Research Guides: Doctor of Public Health Resources: Environmental Health Resources

Environmental Science Database Tutorial

Click the button above to be taken to a Guide on the Side tutorial that will teach you how to search the ProQuest Environmental Science Collection database.

Science Database Tutorial

Click the button above to be taken to a Guide on the Side tutorial that will teach you how to search the ScienceDirect database.

Scopus Database Tutorial

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Medline

MEDLINE via OVID MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine. This is the OVID interface
MEDLINE via PubMed National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. PubMed is accessible by going directly to www.pubmed.gov, accessing it through our website will include links to ECU's full text links.

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Environmental Sciences Databases

The following are direct links to all of the subscription databases for ECU Libraries on the subject of Environmental Science.

AGRICOLA This link opens in a new window
The catalog of the United Sates Department of Agriculture’s National Library. Consists of two subsets of records: citations for journal articles that include abstracts and bibliographic records describing monographs, serials, audiovisual materials and online content from around the world. Subsets can be searched together or separately. Catalog is updated daily. A thesaurus and glossary of agricultural terms is also provided.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Supports multiple Research Clusters. The collection contains full-text articles and Abstracts/Indexing. Includes databases AGRICOLA and TOXLINE. Topics include: Agriculture, Biology, Environmental Science, Human Ecology, Public Health, Sustainability, and Waste Management. Content spans: 1960-current.
APIRS Online This link opens in a new window
The Aquatic and Invasive Plant Information Retrieval System (APIRS) database includes annotated citations to peer-reviewed and gray literature and reports. Topics include: aquatic, wetland, and natural area invasive plants.
Aqualine This link opens in a new window
Part of the Agricultural and Environmental Science Database (ProQuest). To access content check box below the search bar for “Aqualine content only.” Topics include water resources and supplies management, water legislation, water quality, potable water distribution, wastewater collection, water treatment technologies, wastewater and sewage treatment and ecological and environmental effects of water pollution.
Biotechnology Research Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Part of ProQuest Agricultural and Environmental Science Database. To access content check box below the search bar for “Biotechnology Research Abstracts content only. Index of international research on all aspects of biochemical, medical, and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering, medicine, agriculture, and environmental science.
BuildingGreen This link opens in a new window
Supports multiple Research Clusters. Provides comprehensive content on sustainable design practices and green building materials. Shares expertise and lessons learned from design experts working in the field. Builds context for sustainable design strategies and what makes a building product or material green.Topics include: architecture, sustainable materials, energy efficient appliances and equipment, building science, and codes and certifications.
COS Conference Papers Index This link opens in a new window
Clicked on the link in A-Z list. Link goes to ProQuest’s “Basic Search” portal. Looked at the 92 databases listed and couldn’t find this database.
Ecology Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index of scholarship on how organisms of all kinds, including microbes, plants, and animals, interact with their environments and with other organisms. It also contains papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment. Part of Agricultural and Environmental Science Database (ProQuest). To access content check box below the search bar for “Ecological Abstracts content only.”
Environmental Engineering Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
Environmental Impact Statements: Full-Text This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed abstracts and indexing of the hundreds of environmental impact statements issued each year by the federal government, in addition to offering the statements themselves in full text. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, legal mandates and the PDF full text. Topics include: air transportation, defense programs, energy, hazardous substances, land use, parks, refuges and forests, research and development, roads and railroads, urban and social programs, and water.
National Library of Energy (Beta) This link opens in a new window
A collection of non-classified and declassified publications, data sets, patents, conference papers, and videos resulting from research funded by the Department of Energy. Provides both full-text content and citation-only results. Formerly Science Accelerator. Content spans 1940 – Present.
National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) This link opens in a new window
A collection of archival and current documents published by the Environmental Protection Agency.
ProQuest Biology This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Biology spans all of ProQuest's resources in the biological sciences.
ProQuest Science This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing, abstracts, and articles for core journals on technology and applied sciences. Topics include: biomedical engineering, engineering, and construction management among others. Includes full text for some titles. Content spans 1983 – Present. Topics include: physics, engineering, astronomy, biology, earth science, chemistry and more. Includes full-text for most titles. Content spans 1986 – Present.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
An extensive, fully searchable, index of abstracts and bibliographic citations from earth sciences, social sciences, technology, medicine, and health. Provides tools to track, analyze, and visualize the impacts of research.
Sustainability Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Provides blend of abstracts and indexing with some links to full-text articles. Explores all aspects of sustainable development, human population and demography topics, as well as societal issues involving natural resource management. Topics include: climate change and global warming, conservation, endangered species, environmental education, environmental engineering, environmental health, safety and risk, environmental law and policy, environmental management and protection, land use, plant science, pollution, soil sciences, sustainability and sustainable development, wastewater, sewage and sanitation, waste management, water quality, water resources, wildlife and zoology. Expanded and merged with the Human Population and Natural Resource Management subfile. Content spans 1960 – present.

Health and Human Performance Databases

The following are direct links to all of the subscription databases for ECU Libraries on the subject of EXSS.

Law and Legal Research Databases

The following are direct links to all of the subscription databases for ECU Libraries on the subject of Law and Legal Research.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article: Sciences

View the following PowerPoint tutorial to learn more about the structure of a scholarly article in the Sciences.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article: Social Sciences

View the following PowerPoint tutorial to learn more about the structure of a scholarly article in the Social Sciences.

Find a Specific Journal

Browsing through a journal in your field can be helpful when choosing a topic.

When you have a citation to a specific journal and you need to get the full text of an article from it.

When you want to just browse an online journal.

Inter-Library Loan

If we don't have access to an article you need, don't worry. We have a service called Interlibrary Loan that can retrieve articles, books, etc from other libraries. We can also send you materials located at Laupus or Joyner if you are unable to come to the library in person.

Check out our Interlibrary Loan page for more information.

Doctor of Public Health Resources: Environmental Health Resources

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