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Environmental Issues Research Links

Databases for Finding Magazine & Journal Articles
Catalog for Finding Books
Links to Selected Web Sites


Article Databases:

EbscoHost databases - on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Articles from academic journals, magazines, newspapers & other published sources in all subject areas.

  • To search for more than one "concept", click on Advanced Search below the Search box
  • In the “Search modes” selection area, select “Boolean/Phrase” by clicking the appropriate button
  • In the first search box, type the search word(s) for one concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. 
    Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root.  Example:     “food scraps” OR waste
  • In the second box, type the search word(s) for another concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
    Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root.  Example:     compost* OR recycl*
  • If you have a third concept, type the search word(s) for that concept in the third box. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept.
    Use an * to search for multiple words from the same root.  Example:     college* OR universit*
  • Click the “Search” button to begin a search
  • When the results page is displayed, click on an article title to see detailed information and a summary of the article.
  • To see the full-text of an article, click on PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text at the left of the detailed information page
  • Once you find one article specifically on your topic, click on any relevant subject headings (near the top of the article page) to find more articles on that topic.
  • To print or e-mail an article, click on the print or e-mail buttons at the right of the article


Gale PowerSearch databases on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Excellent general article database--articles from popular magazines, academic journals, reference books and newspapers (including S.F. Chronicle.). 

o        To narrow searches, combine concepts with AND.

o        PLEASE NOTE: When search results are first displayed, only magazines articles are shown, if available for your search.
Click on the “Academic Journals” tab to display all journal articles; click on the "News" tab to display news articles; click on the "Reference" tab to display reference articles.


Google Scholar
Google’s academic search engine accesses a wide range of academic articles, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities.

 

To search for multiple concepts, use ORs between words for the same concept, quotes around phrases, parentheses around each concept, and ANDs between concepts, e.g. (“food scraps” OR waste) AND (compost OR recycle) AND (college OR university)

 

The majority of sources are usually abstracts (summaries) of articles, which do not provide the full-text of the article (or a significant charge is required for the full article), but when links are included on the right side of the results list page, full-text articles are usually available.  In many cases, you may be able to retrieve the full-text of these articles by using the Skyline College Library Article Delivery Service.
 

S.F. Chronicle Archives (SFGate)
Free database of full-text articles from current and back issues of the S.F. Chronicle (back to 1995).

 

Books:

The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System.
After clicking on the link above to access the catalog, follow the steps below:

To search for books in all libraries in the PLS system:

·         Type search words (keep your search words broad) in the first search box & click Submit.
The search results will show books and other materials in all libraries in the PLS system.

·         To Limit your search results to materials at Skyline College Library:

·         Click on Modify Search near the top of the screen.

·         You will be brought back to the search screen and your search term(s) will reappear.

·         Scroll down to the Location selection box (2nd box under Limit to: below the search boxes),

·         select Skyline College in the Location box,

·         then click the Submit button.

To search for books only in Skyline College Library:

·         Type search words (keep your search words broad) in the first search box.

·         Scroll down to the Location selection box (2nd box under Limit to: below the search boxes),

·         select Skyline College in the Location box,

·         then click the Submit button.

 

Links to Recommended Web Sites:

Links to Recommended Web Sites on Environmental Sciences and Ecology Topics
High quality links to a wide range of life science-related topics. From Internet Public Library.

Good Stuff? A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to the Things We Buy
Answers to questions about the environmental and social impacts of the products you buy and use.  Tips, facts, and links to help you make more informed purchases that benefit your health and the environment.

Friends of the Earth
Environmental organization dedicated to defending the environment and championing a healthy and just world

Save Our Environment Action Center
Collaborative effort of environmental advocacy organizations to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important environmental issues

Greenpeace
International organization working to address the threat of global warming, destruction of ancient forests, deterioration of our oceans, and the threat of a nuclear disaster


Alternative Energy/Fuels:

Alternative Fuels Data Center
Extensive information on alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them.  Includes Alternative Fuels Comparison Chart.  From the U.S. Department of Energy.

Energy Information Administration (EIA)
Official energy statistics from the U.S. government

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Information from the U.S. Department of Energy

National Biodiesel Board
National trade association representing the biodiesel industry

Journey to Forever Biofuels Library
Articles on biofuels issues from an educational website dealing with environmental and development issues

Links to Recommended Web Sites on Alternative Fuels  (from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)

 

 

 

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last revised: 2-28-12
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA