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Google Scholar
Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.

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.

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:

Academic Search Complete
Full text scholarly journal, trade publication, magazine and newspaper articles, books, book reviews, reports, and Associated Press video content, covering all subject areas.
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).
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.

Science.gov
Gateway to U.S. government science information.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Full text journal and magazine articles, conference proceedings, books, and book chapters on sports and sports medicine; includes the SPORTDiscus Index. Coverage is 1930-present. Access limited to 4 users.

TreeSearch
All time periods but mostly 1998-present; Forest Service research publications available online.
Wilderness Connect
All time periods; comprehensive information about wilderness, stewardship, laws, agency policies, etc.

Journals

Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some suggested browsing examples are: Annals of Tourism Research; Biological Conservation; Conservation Biology; Environmental Ethics; Environmental Values; Environmental Philosophy; Environmental Management; International Journal of Wilderness; Journal of Ecotourism; Journal of Environmental Management; Journal of Heritage Tourism; Journal of Leisure Research; Journal of Sustainable Tourism; Leisure Sciences; Leisure Studies; Mountain Research and Development; Natural Areas Journal; Tourism Management.

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

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

BioOne Complete
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Full text of over 200 journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
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.
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. NOTE: This Ejournal Package was cancelled beginning Jan 2021. Click more... for details.

Package title list: Sage Publications
See the Library Guide to Finding Articles for information about the cancellations and other resources for obtaining full text.
Post-2020 perpetual access will include:
•All titles in the collection (as of 2011) from Volume I through 1998.
•No perpetual access for 1999-2005.
•Perpetual access to some titles for 2006-2008.
•Perpetual access to all titles currently available for 2009-2020.
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.
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. Deselect 'Include Preview-Only' from the top of a subject or content page to limit browsing to titles licensed by the library. NOTE: This Ejournal Package was cancelled beginning Jan 2021. Click more... for details.

Ejournal package title list: Springer
See the Library Guide to Finding Articles for information about the cancellations and other resources for obtaining full text.
Post-2020 perpetual access will include:
•All titles in the collection as of 2010 from Volume I through 1996.
•No perpetual access for 1997 to 2005.
•Perpetual access to all titles for 2006-2020.
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.

Journal Citation Reports
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Resource tool for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 11,000 journals dating back to 1997 and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Shows journal impact factors, highest impact journals, most frequently used journals, hottest journals and largest journals.

Book Catalogs

Google Book Search
Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.
National Agricultural Library Catalog
All time periods; books, journal articles, media, government documents.

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.

Wilderness Themed Books

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

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

Main Government Document call numbers for browsing forestry materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks: Level One - A 13

Research Papers	A 13.78	(Initials of Station - Number of Paper)
Research Notes	A 13.79	(Initials of Station - Number of Note)
Resource Bulletin	A 13.80	(Initials of Station - Number of Bulletin)
General Technical Report	A 13.88	(Initials of Station - Number of Report)

U.S. Forest and Range Experiment Station	Station Initials
Forest Products Laboratory	FPL
Intermountain Research Station	INT
North Central Forest Experiment Station	NC
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station	NE
Pacific NorthWest Forest and Range Experiment Station	PNW
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station	RM
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station	SE
Southern Forest Experiment Station	SO
U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Washington, D.C.	WO

See U.S. Forest Service Publications on the Forestry Research Guide at Humboldt State University for more information.

Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias & Handbooks

America's Wilderness: the complete guide... (796.5 T581a)
Hiking Trails, Western U.S. (917.8 R161h)
Local Hikes
Montana Conservation Groups
National Scenic and Historic Trails
NatureServe
Parks Directory of the U.S. (790.068 S645p)
State by State Trails
Trails.com
Wikipedia

Grants and Funding Sources

Current Research Information System (USDA)

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

Legal, Legislative and News Information Sources

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

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.

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.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
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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

New York Times Historical
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(1851-2017) Full text digitized newspaper articles. Includes complete paper, cover-to-cover.
U.S. Congressional (ProQuest Congressional)
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Index to primary source congressional documents, from 1789-present.

Yahoo News

Web Sites - Search Engines

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Web Sites - Meta Sites & Directories

Citation Guides

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