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Guides to Information can help your get started.
Beacham's Guide to Environmental Issues and Sources
(Green Library Information Center GE115.B43 1993) A 5-volume guide
to information on a broad range of environmental topics. Each chapter
is on a different topic and begins with a list of sources for general
research followed by introductory materials, then narrower topics.
Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Dictionaries, etc. can provide useful
descriptions, overviews, and lists of recommended reading on a topic.
General
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (Green Library
Information Center GF10.E63 2004)
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change (Green
Library SSRC GE10 .E536 2001) "the science of environmental
change, but [also] the social, economic and political dimensions
of environmental issues, environmental problems, conservation, management
and policy aspects." Mostly short entries with sources for
further reading.
The Environment A to Z (Green Library Information Center
GE10 .H67 2001)
Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia
(Green Library Information Center GE10.C68 1995) brief articles
with suggestions for further reading.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies. Facts on File (Green
Library Information Center TD9.A84 2001) Short entries.
Handbook of Environmental Sociology (Green Library SSRC
GE195.H35 2002)
International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics (Green
Library Information Center GE 170.I55 2002) Mostly short entries
with sources for further reading.
Environmental Activism : A Reference Handbook (Green Library
Information Center GE195 .S88 2003)
History
Ecology and the Environment (Green Library Information Center
GE50.C56 1997) articles "arranged chronologically by date of event,"
covering 1902 to 1996.
Historical Dictionary of North American Environmentalism
(Green Library Information Center GE10 .W45 1997) "an attempt
to capture the people, places and events that contributed to the
development of environmentalism around the world." Short entries.
Global Environment Outlook 3: Past, Present and Future Perspectives.
UNEP (Green Library Information Center GE170.G5625 2002) "an
overview of major developments between 1972 and 2002 highlights
significant milestones and integrates environmental, economic and
social factors within a unified world view."
International
World At Risk : A Global Issues Sourcebook (Green Library
Information Center JZ1242 .W67 2002) with articles on topics such
as "Biodiversity," "Deforestation," "Energy,"
"Fragile Ecosystems," "Freshwater," "Global
Warming," etc.
The Wellbeing of Nations : a Country-by-Country Index of Quality
of Life and the Environment (Green Library Information Center
GE140.P74 2001)
World Resources (Green Library Information Center
Statistics HC55.W67 latest year, older copies in SSRC
and Stacks) A series (1986+) published to provide "accessible,
accurate information on environment and development."
State of the World - A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress
Toward a Sustainable Society (Green Library Information Center
HC59.S73 - latest year; older copies in Stacks) Annual report
on critical issues facing the global environment. Some tables and
graphs.
Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development
(Green Library Information Center HC79.E5G74; earlier years in Stacks)
Essays and agreements on efforts environmental and development problems
worldwide.
Conservation & Rainforests
The Smithsonian Guides to Natural America: The Pacific Northwest--Washington
and Oregon (Green Library Information Center QH105.W2C48
1995).
Rainforests of the World - A Reference Handbook (Green
Library Information Center QH541.5.R27G39 2001) Includes an overview
of rainforests, deforestation and conservation, chronologies, biographical
sketches, statistics, and a directory of organizations. Annotated
bibliography of print and non-print sources. Glossary.
Endangered Species
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
(Green Library Information Center QH77 .N56 B43 2001)
Beacham's Guide to International Endangered Species (Green
Library Information Center QL82 .B435 1998)
Endangered Oceans : Opposing Viewpoints (Green Library Information
Center QH541.5 .S3 E535 1999)
Endangered Species : Opposing Viewpoints (Green Library
Information Center QH75 .E66 1996)
Endangered Species : A Reference Handbook (Green Library
Information Center QL82 .S49 1998)
Energy
Integration : Indicators for Energy (Green Library Information
Center Statistics HD9502.E852.I58 2001)
World Energy Assessment : Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability
(Green Library Information Center Statistics TJ163.2.W657
2000)
BP Amoco Statistical
Review of World Energy - world-wide statistics on oil,
gas, coal, nuclear energy, hydroelectricity: Reserves, consumption,
trade, etc.
Global Warming and Pollution
The Ozone Dilemma: A Reference Handbook (Green Library
Information Center QC879.7.N49 1995) outlines "the main features
of this debate" with sources for background information and further
investigation.
Environmental Hazards: Marine Pollution (Green Library
Information Center GC1085.G67 1993) designed "to provide ready access
to a broad range of information about marine pollution."
Pollution: Opposing Viewpoints (Green Library Information
Center TD176.7.P65 2000)
Recycling in America: A Reference Handbook, 2nd ed.
(Green Library Information Center TD794.5.S77 1997) contains an
overview, chronology, biographical sketches, data, directory of
organizations and online resources, bibliography, glossary, and
index.
Toxic Waste Site: An Encyclopedia of Endangered America (Green
Library Information Center TD 1040.C73 1997)
AAAS Atlas of Population & Environment (Green Library SSRC
HB849.415.H374 2000)
Atlas of the Environment (Green Library Information
Center G1046.G3L4 1994) Presents "basic facts about the natural
and human environments, and what is happening to them."
World Atlas of Desertification (Green Library SSRC
Atlas Stand G1046.J4M5 1997)
OECD Environmental Indicators 2001 : Towards Sustainable Development.
(Green Library Information Center Statistics Shelf GE140.O14
2001; available in fulltext from OECD
homepage)
1991-1992 Green Index - A State-By-State Guide to the Nation's
Environmental Health (Green Information Center RA566.3.H32
1991) Statistical tables of indicators which measure and rank the
environmental health of each state in the United States. Includes
summaries on many environmental topics. Bibliographies and maps.
Vital Signs 2003- The Trends that are Shaping Our Future
(Green Library Information Center TD193.2 .B76) Essays, graphs,
and tables on worldwide environmental trends.
Bibliographies can help you identify books and articles on a subject.
Some include descriptions (annotations).
Global Warming : A Bibliography 1999 (Green Library Information
Center Z7164 .S66 C66 NO.55 )
Renewable Energy, a Bibliography 2002 (Green Library Information
Center Z7164 .S66 C66 NO.67)
Indexes (in paper and electronic formats) can help you identify
articles in magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals and other
resources. Those restricted to the Stanford community are marked
with the 
icon. Choose the ![[Help]](../../../icons/helpq.gif)
after a database name to see it's help. For other indexes see the
Databases A-Z and Green
Library CD-ROMs lists.
Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management Databases
Additional help
in pdf I
Agricola
(1970+). . . Covers worldwide literature on agriculture and related
topics. Includes abstracts
America: History and
Life (1964+ on Web) covers U.S. and Canadian history.
BIOSIS at LANL
(1969+) index to literature in the life sciences.
Biotechnology
Abstracts (1982+) Covers
all aspects of biotechnology, including genetic engineering, biochemical
engineering, and waste disposal.
CAB
Direct (1973+) agriculture and applied life sciences
CQ.com full-text
information on Congress and American politics.
EI/Compendex
(1969+) indexes engineering literature.
Expanded
Academic ASAP
general index to over 1500 magazines with some fulltext. (1980+)
Click Proceed.
GeoRef
(1755+ ) from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
GRIP:
(GeoRef in Process) from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
LexisNexis
Academic - selected Lexis-Nexis files especially good
for fulltext news, business, and law information. Limited to
Stanford students, faculty, and staff.
LexisNexis
Congressional (1970+) full-text of U.S. legislative information.
Medline
is available through PubMed. It is also available through OCLC, Ovid, and NLM Gateway.
PAIS International, 1972+
; 1915+ volumes are shelved at Green Library Information Center
Z7163.P9) indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical
articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public
policy.
American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present.
ABC-CLIO (Green Library Information Center GE55.B43 2000) Biographical
essays. Includes "List of Leaders by Occupation or Work Focus."
The Environmentalists: A Biographical Dictionary from the
17th Century to the Present (Green Library Information Center
S926.A2A94 1993)
World Who is Who and Does What in Environment and World Directory
of Environmental Organizations (Green Library Information
Center GE55 .W67 1997) "A handbook of national and international
organizations and programs--governmental and non-governmental--concerned
with protecting the earth's resources."
Environmental Grantmaking Foundations (Green Library
Information Center has current issue GE80 .E58 2001).
In addition to the resources in Green Library, you will want to
use the resources in other libraries on campus.
Jonsson Library of Government
Documents (in the basement and West Stacks 2 of Green Library's
Bing Wing) contains many government documents--for California and
the United States, but also selected documents for other countries
and the United Nations. Note: For government documents reference
see the Information Center.
Branner Earth Sciences Library
(in the Mitchell Earth Sciences Building) is a good place to locate
additional maps and materials on environmental topics such as minerals,
oil, natural gas, environmental geology. Branner collects publications
of the U.S. Geological Survey, state geological surveys, and foreign
geological surveys. Many of these agencies produce environmental
studies.
Falconer Biology Library
(in Herrin Hall) contains newsletters and journals related to conservation
of wildlife and environmental protection.
Hopkins Marine Station Miller
Library (in Pacific Grove, (831) 373-6658) emphasizes marine
biology and marine ecosystems. It includes material on marine pollution,
resource management and conservation, including fisheries and marine
mammals.
Engineering Library (in Terman
Engineering building) has materials on the technical aspects of
environmental pollution.
Swain Library of Chemistry and
Chemical Engineering (in the Organic Chemistry Building) contains
handbooks and monographs dealing with a variety of environmental
subjects.
Lane Medical Library
(in the Medical Center) has information on the effects of pollutants
on human health and their medical treatment. Areas of particular
interest are toxicology, environmental health, occupational health,
and health effects of water pollution.
Crown Law Library
(on the 2nd floor of the School of Law) collects materials on the
legal aspects of environmental law and issues.
Green
Library Media-Microtext Services has videocassettes and films
on environmental topics.
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