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EBSCO Multiple Databases Search
Search all 42 EBSCO databases licensed by the library at once or select particular databases to include in a search.
Web of Science
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Indexes the world's leading peer reviewed journal literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and provides searching of cited references, from 1900-present.

Google Scholar
Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.

WorldCat (Discovery)
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Catalog of library resources held by institutions around the world. Find materials and place interlibrary loan requests for resources not owned locally.

WorldCat on the former FirstSearch platform is available from http://libguides.lib.umt.edu/worldcat-firstsearch

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

Other Relevant Databases

For an outline of a comprehensive science literature review, click here: Science Literature Review.

For tips on improving database search results, click here: Improving Database Search Results.

Suggested databases:

AgEcon
Scholarly literature of agriculture and applied economics.

AGRICOLA
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Index to journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, technical reports, U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service literature, and printed works dating back to the 15th century. Subjects include agriculture, botany, forestry, grazing, and range management. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database
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Full text titles from around the world (1960-present), including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. It incorporates specialized, editorially-curated abstracting and indexing resources as well as the AGRICOLA and TOXLINE databases and content previously available in ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Index Archive
Index to journal, newspaper and magazine articles from international alternative, radical and left periodicals, from 1969-present.
Business Source Complete
Full text of more than 2,000 scholarly journal and magazine articles, covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, and finance.
Environment Complete
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Index to journals, books, and monographs in the fields of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, and affiliated areas of study, from the U.S. and international publishers dating back more than 100 years. Also contains full text for 1200 journals and monographs. Created by the International Academy at Santa Barbara.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
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Index to education-related scholarly and professional journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, books, and government publications, from 1966-present. Project of the U.S. Department of Education.
HeinOnline
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Full text law journals and full runs of the Federal Register, Statutes at Large, presidential documents, the Congressional Record, and Supreme Court opinions. Access provided by the UM Law School.
PubMed
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Indexes MEDLINE, a database of scholarly journal articles in the life sciences with a focus on biomedicine, and additional life science journals and online books. Fields include behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. **Note: PubMed is live with a new interface as of mid-May 2020. Go to this link to learn more about the new web experience.

Science.gov
Gateway to U.S. government science information.
OSTI.GOV: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Energy-related scientific and technical information collected by the U.S. Department of Energy.

TOXLINE
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Index to specialized journals and other sources covering the biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals, from 1840s-present; most citations include Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) Registry Numbers.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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Index to the international journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 750 core serials publications, as well as abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and working papers in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration and policy. Coverage 1975-present.

WorldWideScience.org
Federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals.

Journals

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

To browse journal titles, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

Browse or search ejournal packages (note: Some allow keyword searching of article full text):

Annual Reviews
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Full text journal review articles synthesizing current research and understandings in science and social science disciplines. Complete archives-present provided for most AR titles.
JSTOR
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Full text archive of over 2,600 scholarly journals and 5,000 open source books covering all subject areas. Embargo for current journal issues of 2-5 years. NOTE: The library's holdings do not include primary source collections or fee-based books.
Project MUSE
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Full text scholarly journals in the fields of: area and ethnic studies; art and architecture; creative writing; education; film, theater, and performing arts; history; language and linguistics; library science and publishing; literature; medicine and health; music; philosophy; religion; science, technology, and mathematics; social sciences; studies by time period; women's studies, gender, and sexuality.
SAGE Online Journals
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Full text journals in the following fields: arts and humanities; science, technology, and medicine; education; business management; sociology; research methods and evaluation; engineering and materials sciences; psychology; politics and international relations; social sciences; health sciences. Library licenses most Sage journals offered, including archival content dating back to volume 1 for many titles.
ScienceDirect
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Full text of 2,500 scholarly journals and over 3,000 book series volumes and reference works, published by Elsevier in the fields of health sciences, life sciences, physical sciences & engineering, and the social sciences & humanities. Library licenses most ScienceDirect journals offered, including archival content dating back to volume 1 for many titles. Other than volumes published as part of book series, the library has minimal licensed books. NOTE: The download pdf links are currently not working properly in all cases. As a workaround, tick the box before the article title that you want to download and click 'Download articles'. A Zip file will be downloaded containing the PDF.
Springer
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Full text of over 50,000 scholarly e-books published by Springer 2005-2015, and over 2,200 current e-journals, with coverage dating back to volume 1 for many titles. Subjects include: biomedicine; business and management; chemistry; computer science; earth sciences; economics; education; engineering; geography; history; law; life sciences; literature; materials science; mathematics; medicine & public health; pharmacy; philosophy; physics; political science and international relations; psychology; social sciences; statistics. NOTE: Deselect 'Include Preview-Only' from the top of a subject or content page to limit browsing to titles licensed by the library.
Taylor & Francis Online
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Full text scholarly journals covering 23 subjects in 3 core areas: science & technology, social science & humanities, and medical. Includes archival coverage dating back to volume 1 for many titles.
Wiley Online Library
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Full text of over 1,600 e-journals covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. Coverage is generally 1997-present. The library does not license all content offered on the Wiley site. The 'Full Access' lock icon denotes content available to UM users

For an explanation of Popular vs. Scholarly (magazines versus research journals) click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.

For an explanation of Peer Review click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.

To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data, click on Journal Citation Reports or Scimago.

Book Catalogs

WorldCat (Discovery)
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Catalog of library resources held by institutions around the world. Find materials and place interlibrary loan requests for resources not owned locally.

WorldCat on the former FirstSearch platform is available from http://libguides.lib.umt.edu/worldcat-firstsearch

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

OneSearch
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The search engine for materials owned by the library, both on the shelf and online. Also provides millions of full text article and citation records harvested from publishers, open access repositories, and a large percentage of the library's licensed databases. Click here to view a list of databases with content not findable or only partially findable in OneSearch.

Tip: Remember to check "Include Results without Full Text" in the left-hand facets of OneSearch to expand your results set to citations matching your research interests; full-text can be acquired through interlibrary loan and delivered to you free of charge in a short amount of time.

For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers click on: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.

News & Current Events

Access NewspaperARCHIVE
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Full text digitized pages of U.S. and global newspapers, from 1607-present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date.
Access World News: Research Collection
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Full text current and archived articles from U.S. and global news sources. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.

Bozeman and Great Falls Newspaper Index

CQ Researcher Plus Archive
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Published 44 times a year, Congressional Quarterly Researcher offers in-depth, unbiased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on a wide range of topics. Full text from 1923-present.
Environment & Energy Publishing (E&E News)
Full text of five daily publications from E&E News, a news organization focusing on energy and environment issues at the federal policy level and around the nation. Titles include Energywire, Climatewire, E&E Daily, Greenwire, and E&E News PM, from 3 years ago-present. Also provides Land Letter, published 2009-2012.

Environment News Service
Independently operated, daily, international wire service for issues and events affecting the environment.
Environmental News Network
Online environmental news and knowledge resources for environmental science.

Ethnic NewsWatch
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Full text of current newspaper, magazine, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, as well as historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals, from 1959-1989. Specific ethnic groups include African American/Caribbean/African, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native.
GenderWatch
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Full text of scholarly and popular articles and gray literature titles focusing on the evolution of gender roles in society. Covers topics related to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies; family studies; gender studies, and women's studies, from 1970-present.

Google News
News headlines and events; also try archive search.
Greenwire
Coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy.

LexisNexis Academic (now called Nexis Uni)
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Full text content from more than 15,000 news, legal, and business sources. Includes print and online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, as well as local, regional, national and international newspapers, legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, business information on U.S. and international companies and executives.

Missoulian
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Missoulian Newspaper Index
Mother Nature Network
News and information on environmental and social responsibility issues.

New York Times Historical
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(1851-2015) Full text digitized newspaper articles. Includes complete paper, cover-to-cover.

Yahoo News
Top news headlines and current events.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks

Beacham's Guide to Environmental Issues & Sources (363.7 B365)
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science (630.3 E56)
Encyclopedia of Earth
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 Ethics and Philosophy and (179.1 E5641)
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues (363.7003 E5636)
Encyclopedia of Environmetrics (363.700727 E5641)
Encyclopedia of Global Change (363.7 E563)
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - Online encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of Human Biology (612.003 E56)
Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences - Covers the understanding and management of fresh water resources
Encyclopedia of Inland Waters - Online encyclopedia covering the biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of inland aquatic habitats worldwide at all scales from marshes and swamps to ponds, lakes, streams and rivers
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Second Edition) - Online encyclopedia covering the biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of the oceans
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (304.2 E5648)
Environmental Encyclopedia (363.7003 E61)
Information Sources in Environmental Protection (363.7 I434)
LEED Rating Systems - Information about Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), an internationally recognized green building certification system, from the U.S. Green Building Council
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science (304.203 M147)
Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center - Controversial social issues and current events
Points of View Reference Center - Full-text essays that present multiple sides of a current issue
Resources on Oil Spills ... A Selected Bibliography
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library - Scholarly articles dealing with all aspects of natural resources law published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation from 1955 to date. Access provided by the UM Law School
Statistical Record of the Environment (363.730973 D6959s)
Wikipedia - An encyclopedia that is written & edited anonymously & collaboratively
Wiley Encyclopedia of Energy and the Environment (333.7903 E56)
Wiley Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup (628.5 M6138)

Grants and Funding Sources

Foundation Directory Online
Directory of 108,000 foundations, corporate giving programs and grant-making public charities in the U.S.; a database of three million recently awarded grants; and a database of one million recently filed IRS forms 990 and 990-PF.
Foundation Grants to Individuals
Directory of close to 10,000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers. Covers scholarships, fellowships, loans, and internships; awards, prizes, and grants by nomination; research and professional support; and general welfare and special needs.

National Science Foundation Award Search

Legislation & Laws & Regulatory Information

Legislation & Laws & Regulatory Information:

Public Notices of Regulatory Actions / Concerns:

Federal: Federal Register
Federal: Federal Regulations
Montana: Montana Administrative Register

Administrative Laws Published in the Register and Codified:

Federal: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR)
Montana: Administrative Rules of Montana

Permanent Edition of the Laws Passed in a Legislative Session:

Federal: United States Statutes at Large
Montana: Montana State Statutes

The Laws Currently in Effect:

Web Sites - Search Engines

Some suggested search engines are:

Web Sites - Meta Sites & Directories

Citation Guides

Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

RefWorks
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Web-based bibliographic research management, writing, and collaboration tool. Designed for researchers to gather, organize, store and share all types of information and to generate formatted citations and bibliographies.

Users may continue to access the Legacy version of RefWorks from here. As the Legacy version is tentatively scheduled to be retired at some future date, we recommend new users register for the new RefWorks and current Legacy users begin planning to migrate to the new interface. Click to learn more.

Legacy users may select the Move to the newest version of RefWorks from ProQuest link in the legacy platform should they wish to create an account on the new RefWorks and copy data to the new version at the same time.

Related Library Guides

Chemistry and Biochemistry (includes Toxicology)

Conservation Genetics

Ecology and Wildlife Biology

Environmental and Natural Resources Databases - Arranged by Topic

Forest Management

Geography (includes Climatology)

Geosciences

Government Information

Native American Studies

Recreation Management & Wilderness Studies

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