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Web of Science
(Note: does not currently support Internet Explorer 9.) Includes SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED (1900 - present ), SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX EXPANDED (1956 - present), and ARTS & HUMANITIES CITATION INDEX (1975 - present). All subjects are covered. Indexes articles from almost 10,000 journals as well as the citations in the articles indexed. Recent years include abstracts.
ScienceDirect
Fulltext access to selected scholarly journals and e-books. Citations and abstracts for books and journals outside of SBU's fulltext subscription. Covers all disciplines with emphasis in the sciences (including medicine) and social sciences.

Access Note: SBU only subscribes to some titles in this collection.

Note: Effective January 1, 2016, ScienceDirect will no longer support Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). Compatibility mode in IE9 or higher reverts the browser back to IE7 or IE8 behavior. If you experience issues accessing ScienceDirect using IE9 or higher, please disable the compatibility view mode in your IE browser.

Note2: Effective December 2016, Science Direct will also no longer support Internet Explorer 9.
Environment Complete
Date coverage varies back to the 1940s. Some full-text. Deep coverage in 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.
JSTOR
Coverage begins with the first issue of a journal, some as early as the 1600s, and continues up until 1-to-5 years ago. An online archive of core scholarly journals in most fields of study. Comprised of high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Not a source for recent articles.

Appropedia
Appropedia is a website for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction.

Biodiversity Heritage Library
A sub-collection of the Open-Access Text Archive section of the Internet Archive. Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions joined together to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. They are developing a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections and make it available through a global ?biodiversity commons.?

A sub-collection of the Open-Access Text Archive section of the Internet Archive. Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions joined together to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. They are developing a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections and make it available through a global ?biodiversity commons.?
BioOne
2000s-present. Fulltext. Over eighty high-impact publications across the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
ENVIROnetBASE
Fulltext. Collection of e-books that gather critical research, analytical, and policymaking reference works on subjects ranging from ecological risk assessment and environmental toxicology to GIS, remote sensing, and industrial hygiene.

Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed.
eBook encyclopedia for Environmental Studies & Sustainability

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
Analyzes myriad human-initiated processes and tools developed to foster sustainable natural resource use, preservation, and restoration. It also examines how humans interact with plant, marine, and animal life in both natural and human-altered environments.
C40 Cities: Climate Leadership Group
C40 is a network of the world’s megacities taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With a unique set of assets, the C40 works with participating cities to address climate risks and impacts locally and globally.

Spotlight

Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability by Daniel Fogel (Editor); Sarah Fredericks (Editor); Ian Spellerberg (Editor)
Call Number: ONLINE ACCESS
ISBN: 9781933782096
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
LC Subject(s):
Sustainability-Encyclopedias. Environmental quality-Encyclopedias-Environmental protection-Encyclopedias-Sustainable development-Encyclopedias

Description:
Analyzes myriad human-initiated processes and tools developed to foster sustainable natural resource use, preservation, and restoration. It also examines how humans interact with plant, marine, and animal life in both natural and human-altered environments.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Call Number: ONLINE - RESEARCH DATABASE
"Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes magazines and academic journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests."
Water by National Geographic
Call Number: April 2010, v. 217.4
This special issue focuses on water, and man's struggles to obtain it. Though water seemingly covers our world,97% is salty, 2% is locked up in snow and ice, and less than 1% is available for human use. By 2025, 1.8 billion people will live where water is scarce. The good news is that improved technology has driven the costs of desalinated water in S. California to only about one-third higher than fresh water. Forty percent of households in sub-Saharan Africa are over one hour from the nearest water. Two-thirds of our fresh water is used to grow food. Americans use about 100 gallons of water/day at home; millions of the world's poorest subsist on less than five. Almost half the world doesn't have water piped to their homes. Dirty water and lack of toilets/proper hygiene kill 3.3 million/year. The biggest problem with water assistance programs in undeveloped nations is that about half fall into disrepair for lack of parts or technical repair skills. Privatization often brings high prices. Beijing aims for 100% reuse of waste-water by 2013. Melting glaciers portend the eventual depletion of Asia's greatest rivers. China aims to build 59 reservoirs to capture/save glacial runoff.