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Environmental Sciences  Tags: geology ecology biology environment  

How to find information in environmental science disciplines including environmental studies, ecology, earth sciences and geology.
Last update: Dec 23rd, 2009 URL: http://libguides.utoledo.edu/envirosci  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Definitions: Specialized Dictionaries

 

Encyclopedias

  • Environmental science : in context
    Call Number: Electronic Book
    "It brings together original essays written by leading experts in the field, primary source documents, and sidebars on the cultural, economic, and political issues surrounding scientific thought -- providing insights on leading social issues and spurring critical thinking about the impact of science on daily life and globalization."
  • Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
    Call Number: CARLSON Reference (1st fl) QE741 .E53 2007 (4 Volumes)
    The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that has been growing in scientific and societal importance in recent years. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments.
  • Life on earth : an encyclopedia of biodiversity, ecology, and evolution
    Call Number: Electronic Book
    Provides a current assessment of the world's ecosystems, including coverage of all plant and animal life, analysis of species moving towards extinction, and data on human population growth.
  • Encyclopedia of environmental studies
    Call Number: CARLSON Reference (1st fl) TD9 .A84 2001
    Defines terms dealing with botany, economics, chemistry, ecology, biology, geography, and geology, and identifies important organizations, individuals, and events
  • The Oxford companion to the earth
    Call Number: Electronic Book
    All aspects of geology, including climatology, mineralogy, and oceanography, are covered.
 
 

Searching for Books

You can find books in the UT Library Catalog using either keywords for your topic, or using Subject Headings such as those listed below. 

Searching by keyword allows you to find words mentioned in book titles, chapter titles, subjects, and author names.  Keyword searches can be combined to find books on two or more topics using AND or OR.  Searching by Subject Heading is more precise, but searches for broad topics in the book.  See the UT Library Catalog Guide for more information about searching.

Some subject headings you may want to start at include the following.  Some will have cross references to other related topics, and most will have sub-headings for more specific topics, formats, or geographic areas:

 

UT Library Catalog Search

 

Browsing for Environmental Sciences Books

The UT Libraries use the Library of Congress Call Number system for organizing our books.  You can browse the shelves in our libraries in the following call numbers:

GB Physical Geography
GC Oceanography
GE Environmental Sciences
GF Human Ecology
QC 801-849 Geophysics / Geomagnetism
QE Geology
QH1-(199.5) Natural History General
    Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
QH359-425    Evolution
QH426-470    Genetics
QH471-489    Reproduction
QH501-531    Life
QH540-549.5    Ecology
QH705-705.5    Economic biology
QK Botany
QL Zoology
S Agriculture
SB Plant Culture
SD Forestry
SF Animal Culture
SH Aquaculture
TA 703-712 Engineering Geology, Soil Mechanics
TC 401-948 Water Engineering including flood control, dams, irrigation, etc.
TD Environmental Technology
 

OhioLINK

Don't forget that in addition to all of the books available in the University of Toledo Libraries locations, you also have access to books from any of the more than 85 OhioLINK partner libraries.  Whenever you are in the University of Toledo Library Catalog, you can click on the OhioLINK button to perform the same search in libraries across the state.  Or you can start your search in the OhioLINK Catalog itself.  See here for more information about requesting and borrowing items from OhioLINK libraries.

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