Atlases

• Atlas of United States environmental issues / Robert J. Mason and Mark T. Mattson. Reference QG1201.G3 M3 1990
• Gaia, an atlas of planet management / general editor, Norman Myers.  Reference HC79.E5 M94 1993
• The new state of the earth atlas: a concise survey of the environment through full-color international maps / Joni Seager.  Reference G1046.G3 S4 1995
• Puget Sound environmental atlas / Evans-Hamilton, Inc. Government Documents Oversize WA 574.4 Ec7pug 1987 update
• The 1992 Puget Sound environmental atlas update / Puget Sound Water Quality Authority and Department of Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Lands for the Pugets Sound Estuary Program.  Government Documents WA 574.4 E c7pug 1992 update
• A study on environmental equity in Washington State: supplemental atlas / Washington State Dept of Ecology, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program, Hazardous Substance Information Office.  Government Documents Oversize Docs WA 574.5 Ec7stu e2 supp-atl 1992 update

Bibliographies

• Annotated bibliography: value of environmental protection and restoration / Victoria Klein, et al. 
  Government Documents D 103.57/5:93-R-4
• Beacham's guide to environmental issues and sources / edited by Walton Beacham.
  Reference GE115 .B43 1993
• Encyclopedia of environmental information sources : a subject guide to about 34,000 print and other sources of information on all aspects of the environment / Sarojini Balachandran, editor
  Reference TD170 .E53 1993
• Environmental issues and sustainable futures: a critical guide to recent books,reports, and periodicals / Michael Marien. GE123 .M37 1996
• Environmental studies reviews / complied by Judith Douville / GE105 .E59 1995
• The environmentalist's bookshelf: a guide to the best books / Robert Merideth.
  Reference GF41 .M45 1992
• The natural environment: an annotate bibliography on attitudes and values / compiled by Mary Anglemyer and Eleanor R. Seagraves. / Reference QH75 .A49 1984

Conference Proceedings

Available titles can be found by searching for "conference proceedings" and "environment*" in a Keyword Search of the library catalog. Particular subjects (i.e. "pollution") may also be added.

Databases

• Environment Abstracts / part of Environmental Universe


Covers the world's environmental related information. Environment Abstracts provides indexing and abstracting coverage to  international primary and secondary publications reporting on all aspects of the environment. These publications highlight such fields as management, technology, planning, law, political science, economics, geology, biology, and chemistry as they relate to environmental issues.  Draws material from scientific, technical, trade, professional, and general periodicals; conference papers and proceedings; government documents; industry reports; newspapers; and project reports. The record will indicate if the publication can be found on microfiche in the Envirofiche collection, located on Wilson Library Second Floor West. Locate the fiche by the number following the CIS NO: 
 
• Environmental Universe
Includes the following databases:
• Environment Abstracts - Search abstracts of thousands of journal articles and conference papers;  link to selected full-text
• News, Journals & Commentary - - Retrieve full-text news, journals, and reference materials
• Codes & Regulations   - -  Find federal and state codes and federal agency regulations
• Case Law & Agency Actions - - Access federal and state case law and agency decisions
• Waste & Materials  - -  Locate federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information
• Science Citation Index / CD-ROM 1990 - 1995; Online via Web of Science 1995 - ;  Reference Q1 .S36 1964- .

To find out whether the library owns a specific journal, search in the catalog under JOURNAL.  You can find journals on a subject by searching in the catalog under LC SUBJECT or KEYWORD, selecting the LIMIT THIS SEARCH or MODIFY SEARCH icons, and limiting to SERIAL.

THIS PAGE is a list of Environmental journals, magazines, newsletters and news services that are available to Western students in electronic form.

• Dictionary of dangerous pollutants, ecology, and environment / David F. Tver. Reference TD173 .T83
• Dictionary of the environment / Michael Allaby. Reference QH540.4 .A44 1989
• Environment and the law : a dictionary / Vicki R. Patton-Dulce. Reference KF3775.A68 P38 1995
• Environmental glossary / Wayne O. Deason, et al.  Government Documents I 27.2: En 8/2/986
• The Facts on File dictionary of environmental science / L. Harold Stevenson, Bruce Wyman.  Reference TD9 .S74 1991

• Conservation and environmentalism: an encyclopedia / Robert Paehlke, editor . GE10 .C68 1995
• Encyclopedia of energy technology and the environment / Attilio Bisio, Sharon Boots, editors.  Reference TJ163.235 .E53 1995
• Encyclopedia of environmental biology / William A. Nierenberg, editor-in-chief.  Reference QH 540.4 .E52 1995
• Environment encyclopedia and directory.  Reference GE10 .E588 1994
• Environmental encyclopedia / William P. Cunningham, et al, editors.  Reference GE10 .E57 1994
• Human environments: a cross-cultural encyclopedia / David Levinson.  Reference GF4 .L49 1995

• Covering the environment: a handbook on environmental journalism / Michael Keating.
  Government Docs CAN En134-2 10-1993
• <Environmental Law Handbook / J. Gordon Arbuckle, et al.   Reference KF3775.Z9 E55 1989

Internet Sites

• Eco-Village Information Service
• Environmental Health Information Service
• Environment Protection Agency
• European Environment Agency
• National Environmental Publications Information Site (EPA)
• Our Planet (United Nations Environmental Program magazine)
• Virtual Library of Ecology, Biodiversity, and the Environment
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Literature Reviews

• Annual review / National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy / Government Documents CAN En130 1993
• Science Citation Index. CD-ROM: Library Information System (1966 -- ) ; Reference Q1 .S36
  SCI will give the user an idea of how certain authors and research areas are being utilized by researchers, and may be useful for establishing the importance of certain researchers and/or areas of research.

• An ecological framework for environmental impact assessment in Canada / Gordon E. Beanlands and Peter N. Duinker./ Government Documents CAN EN105-25 1983
• Environmental science methods / Robin Haynes, editor.  GB21 .E58 1982
• Evaluation methods for environmental standards / William D. Rowe, et al.  RA 566 .R83 1983
• Geography and the environment: systems analytical methods / A.G. Wilson.  G70 .W547
• Guidance manual on sampling, analysis, and data management for contaminated sites / Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.  Government Documents CAN EN108-3 1-62 v.1

Surveys exist for particular areas of study. Numerous titles are available by searching "environment* and survey*" in a library catalog Keyword Search. A narrower term than environment* (such as acid rain) works even better. Additional subjects may be added.

Technical Reports

• Government reports announcements & index Government Documents C 51.9/3:
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)Web
• Many other reports in Government Documents. Search in the "Word" directory of the library catalog, using "(Ecolog* or environment*) ( Technical Report*)"

• Master Theses in the Pure and Applied Sciences / Shafer, Wade H., ed. Ref. Q 158.5 M35 v.40 1997
• National and International Dissertations are indexed by Digital Dissertations and other Indexes, and are available through Interlibrary Loan.

updated 01/2005