SCOPE The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLE= MS

Collier Library - Pathfinder=

ENVIRONMENTAL PROB= LEMS

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field o= f ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. Please no= te that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended = to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according = to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Classes that include Environmental Problems are GE, QH, RA, & TD. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS= may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

GE 1 – 350	Environmental Sciences	QH 1 – 199	Natural History (includes nature Conservation)<= /p>
GE 70 – 60	Environmental Education	RA 565 - 600	Environmental Health
GE 170 – 190	Environmental Policy	TD 1 – 1066	Environmental Technology
GE 195 – 199	Environmentalism. Green Movement	TD169-171.8	Environmental Protection
GE 300 – 350	Environmental Management	TD 419 – 428	Water Pollution
GF 75	Human Influences on the Environment	TD 878 – 894	Special types of Environment

= In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

Highly Relevant<= /span>

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES	LAND USE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION	POLLUTIO= N
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	POPULAT= ION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	<= /p>

See also: subdivision ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS under individual environmental pollutants, i.e. COPPER ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Other Related Headings=

AIR= --POLLUTION	NATURE CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH	RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION
= ENVIRONMENTAL LAW	PLANT CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING	REFUSE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
FACTORY AND TRADE WASTE	= WATER--POLLUTION
M= ARINE POLLUTION	WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

= Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.

Ø      = BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

= Introduction and overview material

·      =    Earth, Air, and Water: Reso= urces and Environment in the Late 20^th Century [GF 41 .S5]<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> by Ian Gordon Simmons=

·      =    Global Accord: Environmental Challenges and International Responses [HC 79 .E5 G5915]

·      =    The Sacred Balance: Redisco= vering Our Place in Nature [GF 21 .S87] by David T. Suzuki

·      =    The Work of Nature: How the Diversity of Life Sustains Us [GE 195 .B36] by Yvonne Baskin

Bibliographies

·      =    Acid Rain: A Bibliography of Research Annotated for Easy Access [Ref Z 5862.2 .A26 S76]   by G. Harry Stopp=

·      =    Environmental Values, 1860-= 1972: A Guide to Information Studies [Ref Z 5861 .O93] by Loren C. Owings<= /p>
·      =    The Energy and Environment Checklist: An Annotated Bibliography of Resources [Ref Z= 5863 .E54 W37]<= /b> by Betty Warren<= /span>

Encyclopedias & Diction= aries

·         A Dictionary of Ecology. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of t= his work)

·         Blackwell’s Concise Encyclopedia of Environmental Management
Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online= full text of this work)

·         Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia [Ref&nbs= p; GE 10 .C68]

·         Dictionary of Ecology and Environment [Ref QH 5450.4 .C65]

·         Dictionary of Environmental= ly Important Chemicals [Ref TD 196. C45 A97] by D.C. Ayres

·         Dictionary of the Environme= nt [Ref QH 540.4 .A44] by Michael Allaby

·         Encyclopedia of World Environmental History [Ref GF= 10 .63= ]

·         Environmental Encyclopedia<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> [Ref GE 10 .E38]<= /p>
·         Environmental Health & = Safety Dictionary: Official Regulatory Terms [Ref= RA 566 .E58]

·         Environmental Planning: A Condensed Encyclopedia [Ref HC 79 .E5 G52] by Alan Gilpin=

·         llustrated Dictionary of Environmental Health & Occupational Safety [Ref RA 566 .K59] by Herman Koren

·         Macmillan Encyclopedia of t= he Environment [Ref   GE 10 .M33]

·         McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology [Ref Q= 121 .M3]
(An online version of the 9^th edition is also available as part = of the Access Science online database. See the libraries’ database page: <http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

·         Resource Conservation Gloss= ary [Ref S= 922 .R47]

·         The Encyclopedia of Environ= mental Studies [Ref TD 9 .A84] by William Ashworth

·         The Facts on File Dictionar= y of Environmental Science [Ref TD= 9= .W95] by Bruce Wyman

·         The Green Encyclopedia [Ref GE 10 .F73] by Irene Franck & Da= vid Brownstone

Directories

·      =    The Greenpeace Guide to Anti-Environmental Organizations [Ref JA 75.8 .G77]

·      =    State Environmental Agencie= s on the Internet [Ref GE 180 .M38] by Walter F. Matystik

·      =    National Wildlife Federation. Conservation Directory [Ref S= 920 .C64]

Almanacs & Statistical Sources

·      =    Information Please Environm= ental Almanac [Ref TD 176.4 .I54]

·      =    Statistical Record of the Environment [Ref TD 180 .D37] ed. by Arsen J. Damey

·      =    U.S. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the Unit= ed States.= (annual) (Current year in Reference. Earlier years in Government Documents.)
[Ref HA 202] (Also availab= le online: <http://www.census.gov/stat_ab= stract/>)

Handbooks, Manuals, & Y= earbooks

·         Alabama Environmental Law Handbook [Alabama   KFA 354 .A94]

·         Environmental Hazards Air Pollution A Reference Handbook [Ref HC 110 .A4 .M55] by Willard E. Miller (Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of t= his work)

·         Environmental Law Handbook = [KF 3775 .E64] by Thomas Sullivan & Thomas Lynch Adams<= o:p>

·         Global Ecology Handbook: Wh= at You Can Do About the Environmental Crisis [Ref= TD 171.7 .G56]

·         Pollution Law Handbook: A G= uide to Federal Environmental Laws [Ref KF 3775 .W58] by Sidney M. Wolf
Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook=    Eletronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of t= his work) by Debi Kimball

·         The Official World Wildlife= Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America [Ref QL 84.2 .O35]<= /span>

·         World Wildlife Fund Guide to Extinct Species of Modern Times [Ref QH 75 .W675]

Atlases

·      =    Atlas of Global Change [Ref= GE 149 .G4813]=

·      =    Atlas of the Environment [R= ef G= 10 .L42] by Geoffrey Lean & Don Hinrichsen

·      =    Atlas of United States Environmental Issues [Ref G 1201 .G3 M3]= by Robert J. Mason & Mark T. Mattson

·      =    Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Area Plan [Alabama S 932 .A2 N67x]

·      =    The Truth About Where You L= ive: An Atlas for Action on Toxins and Mortality [Ref RA 566.3 .G65] by Benjamin A. Goldman=

·      =    Toxic Waste Sites [Ref TD 1040 .C73]<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> by Mark Crawford

Biographical Sources

·      =    Environmental Activists [Re= f GE 55 .E57]

·      =    The Environmentalists: A Biographical Dictionary from the 17^th Century to Present [Ref S= 926 .A2 A94] by Alan Axelrod

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Ø      = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOC= ATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on

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Acad= emic Search Premier
Academic One File=

Biological Sciences
Biology Digest

BioOne
Sc= ience Direct
Wiley Interscience

InfoTRAC OneFile

A few frequently used PERIO= DICALS in ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS are:=

Alabama Conservation
Audubon
E: the Environmental Magazine<= br> The Ecologist
Environment
Environmental Health Perspectives<= /b>
Journal of Applied Physiology<= br> Journal of Ecology
Journal of Environmental Health
National Wildlife
Natural History
Sierra

PERIODICAL titles held by the library= can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under “Find Articles” on the library website = at http://www2.una.edu/library&nbs= p; or by searching in UNACAT. You can search by Journal title or perform a Subject Category search for Philosophy & Religion to find relevant titles.

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        =    UNA Libraries Internet Resources Collection

--Ecology & Conservation

INTERLIBRARY LOAN It is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries = if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm.

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HAVE A QUESTION? ASK A LIBRARIAN.

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