Environmental Studies Resources - Mansfield Library

Click here for a complete list of databases offered by Mansfield Library (http://www.lib.umt.edu).

Suggested databases:

• Academic Search Premier - Multidisciplinary, full-text database.


• Business Source Premier - All subject areas related to business.


• CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management - Environmental science and pollution literature.


• Environmental Issues & Policy Index - Environmental literature.


• Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.


• OmniFile Full Text Mega - Multi-disciplinary database.


• Web of Knowledge / Web of Sciencce - Multidisciplinary index.

Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: Annual Review of Environment and Resources; Environmental Health Perspectives; Agriculture and Human Values; Journal of Rural Studes; Natural Areas Journal; Society & Natural Resources; Ecological Restoration; Journal of Environmental Psychology; Environmental Education Research; Journal of Environmental Education; Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment; Environmental Science & Techonology.

To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

For search hints, take a look at the following: UM Catalog Help and Finding Books.

Book catalog resources:

• The University of Montana Catalog - All time periods: Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• WorldCat - All time periods; Library Union Catalog; Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.


• Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

• Access NewspaperARCHIVE - Collection of digitized historical and recent newspapers from US and other countries.


• Bozeman & Great Falls Newspaper Index


• Ethnic NewsWatch - Interdisciplinary database of non-mainstream viewpoints from the ethnic, minority and native press.


• Factiva - Domestic and international news and business and financial information.


• GenderWatch - Women’s studies and gender studies.


• Google News - Also try News Archives Search.


• Lexis Nexis Academic - News sources on all topics, business information, legal journals, medical topics.


• Missoulian - Also try Archives-Advanced Search Options.


• Missoulian Index - Montana Library Network Newspaper Index.


• Montana Kaimin Index - Listed in the Montana Public Access Catalog.


• New York Times Historical - (1851-2004) Full-text and full-image articles. Includes complete paper, cover-to-cover, with page and article images in downloadable PDF.


• New York Times Image Edition - Current edition of the New York Times.


• Newsbank NewsFile Collection - U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.


• PressDisplay - Page images of over 500 newspapers from 70 countries.

• AccessScience - online McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.


• Beacham's Guide to Environmental Issues & Sources (363.7 B365)


• Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science (630.3 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Energy Technology & the Environment (333.7903 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis & Remediation (628 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology (574.503 E56)


• Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues (363.7003 E5636)


• Encyclopedia of Environmetrics (363.700727 E5641)


• Encyclopedia of Global Change (363.7 E563)


• Encyclopedia of Human Biology (612.003 E56)


• Environmental Encyclopedia (363.7003 E61)


• Information Sources in Environmental Protection (363.7 I434)


• McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (304.203 M147)


• Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center - Controversial social issues and current events.


• Statistical Record of the Environment (363.730973 D6959s)


• Wiley Encyclopedia of Energy and the Environment (333.7903 E56)


• Wiley Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup (628.5 M6138)

Legislation & Laws & Regulatory Information:

• Federal: Environment & Energy Daily


• Federal: GPO Access


• Federal: Lexis Nexis Congressional


• Federal: Thomas


• Montana: State Legislature


• Montana: State Law Library of Montana


• Missoula: City of Missoula

Public Notices of Regulatory Actions / Concerns:

• Federal: Federal Register


• Montana: Montana Administrative Register

Adminstrative Laws Published in the Register and Codified

• Federal: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)


• Montana: Adminstrative Rules of Montana

Permanent Edition of the Laws Passed in a Legislative Session

• Federal: United States Statutes at Large


• Montana: Laws of Montana

The Laws Currently in Effect:

• Federal: United States Code


• Montana: Montana Code Annotated


• Missoula: Missoula Municipal Codes

For hints on how to use search engines effectively, take a look at the following: Finding Info and Evaluating Web Sites.

Some suggested search engines are:

• Google


• Live Search


• Yahoo

• Agriculture Networks Information Center


• Agriculture - VL


• Bioeconomy Blog (Biorenewable Fuels)


• Chemical ScoreCard (Environmental Defense Fund)


• Dam Removal Information


• Eco Blogs - Top 50


• Ecolex - Environmental Law


• Energy Efficiency and Renewable energy


• EnviroFacts (Harvard)


• EnviroLink


• Environmental Directories


• Environmental Education on the Internet


• Environmental Health (CDC)


• Environmental Sites on the Internet


• Environment Statistics


• FirstGov (U.S. Government Search Engine)


• Forestry AgNIC


• Montana Conservation / Environmental Organizations


• Montana - Natural Resource Information System


• Montana State Website


• National Enviromental Directory


• National Library for the Environment


• Organic Food Production


• Organisms (Biology Browser)


• Pesticide Action Network N.A.


• Sustainable Agriculture


• Sustainable Development - VL


• Sustainable Missoula (MUD)


• Urban Environmental Management

Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

• CSE Citation Guide


• Refworks


• EndNote