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Environmental Studies Resources @ Cleveland Library  

Last update: Jan 16, 2012 URL: http://libguides.colby-sawyer.edu/ENVIRONMENTAL  Print Guide   RSS Updates ShareThis

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Find online Videos about Environmental Studies

  • Academic Video Online
    Newsreels, animation, documentaries . . . search for a specific subject or browse the collections. You can embed links to these videos into a presentation too!

Environmental Studies Course Guides

Find Books

Books about Environmental topics are classified in various areas:
GE  Environmental Sciences
QH  Ecology
TD  Environmental Protection
HB Population

and can be found on the upper level  of the barn (GE, HB), on the library's main level (QH) and lower level (TD). Don't forget to check the Oversize, AV, and Reference Collections as well.
Try using "Subject Browse" from the drop-down menu with one of the following search terms:
•    Ecology
•    Environmental policy
•    Environmental protection
•    Sustainable development
•    Global warming
•    Climactic changes
•    Nature
•    Human ecology
•    Natural history

or try your own words in a general keyword search.

Find Online Books and Specialty Encyclopedias for Environmental Studies

Start here for background research about your topic.  Inform yourself before you enter the "conversation among experts" in scholarly journals.  Remember, encyclopedias are only the beginning of the research process.  Start here but don't stop here!

  • Access Science Encyclopedia
    Full-text science encyclopedia articles, biographies, bibliographies, videos, animations, news, study guides
  • CQ Global Researcher
    in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. CQ Global Researcher offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues. Written by seasoned journalists with years of international experience, these reports make use of such popular sections as "current situation," "pro-con," and a new feature called "voices from abroad."
  • CQ Researcher
    This is a subscription Database, paid for with your CSC tuition $$'s. It contains weekly reports covering current and controversial issues of the day. Includes summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
  • Credo Reference
    Colby-Sawyer's answer to Wikipedia, try the concept search to brainstorm related topics
  • eBooks on EBSCOhost
    A collection of e-books in many disciplines, including the social and natural sciences
  • Oxford Reference Online
    A collection of online Reference Books on dozens of subject areas.
 

Find Print Encyclopedias for Environmental Studies

Find these encyclopedias in the library . . . they are in the Reference collection on the main floor and cannot be checked out, so you'll have to do your research during library hours.  Remember, these encyclopedias are a good place to start your research, but don't stop with the information you find here, use it to guide your search for articles on your topic.

Reference Librarian

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Sondra VanderPloeg
Contact Info:
svanderploeg@colby-sawyer.edu
Room 301-F
Susan C. Cleveland Library
603-526-3375
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Research Help @ Cleveland Library

Reference Desk Hours: 

Mon - Thurs 9am - 9pm

Friday          9am - 6pm 

Sunday        12pm - 9pm

Reference Desk Phone:  526-3687

Reference Staff:

Research Consultants: Beth Krajewski, Erica Webb, Merry Armentrout

College Librarian: Carrie Thomas  

Reference Librarian: Sondra VanderPloeg 

College Archivist: Kelli Bogan

 

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