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Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowProvides comprehensive coverage on environment-related subjects, from ecosystem ecology and renewable energy sources to environmental law and public policy. Contains full text for 950 journals, including many of the most used in the discipline, such as Environment, Ecologist, or Conservation Biology.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science is a index to the top scholarly literature in all subject areas. It has strong coverage in Environmental Studies. In addition to indexing articles by keyword and topic, it allows you to take a known, relevant paper and find other paper related to it.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. For on campus or GU-authenticated users, results contain links to electronic full text from GU-subscribed content, especially journal articles. (If off campus, click on Settings and then on Library Links. Type Georgetown in the search box.)
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ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new windowEncompasses all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies. Provides access to journals, conference papers and proceedings, special reports from international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, associations and private corporations. Other materials selectively indexed include significant monographs, government studies and newsletters. Formerly LexisNexis Environmental and ProQuest Environment Abstracts.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowFocuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and more. Includes citations to scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. Some full text documents are included.
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SciFinderⁿ This link opens in a new windowThis database is very useful for Environmental topics that involve Chemistry
NOTE: SciFinderⁿ requires that users have an individual, free account on the site. To register, please visit the SciFinder registration page.
Multidisciplinary Databases
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowFull-text publications from all academic areas of study, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowCombines several of the Library's heavily used databases, including ProQuest Research Library, into one easy-to-search interface. Thousands of journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and other scholarly content on a very broad range of topics and sources.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowWeb database for scientific research that contains abstracts, tables of contents, and full text of Elsevier journal articles mainly in science and medicine, with some coverage of social sciences and humanities, particularly business, economics and psychology. The full text of most journals is available to Georgetown users. You can search across all journals or browse/search in an individual journal.
All Environmental Science Databases
To view all environmental science databases, please go to A-Z Databases on the library's website.
Databases for Environmental Topics in Other Disciplines
Use these databases when you are interested in Environmental topics within other disciplines
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Art Full Text This link opens in a new windowUse this Art Database for Environmental Studies topics related to Art. It indexes Art Journals covering toics in fine arts, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture.
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Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new windowUse this Religon Database for Environmental Studies topics related to religion and spirituality. ATLA is the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion.
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Bioethics Research Library Databases This link opens in a new windowUse this BioEthics Database for Environmental Studies topics related to Bioethics. It indexes journal articles, book chapters, bills, laws, court decisions, reports, and news articles relating to bioethics and professional ethics.
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Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new windowUse this BioEthics Database for Environmental Studies topics related to Philosophy. It indexes books and journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields
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PsycINFO on Ovid This link opens in a new windowUse this Psychology Database for Environmental Studies topics related to Psychology It is the primary index to the literature of psychology and its related fields.
