LibGuides: Environmental Science: Resource list

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About this Guide

This guide is a resource list of library materials on environment science. Librarian selected materials based on criteria from course assignments.

Best Bet

GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly, government, and general interest articles about environment-related topics including climate change, sustainability, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Additional resources

Academic Databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic Search is a good all around database. It has a ton of content including peer-review sources. One can do a preliminary search on a topic to see what current research there is or what potential sources there are.

Scholarly journals and Newspapers

Environmental Science journals
Scholarly and peer reviewed journal list from e-journal portal.

US Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format

Background information

Encyclopedia of Global Change
available at Prince Frederick campus library

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
Search over 600 full text reference books for your topic. It also has article links to library databases (such as ProQuest and EBSCO).

MLA Style

This box contains websites for common citation formats in MLA (Modern Language Association) Style, based on the 8th edition (2016) of the MLA Handbook. MLA style is widely used in the humanities, especially in writing on language and literature.

For more information and examples, see the following resources.

You can find the answers to common questions on the MLA Style Center website.

MLA Handbook 8th Ed by The Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603292627
Publication Date: 2016-04-01
The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook.

MLA citations tutorial
Basic rules of MLA style from the MLA website.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue OWL)
Extensive explanations and examples for how to cite using the MLA style, commonly used in the Languages and Literature.
MLA Sample Paper
A research paper written in MLA style with explanations of MLA style!

MLA Quick Citation Guide
by Amy Spitz Last Updated Jan 20, 2023 28 views this year

NoodleTools
This resource can help you manage citations and create an APA reference list or MLA works cited page. Ask your CSM librarian for details!