Finding Information on Earth & Environmental Sciences: Beyond Google Scholar

Finding Information on Earth & Environmental Sciences: Beyond Google Scholar Menu

Databases

Which database should you use? Here is a list of several databases relevant to SE3 research.

AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA serves as both the index to journal articles and the catalog of items held in the National Agricultural Library (NAL). The database covers journal articles, books, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture. 1970 to the present.
BIOSIS
BIOSIS indexes 6,000 journals in life sciences including journal articles, meeting abstracts, and some book chapters covering all aspects of biology. Includes cited references to primary journal literature on biological research, medical research findings, and discoveries of new organisms. It covers original research reports and reviews in botany, zoology, and microbiology, and related fields such as biomedical, agriculture, pharmacology, and ecology, and interdisciplinary fields such as medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, and biotechnology. 1926 to the present.
CAB Abstracts
CAB Abstracts is the most comprehensive source of international research information in agriculture and all related applied life sciences. Global coverage of journal articles, academic books, abstracts, published theses, conference proceedings, bulletins, monographs and technical reports. Updated monthly, covers 1910–present.
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM)
Covers environmental sciences topics, including ecology, energy resources, and pollution issues. Coverage: 1967 - present
GeoRef
Covers worldwide technical literature on geology and geophysics. Coverage: 1785 - present
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) - Environment
Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed scientific video journal publishing biological, medical, chemical and physical research. Available Septemeber 2013, JoVE Environment is a multidisciplinary section devoted to the publication of research methods employed in environmental science and green technologies, from biofuels to oceanography to atmospheric sciences. 
Scopus
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. Over 18,000 journals are indexed. Covers scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and, more recently, also in the arts and humanities. Scopus includes “Articles-in-Press” information for over 3,000 journals. Updated daily, covers 1996–present plus selected coverage that goes back as far as 1823.
Web of Science
Indexes 12,000 journals in all scientific disciplines. Provides for forward or backward cited searching.

GIS & the Environment

At the Stanford Geospatial Center, patrons can:

  • Create, modify, and print custom maps by using commercial GIS packages and geospatial data.
  • Communicate research and project results by creating maps and charts for use in journal articles, term papers and theses.
  • Analyze data graphically by conducting “what-if” scenarios.
  • Access a rich collection of databases that provide both geospatial boundary and statistical information.
  • Explore the spatial element of your data (e.g., display soil types, track crime patterns, analyze animal migration patterns, find the best location for an expanding business, model the path of atmospheric pollution) to make decisions for many types of complicated problems.