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NRES 5312- Resources and Environmental Policy: JBCL Databases: Resources on Environmental Policy

This course focuses on the exploration of institutional and policy dimensions of natural resource development, management, allocation, markets and pricing.

JBCL Databases: Resources on Environmental Policy

AGRICOLA

Bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. 1970 - current.

Agricultural & Environmental Science Database

This database includes the renowned AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. This database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources covering such topics as the effects of pollution on people and animals and environmental action and policy responses. 
Coverage: 1960 - current

COLIS - Regional Economic Data Toolkit 

Created by the Council for Community and Economic Research, the Regional Economic Data Toolkit brings together four unique US datasets. Whether you're looking for local economic data or state level policy data, this toolkit is designed to help researchers better understand economic development progress and policies.

Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database

The Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database includes the renowned Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Oceanic Abstracts, and Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA). It provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. The database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources studying the critical issues affecting Earth’s air, land, and water environments.
Coverage: 1950 - current

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

Focuses on the study of sustainability and the environment. Topics include ecosystems, global warming, food safety, and introductions to environmental disasters.

Gale In Context: Global Issues

Global Issues In Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.

Gale OneFile: Agriculture

Agriculture Collection provides a comprehensive view of agriculture and related fields. The database provides access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. The database includes diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.

GreenFILE

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

JoVE - Environmental Sciences

Videos of Environmental Sciences from JoVE databases.

JoVE - Science Education

Videos of science education including biology, chemistry, clinical skills, engineering, environmental sciences, physics, and psychology.

Legal Collection

Legal Collection offers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics including criminal justice, ethics, federal law, international law, labor and human resource law, medical law, organized crime and the environment. Contains more than 360 full-text law publications and more than 450 indexed publications.

Legal Information Reference Center

Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

Sage Research Methods

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SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research. Built upon SAGE’s legacy of methods publishing, SAGE Research Methods is the essential online tool for researchers.

Sustainability Reference Center

The Sustainability Reference Center is a comprehensive full-text database covering all aspects of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Offering content from more than 800 publications including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications, the Sustainability Reference Center provides the greatest concentration of sustainability-related information available today. Topics Include:
Corporate social responsibility
Environmental stewardship
Federal, state and local regulations
"Green" issues and initiatives
ISO 14000
LEED
Recycling
Renewable energy
Resource conservation
Social entrepreneurship
Sustainable business practices
Waste reduction

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980

Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. 1817 - 1980

U.S. Declassified Documents Online

U.S. Declassified Documents Online, formerly Declassified Documents Reference System, offers access to more than 750,000 pages of government documents. Covering major policy issues from the period before the Second World War into the twenty first century, the archive serves as a convenient source for documents from government departments including Defense; State; Treasury; CIA; and the White House. USDDO supports the study of history, politics, international relations, and journalism, among other fields.

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