LibGuides: Environmental Science: Databases

Databases

Below is a listing of databased devoted to environmental science available through the Eugene McDermott Library. While not an exhaustive list of databases on environmental science available through the Eugene McDermott Library, these resources will be useful to students, professors, and researchers.

AGRICOLA (agriculture)
Created by the National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA contains citations to literature that cover all aspects of agricultural science and related disciplines. AGRICOLA links to full text when available.
Gale in Context: Science
Covering hundreds of topics from biology to chemistry to physics to environmental science, Gale in Context: Science offers a multitude of resources for faculty and student researchers. Gale in Context: Science includes journal articles, reference entries, images, and videos in the sciences.
GeoRef (Geosciences)
The GeoRef database, from the American Geosciences Institute, provides access to global geoscience literature. The database contains geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses.
Geosciences POWERSEARCH This link opens in a new window
Searches the following databases simultaneously: Agricola,General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson), GeoRef, GeoRef In Process, GreenFILE, and Science & Technology Collection.
GeoScienceWorld Journals This link opens in a new window
Serves as a comprehensive resource for research and communications in the geological and earth sciences. It is built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals indexed, linked, and inter-operable with GeoRef.
GreenFILE (environment)
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.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Millions of publications from full-text journal articles to authoritative books. Journals are guided by eminent editorial boards and articles are rigorously peer-reviewed. Books on ScienceDirect cover multiple subject collections across disciplines such as physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, and social sciences and humanities.

**Note: This collection does not allow access to ALL the publisher's journals and books. Only the titles licensed are available.
SCOPUS
SCOPUS provides scholarly and peer-reviewed articles in the natural sciences and social sciences, as well as business and management. For access, click the building icon in the upper right corner and enter "university of texas at dallas" when prompted for organization or email.
Sustainability Reference Center
This collection offers full-text coverage of content relevant to sustainability initiative management. It is designed for sustainability experts and information professionals and covers topics such as corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and governmental regulations.
Web of Science
The Web of Science (Core Collection) includes access to these WoS databases:

-Science Citation Index Expanded 1900-present
-Social Sciences Citation Index 1900-present
-Arts and Humanities Citation Index 1975-present
-Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science 1990-present
-Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities 1990-present and
-Emerging Sources Citation Index 2015-present.

Select any or all of the databases to search simulateneously. WoS allows citation searching to determine which scholar is citing another scholar. Citation searching can also be used to determine how many times an article has been cited since it was published. This data is often used to determine the importance of the research and the pros and cons of the article.