Key Resources:
Some possible keywords and subject terms:
- Clean Water Act
- Environmental Health
- Public Health
- Environmental Toxicology
- Drinking Water -- Health Aspects
- Carcinogen
- Water pollution
- Pollution
- Epidemiology
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- Pathogen
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Centers for Disease Control
- World Health Organization
- Hazard
- Air Pollution
- Risk assessment
- Environmental controls
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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)
Chronology of Public Health in the United States REF RA445.W75 2005
Comparative Quantification of HealthRrisks : Global and Regional Burden
of Disease Attributable to Selected Major Risk Factors REF RA427.3 .C65
2004
Environmental Engineering REF TD 145.S2397 2003
Freshwater Issues: A Reference Handbook REF TD345.S65 2002
Oxford Textbook of Public Health REF RA 425.O9 2002
Water Encyclopedia (5 vol.) REF TD345.L393 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 health and the environment.
- General
OneFile: Index and Fulltext from magazines and periodicals on
a wide range of topics
- CQ
Researcher In depth non-biased single themed reports include several
on environmental decision-making.
- JSTOR
Scholarly fulltext journal articles across a wide variety of subjects.
- Aqualine
Index focusing on trade, technical and scientific literature concerning
all aspects of water resources.
- CIAO
- Columbia International Affairs Online: fulltext of working papers,
journal articles and books.
- Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management Abstracts research on all aspects
of the environmental sciences, including public health and drinking
water.
- GEOBASE
Index of worldwide research in geography, environmental and freshwater
sciences, and ecology.
- Health
and Wellness Resource Center Fulltext from magazines, journals,
and government sites on public health and other health topics..
- Safety
Science and Risk Abstracts the literature from the fields of public
health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
- Science
Direct Index and fulltext from research journals in the sciences.
- Toxline
Abstracts journal articles, monographs, technical reports, and more
on toxicology, pesticides, environmental pollutants
- Water
Resources Abstracts Abstracts the world's technical and scientific
literature on 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 health and the environment: 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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