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Environmental Studies

This guide is an introduction to the resources available for Environmental Studies students at CSBSJU.

Search Online Reference Collections

Credo, Gale, and Oxford offer reference collections that let you cross-search many dictionaries and encyclopedias at once!

CREDO Reference
Background information to start your research. Includes full-text articles from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online reference works from a variety of publishers.
Oxford Reference
Reference books by Oxford University Press, including the Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Earth

Britannica Academic
Vast knowledge base contains thousands of fact-checked articles. Includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the latest editions of the Book of the Year.

Maps

Google Earth

Background Reading

Start with these resources if you're trying to find or narrow down a topic.

CQ Researcher

In-depth reports of current and controversial issues of the day.
Points of View Reference Source
Provides topics each with an overview, point, counterpoint, and Critical Thinking Guide. Includes essays, leading political magazine articles, newspaper articles, and radio & television news transcripts.