Key Resources:
Some possible keywords and subject terms:
- Acid rain
- Acid precipitation
- Habitat degradation
- Habitat loss
- Renewable resources
- Non-renewable resources
- Wind energy
- Solar energy
- Ecosystem service
- Pollution
- Oil exploration
- Carbon cycle
- Carbon sink
- Over harvesting
- Keystone species
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- Biological Diversity
- Biodiversity
- Energy Industries
- Renewable Energy Sources
- Water Pollution
- Water Resources Development
- Oil drilling
- Fossil fuels
- Soil erosion
- Soil degradation
- Extinction
- Renewable energy
- Nuclear energy
- Food security
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Library
Catalog : Search the catalog for books, journal holdings,
microfilms, and government documents
Reference Books (a good place to start research)
Environmental Encyclopedia; 2 vol. REF GE 10.E57 2003
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 5 vol. REF QH 541.15.B56 E53 2001
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History; 3vol. REF GF 10.E63 2004
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World 10 vol. REF QH75.E68 2001
Freshwater Issues: A Reference Handbook REF TD345.S65 2002
Life on Earth: An Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution
3 vol. REF Qh541.15.B56 L54 2002
State of the Nation's Ecosystems: Measuring the Lands, Waters, and
Living Resources of the United States: REF QH104.S73 2002
Virginia's Precious Heritage: A Report on the Status of Virginia's
Natural Communities, Plants and Animals: REF QH76.5.V8 V64 2003
World Atlas of Biodiversity: Earth's Living Resources in the 21st Century:
REF QH 541.15.B56 G762 2002
World Resources: A Report by the World Resources Institute and the
International Institute for Environment and Development: REF HC10.W827
2005
Interlibrary
Loan (To have books and articles that are not in our
library sent to you.)
ILLiad: Users must first register as an ODU patron, then select the
type of item you wish to request, and fill in as much information as
you know about the requested item.
Databases and Indexes
(to find journal articles)
www.lib.odu.edu => Databases
=> Choose from the subject list or choose from the alphabetical
list.
Provides a wealth of primary and secondary scholarly source materials
on water and environmental resources.
- General
OneFile: Index and Fulltext from newspapers and periodicals on
a wide range of topics.
- CQ
Researcher In depth non-biased single themed reports include several
on environmental decision-making.
- Aqualine
Abstracts of trade, technical and scientific literature concerning
all aspects of water resources.
- Aquatic
Sciences and Fisheries (ASFA) Abstracts of books, journals and
reports of water.
- Biosis
Previews Abstracts all areas of Biology including botany, zoology
and ecology.
- Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management Abstracts research on all aspects
of the environmental sciences, including air, land, water and noise
pollution.
- GEOBASE
Index of worldwide research in geography, environmental sciences and
ecology.
- GeoRef
Index to geoscience literature from around the world.
- JSTOR
Scholarly fulltext journal articles across a wide variety of subjects.
- Science
Direct Index and fulltext from research journals in the sciences.
- Water
Resources Abstracts Abstracts water related topics covering the
characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use
and management of water resources.
Sources Available on the Web
How to avoid Plagiarism
Avoiding
Plagiarism (from Western Carolina University)
ODU Honor Code
We, the students of Old Dominion University, aspire to be honest
and forthright in our academic endeavors. Therefore, we will practice
honesty and integrity and be guided by the tenets of the Monarch Creed.
We will meet the challenges to be beyond reproach in our actions and
our words. We will conduct ourselves in a manner that commands the dignity
and respect that we also give to others.
How to Evaluate Sources
Evaluate Web Sources (from
Western Carolina University
Understanding the difference between Scholarly, Popular and
Trade Periodicals
Scholarly vs. Popular Sources
( from Western Carolina University)
Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary & Secondary Sources
(from Western Carolina University)
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
How
to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (from Cornell University)
Citation Style Guide
MLA
Style Guide from Purdue University
This guide provides a set of resources useful for introductory undergraduate
research in climate change: this list is not exhaustive or comprehensive
of Perry Library's holdings. For further information, please consult
more specific resources by
subject.
If you need further assistance, please use the reference
consultation form, or ask
a librarian.
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