Websites for research in Environmental Law
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BRITANNICA ONLINE
An excellent beginning research tool to access objective information about both
general and complex
subjects. Provides images, videos and links to journals (such as Chemical
Week and E Magazine) and other versions of the encyclopedia.
Provides access to
English-language versions of Chinese legal documents. Their Laws &
Regulations and Cases database is a broad selection of
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
A comprehensive source
for research in international affairs. Publishes
a wide range of scholarship back to 1991: Working papers from university
research institutes,
foundation-funded research projects, proceedings, books,
journals, case studies, policy briefs, etc.
CREDO
REFERENCE (formerly XREFERPLUS)
A full-text searchable
collection of 100 online reference books covering a variety of subjects including law, science,
technology, social science, geography, health, quotations, etc. Many articles
contain images. Includes the “Concept Map” searching option.
A collection of
thousands of online full-text books and other materials in a variety of subject
areas. All are listed in
JULIEN, but they can be searched full-text through the Ebrary
site.
ENDANGERED SPECIES & WETLANDS REPORT
Monthly Newsletter
on cutting edge endangered species, wetlands and property rights law, along
with full text of source documents and links to other materials.
A dozen reporters on Capital
Hill follow environmental and energy action , tracking environmental and
energy-related activities in Congress.
Includes news stories, a Committee Schedule, and information about hearings, bill
introductions, floor actions, and positions
of key legislators. E-mail updates
available. Searchable archive back to 1996.
Includes Litigation (10,000+ cases!) ;
Federal Laws and Regulations; State, Administrative, and International
Materials; Guidance & Policy Collection; Briefs & Pleadings; etc often as
far as 1971. Daily Update of federal administrative
developments with links to the Federal Register. State News, International News, and the ELR Update which covers federal litigation and Congressional
action. The News & Analysis Journal includes timely scholarly
articles.
Environment Abstract is an index with summaries of thousands
of interdisciplinary environmental articles. Environment Universe also includes
full text of codes, regulations, case law, and agency actions as well as
federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information.
EXPANDED
ACADEMIC ASAP
Index to 3,500 scholarly journals, news
magazines, and newspapers – more than half with full text, many peer-reviewed, and
many with graphics. All academic disciplines including social
sciences, science and technology, are covered, going back to 1980.
Source for daily,
balanced coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy. Special Reports and Documents
including source material such as reports, briefs, complaints, judicial
decisions, studies, memos, letters,
orders, etc. E-mail updates available. Back to 1996.
The place to find law
review articles that precede coverage on Westlaw and Lexis. Scan “Overview of Collections” for a full list: includes
the CFR back to 1938, Foreign & International Law Resources, Treaties and
Agreements, Legal Classics,
Index to 9,000 titles
from mainstream to specialized for every popular and professional topic.
Millions of articles are full-text, many with graphics. Updated daily.
Goes back to 1980.
Includes daily news, the “Weeks Top Stories”, “Hot
Documents” and a database of special reports, policy papers, comments, draft
and final regulations, court decisions, legislation, state proceedings, etc. Searchable archive back to 1998.
Full text non-law
journals in a number of subject areas including Ecology, Anthropology,
Economics, History, Political Science, Populations Studies, Sociology,
Statistics, etc. Includes
the Journal of Ecology back to 1913
and Ecology back to 1920.
Weekly (Thursdays) newsletter providing In-depth reporting on regulations,
litigation, legislation, and analyses surrounding natural resource policy
issues including water resource
allocation, energy development, forest management planning, Endangered Species
Act disputes, wetlands regulations, etc.
Shares the Greenwire /E
& E Daily searchable archive.
OXFORD
REFERENCE ONLINE
100 + subject dictionaries from
one of the world's largest reference publishers. Searchable combined or by
specific book. Includes
the fields of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Science, Physical Sciences,
Biological Sciences, Politics and Social Sciences, Law, Literature, etc.
ULI “initiates research
that anticipates emerging land use trends and issues, proposing creative
solutions based on that research”. Includes news, articles,
case studies and links on urban land issues such as civic engagement, public
policy, smart growth, sustainable development, transportation, urban design,
development and regeneration, international urban land. Some information free.
To access members-only information, see one of the Librarians.
Christine
Ryan
Environmental
Law Librarian
March,
2008