Library Resources For Adventure Pursuits

 eReference

• Biodiversity Hotspots- comprehensive information on “the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth” (home). 


• BUBL- Catalogue of Internet Resources including topics in earth sciences.


• Dictionary of Scientific Biography- biographies of natural scientists from all countries and historical periods.


• Digital Library for Earth System Education- access resources in a variety of subjects including: atmospheric science, ecology, environmental science, oceanography, and many more.


• Earth Science World: Image Bank- browse images of volcanoes, weather, lakes, waterfalls, minerals, the environment, etc.


• Gazetteer of British Columbia- a spreadsheet containing "all official names,their feature type, feature code, mapsheet, latitude and longitude" (home).


• Mind: The Meetings Index- locate future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia. Search the Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP).


• Oxford Reference Online- includes The Oxford Companion to the Earth, A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, and more.

 Databases

• Academic Search Complete- journal titles include Environment, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Ethics & the Environment, American Forests, Animals Today, and many more.


• DOAJ- full-text, open access, scholarly journals covering earth and environmental sciences.


• JSTOR