodicals and
Statistics.
http://www.sourceoecd.org
On The Issues
Ontheissues.org showcases leading research, opinions, and events shaping public
policy on issues including education, technology and healthcare. It is
non-partisan and free to users. Content providers include think tanks,
advocacy groups, associations, foundations, businesses, universities, the
Federal government, foreign governments, international organizations, and the
media.
http://www.ontheissues.org/issues.htm
PolicyFile
PolicyFile indexes
research and publication abstracts of public policy think tanks, university
research programs, research organizations and publishers. It covers all public
policy issues from trade with Asia to health care reform, from
telecommunications regulation to the European Union, from terrorism to
intelligence reform, from Bosnia to Superfund. It is updated weekly and at the
abstract level, Profile provides users with web links to contributing
organization's home page, electronic mail address, scholar biographies, and
full text.
http://www.policyfile.com/
FAOSTAT
FAOSTAT
is an online and multilingual database currently containing over one million
time series records covering international statistics in the following areas:
production, trade, food balance sheets, food aid shipments, fertilizers and
pesticides, land area and irrigation, forest products, fishing products,
population, agricultural marketing. Large files may be downloaded for further
statistical analysis.
Requires userid and
password.
OTA Legacy
The
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment closed in 1995. During its
23-year history, OTA provided Congressional members and committees with
objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical
issues of the late 20th century. This site makes available in electronic form
the complete collection of OTA publications along with additional materials
that illuminate the history and impact of the
agency.
http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/
GrayLit Network
The GrayLIT
Network is a comprehensive portal to Federal gray literature. By offering a
mode of communication for this hard-to-find class of literature, it enables
convenient access by the American public to government information. The
GrayLIT Network makes the gray literature of U.S. Federal Agencies easily
accessible over the Internet. It taps into the search engines of distributed
gray literature collections, enabling the user to find information without
first having to know the sponsoring
agency.
http://www.osti.gov/graylit/
Encyclopedia of Legal Information Sources
Gale Research,
1988
Library Shelving Facility KF1 +E53 1988 (LC)
Environment and the Law: a dictionary
ABC-CLIO, 1995
Kline
Science Library Reference KF3775 A68 P38X
Extensive explanations for acts,
standards, places of public interest, organizations, and persons of impact in
legal aspects of environmental issues.
Island Press Bibliography of Environmental Literature
Compiled by
Joseph A. Miller, Sarah M. Friedman, David C. Grigsby, Annette Huddle. Island
Press, 1993
Forestry and Environmental Studies Library Reference, Kline
Science Library, Engineering Library, Bass Library Reference Z5322 E2
I85X 1993 Section 10 on Law, Politics, and Government describes many books and
other print information resources for investigations into environmental law:
pollution, the sea, warfare, toxic materials, rainforest, regulations,
wetlands, land trusts. Includes some older and classic works.
Agricola
A
database of citations to journal articles book chapters, reports, patents,
dissertations and other materials on agriculture, published by the U.S. Dept.
of Agriculture, state agricultural experiment stations, land grant
universities, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.N. and other
agencies, and received at the National Agricultural Library. Online coverage
begins with 1970 and includes some links to full-text. For earlier years back
to 1942, use Bibliography of Agriculture in KSL Abstracts and prior to
that there's Agricultural Index (1916-1964).
BIOSIS
Research articles and meetings papers from the world's scholarly
literature on all fields in life science can be identified through searches of
this database. In June 2001 coverage will begin with 1969 and links to some
full-text will be possible. Prior to electronic availability, the printed
counterparts Biological Abstracts (1926-1968) and Botanical
Abstracts (1918-1926) may be consulted at Kline Science
Library.
CAB
Abstracts
This large and international database of agriculture
references includes references to topics in: agricultural biotechnology,
agricultural economics, rural development, plant and animal breeding, crop
production and protection, soils technology, forest products, grasslands,
protozoology, dairy science, animal health, human nutrition, and related areas
of entomology, mycology, paraistology, sociology, recreation, and tourism.
Coverage for this combined resource begins with 1972. Related earlier records
for forestry topics are found online in TREECD,
back to 1939 and for related topics in biology, use Biological
Abstracts back to 1926 in Kline Science Library Abstracts. For the related
non-science areas, consult reference desks in the Forestry & Environmental
Studies, Social Sciences, or Sterling Memorial libraries. Updating occurs on a
monthly basis.
General Science Full Text
A subject index covering 80 or so English-language
journals. Book review citations are included in the back section of the print
edition. Designed for the student and layperson. Subjects covered include:
astronomy, biology, botany, earth science, environment and conservation,
genetics, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, physiology, psychology, and
zoology.
Agriculture and Environment for Developing Regions
This abstract
was formerly published as: Abstracts on Tropical Agriculture and, even
earlier, as Tropical Abstracts. International coverage is found here
and the print volumes held at Yale are in the abstracts section of Kline
Science Library.
Sustainable
Development web page
This site offers three types of information: a
bibliography of works emphasizing economics and sustainable development, a
series of student authored "executive summaries" of case studies involving
attempts to pursue sustainable strategies, and links to other sustainable
development
sites.
http://www.colby.edu/personal/t/thtieten/sustain.html
Sustainable
development
links
http://www.colby.edu/personal/t/thtieten/sustainlinks.html
The Right-to-Know Network
The
Right-to-Know Network provides free access to numerous databases, text files,
and conferences on the environment, housing, and sustainable development. With
the information available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and
their environmental effects; analyze reinvestment by banks in their
communities; and assess people and communities
affected.
http://www.rtk.org/
WWW Virtual Library
Sustainable Development
Links to directories, data, sustainable
measures database, a site for the 50-most quoted sites for sustainable
development. A large compilation of links leading to information on projects,
organizations, events and more. Maintained by the Center for Economic and
Social Studies on the Environment at Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change
John Wiley &
Sons, Ltd., 2002, 5 volumes
Kline Science Library Reference GE149 +E443
2002 (LC)
Volumes 4 (Responding to Global Environmental Change) and 5
(Social and Economic Dimensions of Global Environmental Change) contain
articles relating to sustainability. Articles are signed and written by
faculty, researchers, and authorities from around the world. Literature
references and suggestions for further reading accompany many entries.
Cross-referencing between articles is frequently found, leading to related
articles within the set.
Encyclopedia of Global Change: environmental change and human
society
Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 volumes
Kline Science
Library Stacks (non-circulating)GE149 +E47X 2002 (LC), Online edition available through Orbis
Signed, readable articles with
bibliographic references are found in this encyclopedia. Topics range from
scientific to social science to legal and policy-based perspectives of this
popular movement.
HUMAN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
PolTox:
Pollution and Toxicology Database
1000 journals with technical and
non-technical articles on pollution and toxicology, environmental, public
health, and medical issues from around the world are indexed here. References
to air, water, land, radiation and noise pollution, environmental risks, food
additives, pharmaceutical side effects and biochemistry, agrochemicals,
industrial chemicals, standards, ecology, and health and safety are covered
beginning in 1966.
National
Technical Information Service
NTIS provides bibliographic and abstract
coverage to technical reports from both U.S. and non-U.S. sponsored research.
Compiled by the National Technical Information Service, the NTIS database
covers a wide range of topics, including biotechnology, the environment,
health and safety, business, and engineering. Coverage begins in
1983.
Native Americans and the
Environment
This site is sponsored by the American Indian Heritage
Foundation. Provides links to essays, bibliographies, and other documents
related to native people and environmental issues.
http://cnie.org/NAE/
Children's Environmental Health
Network
A national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to
promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from
environmental health hazards. Their website provides information on the
Network, the issue of children's environmental health, and links to sources of
information and resources in the field.
http://www.cehn.org/
Environmental Health Information
Service
The EHIS is a service of the NIH-National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences and the DHHS-National Toxicology Program. This
site includes full-text of National Health Perspectives.
http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov/
Scorecard, from the Environmental Defense Fund, a non-profit organization.
Ranking data on environmental health at a (U.S.) county or state level can be displayed.
Center for Environmental Information and
Statistics (Environmental Protection Agency)
This site provides data
and information on environmental quality, status and trends. It includes
environmental profiles for each state, county, and territory in the United
States and a digital library of full-text of many EPA
reports.
http://www.epa.gov/ceis/
Resource Guide on Children's Environmental Health
Epidemiology
and Public Health Library Reference RJ102.R485 1997
This guide was
developed to help policy makers, health and environmental specialists,
community leaders and the general public identify and access key resources in
children's environmental health. It includes an introduction to the field, and
lists relevant government and private organizations and other data
sources.
Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology
Epidemiology and Public Health
Library Reference RA1270.P4H36 1991
General principles of toxicology are
covered in this two-volume work, as well as information on human and domestic
animal exposure to pesticides, effects on wildlife, diagnosis and treatment,
and in-depth profiles of specific compounds.
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation
Kline Science Library Reference TD388 V53X 2001 (LC)+ Oversize
The discussion and statistical tables in this handbook focus on use of water by humans, whether in a residential, landscape, industrial, or agricultural setting. Conservation philosophies and approaches are emphasized.
Statistical Record of the Environment
Epidemiology and Public
Health, Medical, Social Science, and Kline Science libraries Reference
TD180.S73 1995
SRE presents statistical materials on a wide range of
environmental issues, including air and water pollution, energy, solid and
hazardous wastes, global warming and soil erosion. It draws on government and
private sources of information, and touches on pollution control legislation
and industry.
Genium's Handbook of Safety, Health and Environmental
Data
Epidemiology and Public Health Library Reference T55.3.G46 1999 (2
volumes)
Genium's provides ecotoxicity and other data on more than 4500 of
the most common hazardous materials, as well as clean up and disposal methods
and regulation listings.
Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety: principles and
practices
Epidemiology and Public Health Library Reference RA565.K67
1991 (2 volumes)
This handbook touches on almost every major environmental
health area, including energy, environmental epidemiology, risk management,
environmental law, air and water quality, solid and hazardous waste, sewage
disposal, pesticides, and radiation. Its purpose is to provide a solid working
knowledge of each area with sufficient detail for practitioners.
AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment
Cross Campus Library
stacks and closed reserve, HB849.415 H374X 2000 (LC)
This atlas was
described in Science (Jan. 26, 2001) shortly after publication.
Throughout the book, human impact on the environment throughout the world is a
theme. Consumption of resources, policies, the atmosphere, waste, ecosystems,
and biodiversity are addressed with maps and graphics.
Begun in April 2001 and last revised on: October 30, 2003.