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Biological Abstracts (Thomson)
  Resource Guide
Coverage: 1994 to present. Updated: bi-monthly.
Abstracting and indexing of more than 4,000 international journals in the life sciences, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, the environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, public health and toxicology.
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Biological Sciences (ProQuest/CSA)
Resource Guide
Coverage: 1982 to present. Updated: monthly.
Collection of 25 databases of abstracts and citations in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology. Covers over 6,000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. |
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BioOne.1 (BioOne)
Coverage: 2000 to present. Updated: weekly.
Includes full text articles from over 80 high impact journals in biological, ecological and environmental studies.
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Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale)
Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition. Last Updated: 2004.
This e-book includes 480 entries on topics such as ethics of health professionals, animal research, population control and the environment, cloning, privacy and censorship on the Web, stem cell research, same-sex marriage, and much more. Coverage: complete text and images from the 5 volume print edition.
Note: The 5 volume print version is available in Murphy Library's reference collection; call no. QH332 .E52 2004 |
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy (Gale)
This e-book examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. Covers concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage. |
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Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (Sage)
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The Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change Presents articles from leading scholars and institutional experts on the science and history of climate change, the polarizing controversies over climate-change theories, the role of societies, the industrial and economic factors, and the sociological aspects of climate change. Last Updated: 2008. |
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GreenFILE (EBSCOhost)
GreenFILE includes citations for articles on information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Citations for scholarly, government, and popular articles in areas of agriculture, education, law, health, and technology are all part of this resource. Topics include climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Citations and abstracts are included for over 380,000 records. Updated: regularly. This resource is free from EBSCOhost. |
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AGRICOLA (FirstSearch)
Coverage: 1970 to present. Updated: monthly.
From the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). Index to 850 journals and other materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. |
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Applied Science and Technology Full Text (Wilson)
1983 to present. Updated: monthly.
Indexes and abstracts hundreds of journals in the subjects of chemistry, engineering, computer technology, mathematics, data processing, physics, and energy-related disciplines. |
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CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University Press)
Coverage: 1991 to present. Updated: weekly.
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of journal articles, working papers, and conference papers in topics such as: international affairs, economics, environment, and politics. Also includes case studies, course packs, and a schedule of events with calls for papers. |
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GEOBASE (FirstSearch)
Coverage: 1980 to present. Updated: monthly.
Citations and abstracts from international journal articles covering all aspects of: geography, geology, and ecology. |
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LandView Resource Guide
A desktop mapping system that searches and maps selected information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Guide: Demographics by Radius with LandView
Location: "LandView East": Statistics/Geography workstation in the reference area; "LandView West": Reference/Humanities workstation in the reference area |
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Science Accelerator
Resource Guide
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scientific research & development results, project descriptions, and
more. This search engine covers individual government
databases including:
Information Bridge,
E-Print Network,
Science Conference
Proceedings, R&D
Accomplishments,
Energy Citations
Database, R&D Project
Summaries, EPA
Science Inventory (SI), NIH
Computer Retrieval of
Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP), NSF
Award Abstracts, SBA
Technology Resources Network
(TECH-Net), USDA
Current Research Information System (CRIS),
DOepatents,
and EnergyFiles. |
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Science Online (Science)
Coverage: 1997 to present. Updated: weekly.
A weekly online publication that covers scientific training, career development, and the science job market. Includes the online version of Science
Magazine. One of the most well read journals in the field. Published the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also provides access to free content such as ScienceCareers.org, STKE, and the four most recent weeks of ScienceNOW news stories. |
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TOXLINE (ProQuest/CSA)
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Coverage: last 5 years + current year. Updated monthly.
From the National Library of Medicine, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Covers all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. (This version of TOXLINE does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS, or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts.) |
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Web of Science (Thomson)
Coverage: 1987 to present. Updated: weekly.
Access to Arts & Humanities Citation Index,, Science Citation Index Expanded,, and Social Sciences Citation Index, which collectively index more than 8,000 high quality, peer-reviewed journals cover-to-cover. |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
 Resource Guide
Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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JSTOR
Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
Access to the full text of over 490 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001. |
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LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis)
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information.
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Environmental Studies Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Environmental Studies. Many more Environmental Studies related periodicals are available through the library's article databases. |
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Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (WileyInterscience)
A general scientific reference encyclopedia containing over 10,000 entries on topics ranging across all scientific disciplines including animal science, anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric science, chemistry, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, information science, life science, materials, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, mining, physics, physiology, planetary science, plant science, power technology, space science, structural engineering, and a host of other subjects. |
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