environment

This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about environment.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about environment, materials in the library catalog about environment, websites relevant to environment, and links to library databases that contain information about environment.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.

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Suggested Research Terms

One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about environment:

• ecology
• environment
• biodiversity
• ecosystem(s)
• work environment

Note: See also in SMC Library's Research Topics List the topics of "endangered species," "environmental protection," "global warming," and "pollution."

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Materials in the library catalog about environment

We have the following materials in the library catalog about environment:

• ecology
• environmental protection
• biodiversity
• energy conservation

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Websites on environment

The following websites will help you with your research on environment:

• Biodiversity & Conservation
  This hypertext book was written by a biology professor from UC Irvine to be used for a biological conservation class. Most of the links lead to outside resources. It covers "the origin, nature and value of biological diversity, the threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is left."
• Congressional Research Service Reports
  Searchable collection of over 1200 Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports redistributed as a service of the National Library for the Environment which is maintained by the National Council for Science and the Environment, which is supported by nearly 500 academic, scientific, environmental, and business organizations. CRS is part of the Library of Congress, and prepares its reports for the U.S. Congress.
• Destination Earth 
  The official website for NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. Provides information research and information about the total Earth system from the vantage point of space.
• Environment WWW Virtual Library
  This directory of environmental websites is maintained by earthsystems.org, a non-profit environmental educational organization. The site also includes a list of lists of environmental resources.
• Rainforestweb.org
  The World Rainforest Information Portal is a gateway to Rainforest information and resources. Created by the Rainforest Action Network.
• World Wildlife Foundation Global Network
  A news and informational site by an organization whose mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature." Links to other WWF sites around the world.

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Library Databases relevant to environment

Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.

Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

National Newspapers (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.

Newspaper Source Plus
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.

Science Full Text Select
Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.

JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.

CountryWatch
Country Reviews provide geographical, political, economic, corporate and environmental information for every country in the world. Country Wire is compiled from the wire services on the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental events on a country by country basis.

Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.

Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.