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- BIOSIS Previews (Thomson Reuters)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings.
- The BIOSIS Previews database corresponds to the print publications Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/ RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). The mission of BIOSIS, a not-for-profit organization established in 1926, is to foster growth, communication and use of biological knowledge for the common good. The database covers nearly 6,000 journals, 1,500 international meetings, as well as review articles, books, book chapters and monographs in the life sciences including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, pharmacology and public health.
- Coverage Dates: 1969 - present
- Updated: Weekly
- Database Provider: isi
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- CAB Abstracts & CAB Archive (EBSCO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Index to research on agriculture, forestry and allied life sciences. Internet Explorer 6.0 users: cookies must be set to "Medium" or lower for this database to function properly.
- CAB Abstracts & CAB Archive provide bibliographic citations in the fields of agriculture, forestry and their allied life science disciplines. Specific topics include animal and crop husbandry, animal and plant breeding, plant protection, genetics, forestry engineering, economics, veterinary medicine, human nutrition, travel and rural development.
- Coverage Dates: 1900-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English (abstracts in English)
- Database Provider: ebsco
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- CABDirect Archive (1910-1972)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Index to research on agriculture, forestry and allied life sciences between 1910 and 1972.
- CABDirect (formerly CAB Abstracts) provides bibliographic citations in the fields of agriculture, forestry and their allied life science disciplines. Specific topics include animal and crop husbandry, animal and plant breeding, plant protection, genetics, forestry engineering, economics, veterinary medicine, human nutrition, travel and rural development.
- Coverage Dates: 1973-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English (abstracts in English)
- Database Provider: CABI Publishing
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- Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior (ScienceDirect)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.This encyclopedia is an authoritative reference containing in-depth introductory articles, illustrations, interactive cross-referenced links, and numerous suggested readings.
- The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior covers the topics of communication, learning, sexual selection, navigation, and the history of the field, as well as the emerging topics of animal cognition, animal welfare, conservation, and applications of animal behavior. Access: On campus and remote Database provider: Elsevier
- Coverage Dates: 2010
- Database Provider: sciencedirect
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- Environment Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles and books related to environmental topics.
- Environment Complete offers coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. This database contains more than 1,590,000 records from more than 1,500 domestic and international titles going back to the 1950s (including 959 active core titles) as well as more than 100 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 400 journals, including many of the most used journals in the discipline. Environment Complete includes over 170 journal titles and almost 100 book titles that are not included in Academic Search or Business Source.
- Coverage Dates: 1950s onwards
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- Database Provider: ebsco
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- Environmental Science and Pollution Management (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Set of databases combined to eliminate duplicate records.
- Several topically related databases are combined to eliminate duplicate records.
- See also: zces:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1981 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: cambridge
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- Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to articles covering all aspects of wildlife and wildlife management.
- Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide covers wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, including all aspects of wildlife and wildlife management. Taxonomic and geographic identifiers include broad regions and specific localities.
- Coverage Dates: 1935-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Database Provider: EBSCO
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Related / Narrower Databases
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Covering all aspects of the management of marine and freshwater environments.
- This database includes four subfiles: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ocean Technology Policy and Non-Living Resources; Aquatic Pollution & Environment Quality; and Oceanic Abstracts. It provides citations to worldwide literature on aquatic resources, limnology, ocean technology, and all aspects of the management of marine and freshwater environments.
- See also: zcas:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1981 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: Cambridge Scientific
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=aquc-uga1
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- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.An online resource that describes over 1,200 North American animals and plants that are identified as either endangered or threatened.
- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America provides information on over 1,200 animals and plants that are identified as either endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Species accounts are arranged taxonomically and include information such as common and scientific names; status; the date of listing; physical description; habitat; food; reproduction; threats; and geographic range. Most entries are accompanied by one or more full-color images.
- Coverage Dates: 2005 ed.
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: Gale
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- Biological Sciences (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to research on all aspects of biology.
- This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. The topically related databases are combined to eliminate duplicate records.
- See also: Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
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- Database Provider: Cambridge Scientific
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=bigc-uga1
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- BioOne (Bioscience Research Journals)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
- BioOne is the product of collaboration between scientific societies, libraries, academe and the private sector and aggregates more than 40 full-text research journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences. BioOne was created in mid-1999 by five collaborating organizations: The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition), The University of Kansas, The Big 12 Plus Libraries Consortium, and Allen Press, Inc.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xbio-uga1
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- Birds of North America Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Guide to the birds of North America including descriptions, geographic distribution information, systematic information, habitats, and more, complemented by images, sound files, and video clips.
- Birds of North America Online contains full descriptions of the bird species of North America. Included in the descriptions for each species is distribution, systematic, migration, habitat, and behavior information. There are images, sound files, and video clips associated with most birds in the database.
Database provider: Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology and the American Ornithologists' Union.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: Cornell University
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- Birds of North America Online contains full descriptions of the bird species of North America. Included in the descriptions for each species is distribution, systematic, migration, habitat, and behavior information. There are images, sound files, and video clips associated with most birds in the database.
- Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (ScienceDirect)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.This encyclopedia contains articles of interest for aquatic biologists, chemists, and ecologists.
- The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters contains articles on the properties of water; the hydrologic cycle; surface and groundwater hydrology; lakes and rivers of the world; and bacteria, fungi, vertebrates and invertebrates of these systems. Attention is also given to pollution, remediation and conservation and management of these systems. Access: On campus and remote Database provider: Elsevier
- Coverage Dates: 2009
- Database Provider: sciencedirect
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- Encyclopedia of Insects, 2nd ed. (ScienceDirect)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.This is a comprehensive encyclopedic work devoted to insects.
- The Encyclopedia of Insects covers aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Access: On campus and remote Database provider: Elsevier
- Coverage Dates: 2009
- Database Provider: sciencedirect
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=eno2-uga1
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- Environmental Impact Statements (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Summaries of key issues, consequences, legal mandates.
- This database summarizes the key issues in environmental impact statements. Each entry includes a description of the project, a discussion of positive and negative consequences, and a listing of legal mandates. Subjects included are air transportation, defense programs, energy production, hazardous substances, land use, parks, refuges, roads and railroads, urban and municipal programs, and water use. Print index covers 1979- .
- See also: zcei:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1985 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=eisg-uga1
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- GeoScienceWorld
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Online access to geoscience publications, and access to GeoRef.
- GeoScienceWorld is a database covering the various geoscience disciplines that provides full text access to over 35 major publications in the geosciences as well as a direct link into GeoRef.
- Coverage Dates: 2000-current
- Updated: Ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: gsw
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=geow-uga1
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- GreenFILE
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts of articles, books, book reviews, and government documents covering environmental issues.
- GreenFILE provides both academic and practical applications for those interested in learning more about environmental issues. From the press release: "GreenFILE covers content going back more than 35 years and contains backfiles to volume one, issue one for Bioscience, Journal of Environmental Planning & Management, Journal of Ecology, and Conservation Biology. The database also contains bibliographic information for key non-scholarly titles such as: E -The Environmental Magazine, Natural Life, and Mother Earth News. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for certain titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well."
- Coverage Dates: 1970s - present
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=gref-uga1
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- Patty's Industrial Hygiene (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Industrial chemistry and toxicology.
- Patty's Industrial Hygiene presents the most up to date information on the recognition and evaluation of chemical agents, physical agents and bio-hazards in the workplace as well as engineering control of exposure and personal protection. This is a companion volume to Patty's Toxicology.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=patt-uga1
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- Patty's Toxicology (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Toxicological data for industrial compounds.
- Patty's Toxicology presents comprehensive toxicological data for industrial compounds from metals to synthetic polymers. Information for each compound includes CAS numbers, RTECS numbers, physical and chemical properties, threshold limit values (TLV's), permissible exposure limits (PEL's), maximum workplace concentrations (MAK), and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures (BAT). This is a companion volume to Patty's Industrial Hygiene.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=paty-uga1
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- Zoological Record (Thomson Reuters)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to zoological literature with particular emphasis on systematic/taxonomic information.
- Zoological Record covers all aspects of zoology including behavior, biochemistry, disease, ecology, evolution, genetics, habitat, life cycle, physiology and more. The bibliographic citations come from over 6,000 journals, and selected dissertations and conference proceedings. Produced by BIOSIS.
- Coverage Dates: 1978/1979-present
- Updated: Quarterly
- Database Provider: isi
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xzoo-uga1
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Annual Reviews
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium-high for this database to function properly.Critical reviews of scholarly research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.
- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
The Biomedical Science Suite is further subdivided as Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Cell and Developmental Biology, Ecology and Systematics, Entomology, Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics, Immunology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, Phytopathology, Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Public Health.
The Physical Science Suite is further subdivided as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Energy and the Environment, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, Nuclear and Particle Science, and Physical Chemistry.
The Social Science Suite is further subdivided as Anthropology, Energy and Environment, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology.
- Coverage Dates: 1984- present; Tables of Contents only: 1984-1995; Full Text: 1996- present
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xann-uga1
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- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
- JSTOR
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
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- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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- ScienceDirect
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from scholarly journals on all the sciences, including the social sciences.
- ScienceDirect provides full text access to scholarly journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries.
- Coverage Dates: 1995 - present (Academic Press journals: 1996 - present)
- Updated: Ongoing
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- Database Provider: Elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xsdi-uga1
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- Web of Science (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Provides access to the combined Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
- Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index covering over 8,000 journal. These three databases can be searched separately, in any combination, or all at once. These databases are unique in that the user can search to find which articles have cited a certain author or article. This technique of doing research, called pearl growing, allows researchers to find articles that are related to an earlier work. Often this technique turns up articles which are not found through traditional subject and keyword searches.
- Coverage Dates: 1945- (Science Citation Index); 1956- (Social Science Citation Index); 1975- (Arts and Humanities Citation Index)
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: isi
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Acronyms
- Acronyms and Abbreviations (EPA)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides this list of selected acronyms and abbreviations.
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/iris/acronyms.htm
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- Dictionary of MSDS Terms and Abbreviations
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Extensive dictionary of definitions for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) terms and abbreviations.
- URL: http://www.msdssearch.com/DictionaryN.htm
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Books
- Biodiversity and Conservation
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: A hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant on the origin, nature and value of biological diversity, the threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is left.
- URL: http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm
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- eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.eBooks, general topics, non-fiction, reference, consumer.
eBooks at EBSCOhost, formerly known as NetLibrary, provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is currently no checkout period for eBooks (at EBSCOhost).
Users can create a My EBSCOhost account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface.
GALILEO institutions purchased together the following collections:
- Shared Collection 1
- Shared Collection 2
- Shared Collection 9
- Database Provider: EBSCO Information and Learning
- Database Tutorial: Downloading eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- Issues in Ecology
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Booklets on such topics as the nitrogen cycle, ecosystem services, water pollution, and biodiversity. Published by the Ecological Society of America.
- URL: http://www.esa.org/science_resources/issues.php
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- National Academies Press
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Selected titles online. Use the Discovery Engine for words in title or text. Asterisk (*) will truncate.
- URL: http://www.nap.edu/index.html
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- WorldCat
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Huge catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.
- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
The OCLC NetFirst database has been integrated into WorldCat. NetFirst bibliographic citations describe Internet-accessible resources, including World Wide Web pages, interest groups, library catalogs, FTP sites, Internet services, electronic journals, and newsletters. NetFirst is no longer available as a separate database.
WorldCat listings include netLibrary ebook records.
- Coverage Dates: Approx. 1000 A.D. to the present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zowc
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- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
Conference Papers/Proceedings
- COS Conference Papers Index (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.For scientific and technical proceedings.
- Coverage includes scientific and technical proceedings in animal and plant science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, experimental medicine, geology, marine science, mathematics, and pharmacology.
- See also: zccp:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1989 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: Cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=coec-uga1
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- PapersFirst (conference papers)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of papers presented at conferences.
- The PapersFirst database provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, PapersFirst is a major new research aid, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zopi
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- ProceedingsFirst (conference proceedings)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of conference proceedings.
- The ProceedingsFirst database provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each ProceedingsFirst record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zop1
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Animal Diversity Web
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Animal Diversity Web has species accounts about individual animal species. These may include text, pictures of living animals, photographs and movies of specimens, and/or recordings of sounds. Descriptions of levels of organization above the species level, especially phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families.
- URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
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- BioTech Life Science Dictionary
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search for terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, genetics, ecology, limnology, and toxicology. Also provides links to web sites and databases about species of plants, fish, mammals, reptiles, and crop pests.
- URL: http://life.nthu.edu.tw/~g864204/dict-search.html
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- Dictionary of MSDS Terms and Abbreviations
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Extensive dictionary of definitions for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) terms and abbreviations.
- URL: http://www.msdssearch.com/DictionaryN.htm
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- Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The National Park Service produced this encyclopedia of 118 reports on environmental contaminants.
- URL: http://www1.nature.nps.gov/toxic/index.html
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- Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Definitions in alphabetical order for terms in the areas of energy, meteorology, geology, ecology, and hydrology. Provides tables, diagrams, and drawings.
- URL: http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/contents.html
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- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles, tables, figures, and cross-references to science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry.
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry contains nearly 1000 major articles, 10,000 tables, 30,000 figures, and cross-references to science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry. Chemical substances ranging from raw materials and bulk products to fine and specialty chemicals are described in detail. Information on physical and chemical properties, production, applications, economic data, toxicology and occupational health is provided for each substance. Relevant patent information is supplied whenever available.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ullm-uga1
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- University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) Glossary
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A dictionary and an encyclopedia with photos, diagrams, and drawings. Subjects include geology, ecology, zoology, life history, botany, and cell biology.
- URL: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html
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Directories
- Conservation Biology Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/bio_conserve_menu.html
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- Directory of Wetlands of International Importance
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This website provides information on internationally recognized wetlands. Find wetlands through either a clickable interactive map, or by country listing.
- URL: http://www.wetlands.org/RSDB
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- Ecology Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then subdivided by geography.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/ecology_menu.html
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- Environmental Science Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/env_sci_menu.html
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- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: "Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world."
- URL: http://www.itis.gov/
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- State Agencies
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A list of all the U.S. state government environmental agencies. The agencies are divided by state.
- URL: http://www.caprep.com/stagency.htm
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- State, Local, and Tribal Environmental (SLATE) Networks
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A listing of U.S. state, local, federal, and tribal environmental agencies. Links to legislation and other environmental information, too. This is a huge web site.
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/slate.htm
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- Zoology & Wildlife Sciences Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then subdivided by geography.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/zoology_menu.html
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Government Publications
- Digital Collection (National Wetlands Research Center Library)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The USGS Biological Resources Division digital collection of Species Profiles, Habitat Suitability Index Models, and Technical Reports (published by US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Biological Service, or USGS Biological Resources Division).
- URL: http://www.nwrc.gov/diglib.htm
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- EPA Information Sources
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides links to collections of online EPA publications, databases, software, test methods & models.
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/resource.htm
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- FedStats A to Z
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A listing of federal government agencies' web pages. See the subject categories environment and natural resources.
- URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
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- HazDat Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The HazDat database is the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) hazardous substance release and health effects database. It "provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations."
- URL: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html
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- Major Environmental Laws
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A list of the major U.S. environmental laws including oil pollution, occupational health, and endangered species. Laws available in full-text.
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/epahome/laws.htm
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- National Toxicology Program
Online Access: On/Off Campus- To access the Chemical Repository Database use the search button on the National Toxicology Program homepage. The database contains toxicology and safety information on over 2270 chemicals.
- URL: http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/
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- Online Water-Resources Reports (U.S. Geological Survey)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Searchable database of selected online publications from USGS including: Bulletin, Circulars, Open-File Reports, Professional Papers, Water-Supply Papers, etc. If your choice is not online, please use GIL@UGA to get call number (J84:??) and location of print copy at the UGA Libraries.
- URL: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/
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- Threatened and Endangered Wildlife and Plants
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Lists and information about all of the plants and animals (invertebrates and vertebrates)that are listed in the U.S. as either endangered or threatened. Can search by common name, species name, or by types of specie (lichen, clam, bird, or conifer).
- URL: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species
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- Toxic Release Inventory TRI Explorer
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Use the TRI Explorer to find reported toxic chemical release data by county, state, or the entire U.S. The reports are available by facility, chemical, geography, industry or trends. Contains data from 1988 to 1998 (1998 data was just released May 2000).
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/chemical.htm
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Guides/Handbooks
- Antbase
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Antbase is a collaborative effort between scientists from around the world, aiming at providing the best possible access to the wealth of information on ants, one of the ecologically most important group of animals worldwide. Antbase is being built and maintained at the American Museum of Natural History and Ohio State University, it provides the data for ants on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, ITIS, and it is designed to fulfill needs of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), and the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
- URL: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/
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- Bugwood Network
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Entomology and Forest Resources Digital Information Work Group of the University of Georgia gathers, maintains, and promotes the use of digital information as resources and as tools to enhance and complement information exchange and educational activities in the fields of entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources.
- URL: http://www.bugwood.org/
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- eNatureGuides to North America
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Field guides from the National Audubon Society include fishes, seashells, and seashore creatures. Photos and information about the species are provided.
- URL: http://www.eNature.com/
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- EXTOXNET: Pesticide Information Profiles
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A group of extension toxicologists from several universities provide Pesticide Information Profiles on more than 150 pesticides including trade/other names for the pesticide, regulatory status, toxicological effects, ecological effects, environmental fate, physical properties, etc. Toxicology Information Briefs and factsheets are also included.
- URL: http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ghindex.html
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- Fifty Birds of Town and City
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This web-site provides pictures and short descriptions of fifty of the most common birds found in the United States.
- URL: http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-1047
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- Fire Effects Information System
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A U.S. Forest Service web site that includes general ecological information, fire ecology, and fire case studies. It includes information about communities and the plant and wildlife (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians) species that are affected by fire.
- URL: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
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- Invasive Species
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Contains profiles of some of the most common invasive species. Links to pictures and other web resources are provided.
- URL: http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
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- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories (designed to determine the relative risk of extinction). The main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those taxa that are facing a higher risk of global extinction. The IUCN Red List also includes information on taxa that are categorized as Extinct or Extinct in the Wild; or taxa that cannot be evaluated because of insufficient information; and on Lower Risk taxa which are either close to meeting the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened were it not for an ongoing taxon-specific conservation programme.
- URL: http://www.redlist.org/
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- Journal Citation Reports (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Ranks journals by how often they have been cited. Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports.
- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
To help users best compare journals and discover which are the most significant to them, JCR Web provides these data fields:
- Impact factor: Provides a way to evaluate or compare a journal's relative importance to others in the same field.
- Immediacy index: Measures how quickly the average article in a journal is cited, or how often articles published in a journal are cited within the same year.
- Article counts: The number of articles published in a journal in a particular year.
- Cited half-life: Benchmarks the age of cited articles.
- Source data: Provides information on which journals published reviews versus original research articles and how many references each of these published.
- Coverage Dates: Varies by data element
- Updated: Annual
- Languages: English
- Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports. 3 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjcr-uga1
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- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
- Mammal Species of the World
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Mammal Species of the World (MSW) is a database of mammalian taxonomy. Species recognized in this database are limited to existing or recently extinct species (possibly alive during the preceding 500 years); in instances where the persistence of a species is doubtful, the comment field so indicates. Scientific names applied to domesticated mammals, and to the natural ancestors of domesticated forms, are the earliest valid names as called for by the Code of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1985).
- URL: http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/
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- National Toxicology Program
Online Access: On/Off Campus- To access the Chemical Repository Database use the search button on the National Toxicology Program homepage. The database contains toxicology and safety information on over 2270 chemicals.
- URL: http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/
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- NatureServe
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Conservation information on plants, animals and ecological communities in the U.S. and Canda. Includes distribution maps, life histories, endangered/threatened status.
- URL: http://www.natureserve.org
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- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A nationally recognized source of career information, including training and education needed, job prospects, and average salaries.
- URL: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/
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- Scientific Writing
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides several web pages about reading, understanding, and producing scientific papers. A good basic introduction to writing lab reports.
- URL: http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/jcabbott/courses/bio208web/writing/index.html
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- U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
Online Access: On/Off Campus- LTER supports research at 24 sites representing different ecosystems and research. Links to the web pages of each LTER site. Two sites are affiliated with the University of Georgia.
- URL: http://lternet.edu/
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- United Nations Environment Programme
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The United Nations Environment Programme portal includes datasets, full text reports, applications, and other resources that provide perspective on various environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
- URL: http://www.unep.org
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- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Formatting guidelines for lab reports, presentations, and other assignments. Also, links to style manuals.
- URL: http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/
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Images/Photographs
- Centre for Bioscience ImageBank
Online Access: On/Off Campus
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Freely available images contributed by researchers and academics with rights cleared for educational purposes.
- Users are able to search for images based on keywords or brose within a wide range of bioscience subject areas. Images are then downloadable along with informative descriptive text provided by the contributor. All images undergo a validation process by Centre for Bioscience staff with good subject knowledge. ImageBank also offers reviews of, and links to existing bioscience image databases.
- URL: http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/imagebank/
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Maps/Atlases
- Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full-color, detailed maps on such topics as forest cover, coral reef and mangrove distribution, plant biodiversity, rainforests, wetlands, and plant species of the world, continents, regions, and states.
- URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/vegmaps.html
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Organizations/Associations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- One of the world's largest general science organizations and the publisher of the journal Science.
- URL: http://www.aaas.org/
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- American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A non-profit scientific organization for the biological, medical, environmental, and agricultural sciences, and the publishers of BioScience.
- URL: http://www.aibs.org/
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- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Focuses on the scientific study of fishes, amphibians and reptiles, and publisher of the journal COPEIA.
- URL: http://www.asih.org
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- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Publisher of the journal Limnology & Oceanography. Links to careers and educational sites are good.
- URL: http://aslo.org/
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- American Society of Mammalogists
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The American Society of Mammalogists was established in 1919 for the purpose of promoting the study of mammals.
- URL: http://www.mammalsociety.org/
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- Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Association for Tropical Biology (ATB) was founded in 1963 to promote research and to foster the exchange of ideas among biologists working in tropical environments.
- URL: http://www.atbio.org/
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- Ecological Society of America
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Improves communication among ecologists, raises the public's level of awareness, and enhances communication between the ecological community and policy-makers.
- URL: http://www.esa.org/
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- Environmental Protection Agency
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Environmental Protection Agency is the United States governmental agency charged with protecting human health and the environment. The website contains information on a variety of environmental concerns.
- URL: http://www.epa.gov
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- Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- See the Conservation Biology "News Tips" for interesting statistics and news.
- URL: http://www.conbio.org/
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Statistics
- HazDat Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The HazDat database is the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) hazardous substance release and health effects database. It "provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations."
- URL: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html
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- ProQuest Statistical Insight ((formerly LexisNexis Statistical Insight))
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Statistics published by the U.S. government and other agencies.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight consists of,
Search Tables Base Edition:
selected statistical tables drawn mainly from sources published by the U.S. government since about 1998.Search Abstracts:
American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts (1970-) and full text (ca 2004-) of Federal government sources
Statistical Reference Index (SRI) abstracts (1980-) of state and private sources
Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts (1983-) of international and intergovernmental sourcesCoverage ranges across many topics including income, production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, demographics, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
- Coverage Dates: 1970s-
- Updated: Biannually
- Database Provider: proquest
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xstu-uga1
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- ProQuest Statistical Insight consists of,
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2013- (Proquest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Compilation of social, political, and economic statistics of the United States.
- The Statistical Abstract of the United States Online compiles statistical tables from a wide array of federal, state, and local agencies; nonprofit and industry associations; and research organizations. Although the database began in 2013, some tables include historical statistics back as far as 1790. The source of the data is attached to each table, making the Statistical Abstract an excellent starting place for identifying more in-depth statistics. Many of the full statistical reports summarized in the Statistical Abstract are available in the ProQuest Statistical Insight database. The Statistical Abstract of the United States was published by the federal government between 1878-2012. These earlier editions are available on the Census Bureau website and in print in the Map & Government Information Library located within the Main Library.
- Coverage Dates: 2013-
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: Proquest
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=prol-uga1
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- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2012
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Database Provider: US Census Bureau
- URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab
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- Toxic Release Inventory TRI Explorer
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Use the TRI Explorer to find reported toxic chemical release data by county, state, or the entire U.S. The reports are available by facility, chemical, geography, industry or trends. Contains data from 1988 to 1998 (1998 data was just released May 2000).
- URL: http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/chemical.htm
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Web Subject Guides
- National Biological Information Infrastructure
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The issues in this area of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) represent some of the major "hot topics" for biological researchers today, including invasive species, biodiversity, pollinators, and amphibians. NBII is a broad, collaborative program that provides increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources. NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools.
- URL: http://www.nbii.gov
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- National Library for the Environment (NLE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search or browse by topic. Site focuses on environmental policy issues. Also links to other web sites about laws, treaties, education, and lots more.
- URL: http://www.ncseonline.org/nle/
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