LibGuides: GEOS 197: FYS Campus Sustainability 101: Finding Articles

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JSTOR Sustainability
- Why search here? You are looking for articles and reports on environmental issues.
- What's included? Over 100 journals and over 5,400 open research reports. Subtopics include sustainable business practices, urban planning and development, disaster readiness, conversation, climatology, resource management, energy policy.
GreenFILE
- Why search here? You are looking for publications on global climate change, green building, pollution, recycling, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture.
- What's included? Citations to scholarly journals, government sources, and general interest sources. Limited full-text coverage.
EconLit
- Why search here? You need scholarly research in the field of Economics.
- What's included? Citations and abstracts from journal articles in economics, finance, business administration, labor, and industrial organization.
GeoRef
- Why search here? Good database for geoscience research.
- What's included? Index and abstracts to articles, books, maps, reports, and other literature on geology and geosciences. Includes or has links to full text.
Biological Sciences
- Why search here? You need biology resources.
- What's included? A mix of scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications covering biology, biomedicine and related subjects.
Science Direct College Editions
- Why search here? You are looking for full-text scholarly articles on science, education, psychology and business topics.
- What's included? Full-text of over 5000 journal titles in the areas of science, technology, business and medicine, published by Elsevier. A growing number of e-books are also included.
Google Scholar
- Why search here? You need a variety of scholarly and professional sources like journal articles, books, reports, and proceedings.
- What's included? Information about published sources, sometimes with links to the full-text, covering most disciplines.
- Note:Follow these instructions to set your Google Scholar settings for access to DePauw's Full Text when available: Google Scholar FAQ
Academic Search Elite
- Why search here? Great starting point, with something for every subject!
- What's included? Lots of full-text, mostly peer-reviewed and recent, with some older and popular sources.

Additional Resources

SEARCH from the National Agricultural Library
SEARCH is the USDA National Agricultural Library’s main search tool. It provides simple, one-stop access to more than 8 million records covering all aspects of agriculture and related disciplines.

ACM Digital Library
- Why search here? You need sources for computer science research..
- What's included? Publications from the Association of Computing Machinery plus other computer science scholarly sources.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
- Why search here? You are looking for general health information.
- What's included? Non-technical articles on health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.