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Ecology
Earthshots:
Satellite Images of Environmental Changes (Internet)
The U.S. Geological Survey presents a stunning set of before and after Landsat
images (satellite photos using remote-sensing techniques).
Encyclopedia of Global Change (Oxford)
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. The entries cover a range of general research categories: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies. Off-campus use requires
password.
Envirofacts
Data Warehouse (U.S. EPA)
A single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. This website
provides access to several EPA databases to provide you with information
about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere
in the United States.
Forum
on Religion and Ecology: Revisioning Human-Earth Relations (Internet)
The Forum on Religion and Ecology is the largest international multireligious
project of its kind. With its conferences, publications, and website it
is engaged in exploring religious worldviews, texts, and ethics in order
to broaden understanding of the complex nature of current environmental
concerns. The Forum recognizes that religions need to be in dialogue with
other disciplines (e.g., science, ethics, economics, education, public
policy, gender) in seeking comprehensive solutions to both global and
local environmental problems.
Global
Exchange (Internet)
Offers strategies for democratizing the global economy, advancing the
cause of human rights, and challenging the notion that the solutions to
international crises inevitably involve military action. Off-campus use
requires password.
Office
of Science and Technical Information (Internet)
Scientific and technical information resources of the Department of Energy's
Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) in broad disciplines
such as physics, chemistry, materials, biology, engineering, energy efficiency,
and other related subject areas. Resources include tools for cross searching
bibliographic citations, full-text technical reports, preprints, and journals
citations residing in multiple databases and Web sites.
PapersFirst
(FirstSearch)
Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide.
A major research aid covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop,
and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's (BLDC)
vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Off-campus use requires
password.
ProceedingsFirst
(FirstSearch)
Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference.
Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The
British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference
proceedings. Off-campus use requires password.
Toxicology
Database Network (TOXNET) (Internet)
Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, is a cluster of databases
on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
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