Key Resources:
Some possible keywords and subject terms:
- Solar power
- Wind power
- Green design
- Sustainable economy
- Life cycle design
- Waste reduction
- Green building
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- Sustainable Development
- Land Use
- Environmental Justice
- Urbanization
- Environmental Management
- Power Resources
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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)
Dictionary of Natural Resource Management REF HC15 .D86 1996
Environmental Crime: A Sourcebook REF HV6403.B87 2004
Environmental Engineering REF TD145.S2397 2003
Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy REF HC79.E5
G85 2001
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 sustainable development.
- General
OneFile: Index and Fulltext from magazines and journals 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.
- ABI/Inform
Global Fulltext and abstracts on a wide range of economic topics.
- Ei2
Engineering Village 2 Some fulltext on a broad range of topics
within the scientific and engineering disciplines.
- Environmental
Engineering Abstracts Abstracts pertaining to technological and
engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety,
and energy production.
- 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.
- IEEE
Xplore Provides full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals,
magazines and conference proceedings: especially good for green engineering,
materials management, and emvironmentally conscious manufacturing.
- Science
Direct Index and fulltext from research journals in the sciences.
- Source
OECD Statistical databases, books and periodicals from the Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development - fulltext reports on international
sustainable development programs.
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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