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This is an interdisciplinary field, covering topics in environmental science and engineering, agriculture, social sciences, business, law, and medicine. This subject guide lists sources from a number of subjects, both online and in print, available through the UBC Library. Also check the UBC Library's online catalogue. The Library's Instruction & Guides page offers more useful pointers.

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Article Indexes: Search online article indexes for journal articles, conference proceedings, book reviews, etc. See How to find articles for help. ABI/Inform, business/environmental policy Academic Search Complete, broad range of disciplines, can limit search results to 'Peer Reviewed' AGRICOLA, agricultural database, includes environmental sciences Applied Science & Technology Index Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), all aspects of aquatic sciences Biological & Agricultural Index Plus Canadian Periodical Index, Canadian studies CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs) ENVIROnetBase: Environmental Sciences Electronic Library (access to full text environmental sciences handbooks) Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Geobase, geographical database History of Science, Technology and Medicine Humanities and Social Sciences Index International Political Science Abstracts Oceanic Abstracts PAIS International, environmental policy PsychINFO, environmental psychology Sociological Abstracts Water Resources Abstracts Web of Science, includes Science Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index Other Reference Tools: Selected titles in the UBC Library system: Conservation and environmentalism: an encyclopedia (print) Dictionary of Earth Sciences (online) Dictionary of ecology (print) Dictionary of Ecology (online) Dictionary of ecology and environmental science (print) Encyclopedia of British Columbia (online) Environment encyclopedia and directory (print) Encyclopedia of environmental analysis and remediation (print) Encyclopedia of environmental science (print) Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering (print) Encyclopedia of environmental studies (print) Green encyclopedia (print) McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering (print) World directory of country environmental studies (print) Electronic Journals: Check the Library's A-Z title list of electronic journals, or check titles in the online catalog. Here's a list of UBC's E lectronic Journals for Environmental Studies. (Incomplete - always check A-Z title list as well). New Books: Suggest a book for purchase by the Library

Associations/Societies: UWaterloo's Scholarly Societies Project Web and Internet Sites: Amazing Environmental Organization Directory CIESIN-Center for International Earth Science Information Network EnviroLink GEO Data Portal (data sets used by UNEP) Global Warming and Climate Change Science GreenNet International Environmental Resources National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, Canada Nature and Environment (CultureCanada.gc.ca: federal cultural portal) SOSIG: Environmental Sciences and Issues Check out this site! The Social Science Information Gateway provides annotated listings of selected, high quality Internet sources for researchers and practitioners. Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics Walkerton Inquiry: Justice at Walkerton (Canadian Environmental Defence Fund) The Walkerton Inquiry WWW Virtual Library - Environment World Climate Report Worldwatch Institute Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development Government Organizations - Canada & US: B.C. Ministry of Forests B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Office of the Auditor General of Canada) Environment Canada Intergovernmental Relations by Sector: Environment (Privy Council Office) Natural Resources Canada Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, US) National Library for the Environment (US) Government Organizations - International: Environmental Agencies of the World European Environmental Agency (European Union) Environmental Signals 2001 International Joint Commission (Canada, US) North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Canada, Mexico, US) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN Law of the Sea Convention

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UBC Departments: UBC Environmental Sciences Program ends: Bachelor of Environmental Design degree

UBC Course Material: ENVR 200 Environmental Sciences Program Research Tutorial

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And don't forget to try: UBC Library Catalogue or Web/Internet Search Tools

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