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Marisa Walstrum, Librarian
Room A200
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Welcome to the research guide for the Environmental Studies Concentration at Oakton Community College. Use the links at the left to navigate to resources in the library and on the web to support your research. Please contact a librarian with questions, for help with research, or to make a suggestion for this guide.
Background Information - Reference Sources & Facts
Background information provides basic facts, history, descriptions and concepts about your topic. The following sources contain specialized reference books and subject-specific titles where you can begin to research topics in Environmental Studies.
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CQ Researcher - Environment, Climate and Natural ResourcesExamine issues related to climate and the environment, contributors provide multiple viewpoints on all sides of an issue. Includes charts, graphs and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts.
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Credo Reference - All Subjects Search This link opens in a new windowContains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.
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Facts on File Science Online This link opens in a new windowPresents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
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Facts on File World Geography & Culture This link opens in a new windowProvides country geography and physical features, government, people, and society facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowBusiness, marketing, demographic, and economic statistics along with content in the form of infographics, company/industry dossiers, market analytics, and forecasts.
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Science byPublication Date: 2021-04-02"Aligned with national science standards and high school science curricula. Covers all major umbrellas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology"--
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability This link opens in a new windowArticles on key concepts and core beliefs of sustainability, the practices and methods to achieve it - and the ways in which different areas of the world adopt them or not. After signing in, you must select a Berkshire volume to either browse or search.
Search Environmental Studies in Credo Reference
Click on links in the map below to find many topics and areas of study related to Environmental Studies. Click on "view in CREDO" to read the background information related to your topic of interest.