GE Cluster M1ABC: The Global Environment This page will help you identify, locate, and evaluate information for your course. Getting Started · Topic Selection · Selecting the Right Source · Road to Research Tutorial · Questions? Ask Us! Topic Overview CQ Researcher (online) Washington, D.C: Congressional Quarterly Inc. Annual and online. College Library Reference Wall: H 35 E23 Good source for background information on controversial environmental topics. Includes pro- and con- arguments. Dictionary of Environment & Ecology. London: Fitzroy Bloomsbury, 2004. 5^th ed. College Library Reference Wall: QH 540.4 C65 2004 British viewpoint. Includes comments on the controversial significance of the word. Encyclopedia of Global  Change: Environmental Change and Human Society New York: Oxford University Press,  2002.  2 vol.                                                 SEL Reference: GE 149 E47 2002      Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change New York: Wiley, 2002.               SEL Reference and YRL Reference: GE 149 E443 2002          Encyclopedia of Human Ecology. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2003. 2 vol.           College Library Reference Wall:  GF 4 E53 2003        Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (online) Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. Updated regularly. Includes environmental topics. Encyclopedia of Rainforests. Westport: Oryx Press, 2002.                                      College Library Reference Wall: QH 86 J85 2002    Encyclopedia of World Environmental History New York: Routledge, 2004. 3 vol. Biomed Library: GF 10 E56 2004 Chronicles the effect human beings have had on the environment and nature. The Environment Encyclopedia and Directory London: Europa Publications, 2005.   College Library Reference Wall: GE 10 E57 2005 Has an environment dictionary, key maps, directory of environmental organizations in different countries, and an environmental who's who. Environmental Encyclopedia Detroit: Gale/Thomson-Gale, 2003. 2 vol. Biomed Reference Core: GE 10 E61 2003 Environmental Literacy: Everything You Need to Know About Saving Our Planet New York: Random House, 1993.   College Library Reference Wall: GE 10 D37 1993 Basic encyclopedic dictionary of key concepts. The Facts on File Dictionary of Environmental Science New York: Facts on File, 1991.   College Library Reference Wall: TD 9 S74 1991 A slightly more technical environmental dictionary. The Last Rain Forests: a World Conservation Atlas New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.   College Library Reference Wall: QH 541.5 R27 L38 1990 Rich in photos and maps, older but good overview of the rain forests and their distribution, wildlife and deforestation. Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2002. 2 vol. College Library Reference Wall: QH 541.15 B56 L54 2002 Very basic encyclopedia with brief general overview articles on current topics. Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Environment (6 vol.) New York : Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1997.    College Library Reference Wall: GE 10 M33 1997  Provides basic information about such topics as minerals, energy resources, pollution, soils and erosion, wildlife and extinction, agriculture, the ocean, wilderness, hazardous wastes, population, environmental laws, ecology, and evolution. Recycling in America: a Reference Handbook Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997   College Library Reference Wall: TD 794.5 S77 1997 Information on organizations, legal issues, history of waste and origins of many recycled products, biographical information, state laws and regulations and recycling facts. Toxic Waste Sites: an Encyclopedia of Endangered America Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997.   College Library Reference Wall: TD 1040 C73 1997 This book examines each of more than 1300 Superfund sites in the U.S. Books Find books at UCLA using the UCLA Library Catalog. Learn how to use the catalog .  Useful call number areas: GE - Environmental Sciences QH - Natural history; biology TD - Environmental technology Subject headings tips: Do a keyword search first, then look at the full record for subject headings add geographical area such as the full name of the country Tips and Tricks ENVIROnetBASE http://www.environetbase.com Full text searching of more advanced CRC Press handbooks in the field of environmental science. Includes facts, figures, charts, tables, illustrations, and formulas dealing with environmental science. Each chapter is a pdf file and is full-text searchable. Articles  Find article indexes by subject  Useful article indexes... Expanded Academic ASAP - Good place to begin Web of Science - For journal articles in all fields BIOSIS Previews - Largest biological sciences journal article database Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management - Technical and comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Full-text newspaper articles; see "U.S. News" for local topics America's Newspapers - More local newspapers Alt-Press Watch - Covers the alternative and independent press periodicals Scholarly vs. Popular Articles  How to evaluate journal articles Periodical shelving locations Locate magazines, journals and newspapers in UCLA libraries. Find locations of specific journal titles at UCLA using the UCLA Library Catalog. Links to web sites, libraries, publications, electronic journals, and more...  Remember that anyone can put up a web page.  Keep in mind what to look for when choosing web pages for research. The Internet Public Library: Environmental Sciences and Ecology  http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/sci16.00.00/ Librarians' Internet Index http://lii.org/ Web sites selected and reviewed by librarians. Select "Science" and then “Environment.” Creative Gallery on Sustainability Communications http://www.unep.fr/pc/sustain/advertising/ad/ad_list.asp?cat=all Includes almost 100 print and television ads on sustainability issues. Sponsored by the United Nations Environment Program. Scirus http://scirus.com/ Science search engine. Check "environmental sciences" subject area box. Using Information Effectively How to Write a Research Paper http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html Bruin Success With Less Stress http://www.library.ucla.edu/bruinsuccess Writer's Handbook (citing) http://wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html Diana Hacker. Research and Documentation Online (citing) http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ Style Guides – Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism http://www.glendale.edu/library/research/citing.html#citing Thesauri & Dictionaries Resources selected by: Catherine Brown, Librarian Liaison for GE Cluster M1ABC Last updated: March 31, 2008