Environmental Issues and Policy Index (formerly Environmental Knowledgebase) (1973+) Provides abstract/index information for over 1000 titles in the area of environmental policy and studies
Find books, government reports, conference proceedings, journal titles, etc.
Main Catalog
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| nuclear industry United States nuclear energy global warming prevention environmental policy energy policy United States nuclear nonproliferation nuclear nonproliferation policy nuclear disarmament energy consumption nuclear Germany |
International security nuclear arms control Renewable energy sources Sustainable development energy industries environment? power resources environment? climate change energy policy France climatic changes greenhouse gases |
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A service which allows you to search multiple databases simultaneously.
Environment and Science Databases
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Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (1967+) A compilation of 12 subfiles, including Water Resources Abstracts and Pollution Abstracts, containing journal articles and technical reports.
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- Lexis-Nexis Environmental includes abstracts of journal articles and conference papers and selected full text of news, journals, federal and state codes and federal agency regulations.
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Web of Science (ISI) (1945+) Provides thorough coverage of major journals in the sciences/social sciences
- Environmental Expert.com Free access to 1500+ Articles, Technical Papers, Reports, and Case Studies from industry experts, research institutes and public administrations world-wide. Articles can be searched by technical field, pollutant type, industry type or by keyword search.
Politics & Public Policy Databases
- PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service (1915+) Provides citations to articles, books, reports, and select government documents on U.S. and international public policy issues.
- PolicyFile (1990+) Draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers. Covers all aspects of public policy.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975+) Provides citations and abstracts of political science literature, including journal articles, books and book chapters, dissertations, and reviews. It also covers such areas as international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public policy.
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online(CIAO) publishes a wide range of scholarship; includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
- Academic Search Premier (1975+) Multi-disciplinary database providing abstract and indexing with select full text for many core scholarly journals as well as popular press periodicals
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ProQuest Research Library (Mid 1970s+. (Highly selective earlier coverage))Abstracting, indexing, and select full text of many core scholarly journals, magazines and major newspapers for information on a broad range of subjects.
Newspaper articles
Major news sources can be found at this site: http://libweb/catalogs/articles.php?typeID=20
- News: Proquest Newspapers Provides full text access to the New York Times (1980+) , the Wall Street Journal (1984+), and the Chicago Tribune (1985+)
- Lexis Nexis Academic Provides full text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full text of the New York Times
- Newsbank Provides full-text of many major national and regional newspapers.
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Factiva Full-text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full-text of the Wall Street Journal an Barron'. Includes selected full-text and abstracts of many industry and general interest publications.
Use Newstand page link to browse current newspapers
Selected Government Document Sources For full Princeton list see:
http://library.princeton.edu/catalogs/articles.php?typeID=21
| United States Government Documents NOTE: PUL has extensive collections of government publications and is a depository library for U.S. f ederal, New Jersey, United Nations and European Union documents. Many publications available at Princeton are not listed in the PUL catalog. Please ask for help. For full Princeton list see of document sources: http://library.princeton.edu/catalogs/articles.php?typeID=21 |
- Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe (1789+) Extensive database that indexes publications of the U.S. Congress such as hearings, committee reports, documents and prints
- GPO Access Service of the U.S. Government Printing Office; provides free access to information including Congressional bills, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, GAO reports, Supreme Court decisions, and more
- Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet Free service of the Library of Congress. Provides the full text of House and Senate bills, bill summary and status reports, public laws, the Congressional Record, and Congressional committee reports
- Government sites on energy, the environment , electricity and electronics complied by Oklahoma state
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- National Library for the Environment Consists of fulltext files of over 1200 short Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports on environmental issues.
- National Exposure Research Laboratory. Oversees research into the extent and nature of exposure of humans and ecosystems to environmental pollutants and other stressors. The web page includes links to databases of research publications as well as data on exposure itself.
- National Environmental Data Index. Provides full-text searching of environmental information from several U.S. agencies. Information covered includes datasets, text documents and websites.
Congressional Committees concerned with the Environment
House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources and Science.
Senate Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Energy and Natural Resources, and Environment and Public Works.
Congressional Committees concerned with Energy
House Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources and Science.
Senate Committees on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Energy and Natural Resources, and
Environment and Public Works
Selected United Nations Document Sites
- United Nations Development Programme
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Division for Sustainable Development.
- ECOLEX: a Gateway to Environmental Law a joint project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and IUCN -- The World Conservation Union. It consists of seven different databases with links to full text laws and court decisions.
- United Nations Collection at Princeton University Library Provides links to major UN sites
Data Resources on the Environment
- Princeton University Library: Economics FAQ on the environment
- World Development Indicators Offers environmental data including land use and agricultural production, energy production and use, and emissions. Data as early as 1960.
- International Energy Agency Detailed international data on coal, electricity, natural gas, oil, renewables, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion, energy prices and taxes, energy technology research and development, world energy statistics and balances, and forecasts of energy policies.
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SourceOECD Includes sttatistics as well as full-text books, periodicals, and working papers published by the OECD, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, European Conference of Ministers of Transport, International Energy Agency, and more.
- World Bank. Data and Statistics. Environment. Various international, regional, and country data on various aspects of the environment including The Little Green Data Book (excerpts from World Development Indicators regarding the environment) and IPPS Pollution Intensity and Abatement Cost Datasets.
- UNEP.net (United Nations Environment Programme Data portal) Portal to a wealth of international and regional data on many aspects of the environment including agriculture, air quality, biodiversity, ecosystems, endangered and threatened species, emissions, erosion, forests, human settlements, land use, ozone, pesticides, and weather.
- United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Includes Envirofacts, ap ortal to various environmental data sites and Air Data, which provides monitoring and emissions data.
- Statistics from the DOE
Evaluating Web Resources
- Most of the resources listed have all been licensed and paid for by PUL. They have been carefully evaluated and selected by subject experts in the library.
- Many of the resources on the web have not been evaluated by anyone. It is important for you to evaluate sites.
Here are a few sites that can help:
Harvard University Library http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/evaluatingweb/
Duke University Library http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/evaluating_web.htm
Citing Sources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Style.html
Also try: http://www.refworks.com
Google Search Tips ( Google Search Guide):
http://www.googleguide.com/sharpening_queries.html
http://www.googleguide.com/cheatsheet.html
example: intitle:"global warming" site:gov
example: intitle:"global warming" site:www.epa.gov
example: "nuclear phase out" germany site:edu
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