Environmental Studies is a highly interdisciplinary field, and research related to this field can be found in a wide variety of databases the library subscribes to. Included on this page are just a selection of the library databases that may be of interest for your research projects. All of these databases are included in the OneSearch feature on the library's website.
To help you select the database(s) that will be the most useful to you, read the brief descriptions provided below the links included on this page. These descriptions should help give a general overview of the types of materials included within that collection.
For a full list of the databases the library subscribes to, visit: https://library.augustana.edu/az.php.
What's included?
*Citations and full-text access to resources related to ecology and the environment
What's included?
*Citations and full-text access to resources related to agriculture, ecosystem ecology, and environmental studies
What's included?
*Resources related to environmental challenges, including climate change, water/air pollution, biodiversity, conservation, agriculture, deforestation and more
What's included?
*Full coverage of several multiple discipline journals
What's included?
*Citations to academic related publications
*To access Web of Science from off-campus, you must first register (create an account) while on campus.
To do this, follow these steps:
1. Access Web of Science by going to the Augustana College library website. (For example, on the “A-Z Resources” page.)
2. Click Sign In along the top navigation.
3. Click Register to create a new account. (You will be asked to enter your email address to verify that you don’t already have an account.)
4. Fill in the User Registration page.
5. After the username and password you have entered is verified, it will become active.
Keeping your access active:
• In order to keep their access active, users are required to sign in to their account from an IP authenticated (on-campus) computer or device every six months to verify that they are an authorized user.
The library subscribes to several databases that broadly contain data that may be relevant to research in Environmental Studies. Additionally, there are a variety of external sources that may also contain useful data for your research as well. Be sure to always think critically about where the data is coming from and whether or not the sources is reliable.
What's included?
*Access to data on a large range of global problems in health, education, violence, political power, human rights, war, poverty, inequality, energy, hunger, and humanity’s impact on the environment
What's included?
*Tool to interact with data to create maps, charts, reports on demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more
What's included?
*Contains quantitative data, statistics, and industry information