Environmental Studies: A Research Guide
Whether we live in the desert, rainforest, prairies, or near the ocean, our environment is consistently at risk due to the actions of man and nature. The resources below will help researcher get started in learning more about the concepts and issues facing our environment today. This guide introduces researchers to some of the basic informational sources on the topic. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the library’s catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.
Some of these web sites are external to CFCC. The owners of these web sites are responsible for their content, including their links to other sites on the World Wide Web. CFCC has not necessarily reviewed this site and assumes no responsibility for the Contents, nor does this “Link” imply endorsement of the site.
Web Sites
Librarians Index to the Internet, Environment — http://lii.org/search/file/environ
Internet search directory that provides links to reliable Web sites on many varied topics from endangered species and noise pollution to mercury contamination and solar energy.
The National Environmental Directory — http://www.environmentaldirectory.net
Directory of more than 13,000 organizations in the United States concerned with environmental issues and environmental education.
National Library Environment — http:// — www.ncseonline.org/NLE/
Offers access to over 1,000 Congressional research service reports on the environment and related topics.
Terms of Environment, U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) —
http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/intro.htm
Defines in nontechnical language the more commonly used environmental terms appearing in EPA publications.
Organizations
Center for Environmental Information (CEI) — http://www.ceinfo.org/
Private, nonprofit, educational organization that provides information and communication services, publications, and educational programs.
Conservation International (CI) — http://www.conservation.org
Preserves and promotes awareness about the world’s most endangered biodiversity through scientific programs, local awareness campaigns, and economic initiatives.
Environmental Protection Agency — http://www.epa.gov
Provides a wide variety of information on the air, conservation, ecosystems, health and safety, waste and recycling, and water and environmental industry news. Includes areas specifically designed for children and high school students.
Kids for a Clean Environment (Kids FACE) — http://www.kidsface.org
Organization comprised of children, parents, teachers, and others working to improve the environment. Focus is on children organizing and implementing ideas and programs on their own, supported and assisted by parents and teachers.
Reference Books
The Dictionary of Ecology and Environmental Science by Henry W. Art. New York: Henry Holt, 1993. ISBN: 0805020799. Citrus – WALKER REF GE10 D53 1993
Over 8,000 entries with definitions including concepts from environmental biology, chemistry, geology, and physics.
Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd ed. edited by Marci Bortman, et al. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Group, 2003. ISBN: 0787654868. Ocala & Citrus (same call #) REF GE10. E 38 2003
Consists of nearly 1,300 signed articles and term definitions provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues.
The Facts On File Dictionary of Environmental Science by Bruce C. Wyman and L. Harold Stevenson. New York: Facts On File, 2001. ISBN: 0816042330. Ocala REFTD9 W95 2001
Covers environmental issues such as contamination of air and water, natural resources conservation, and workplace health and safety in over 3,000 entries.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Environment edited by Stephen R. Kellert, et al. 6 vols. New York: Macmillan Library Reference, 1997. ISBN: 002897381X. Citrus & Ocala GE10 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.
Subject Headings:
- environmental engineering
- environmental health
- environmental impact analysis
- environmental monitoring
- environmental protection
- environmental sciences
- environmentally induced diseases
- health risk assessment
- human ecology
- nature—effect of human beings on
- pollution—environmental aspects
