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Online Reference Sources
- AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online This link opens in a new windowReference resource containing encyclopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources covering all major science disciplines.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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Searchable online reference book collection covering all subjects from the arts to zoology.
- Annual Review of Environment and ResourcesThe Annual Review of Environment and Resources provides authoritative reviews of topics within environmental science and engineering.
- SAGE Reference Environment EncyclopediasA selection of reference materials relating to the environment, climate change, energy and society.
- Statistical Abstracts of the US (2013-present) This link opens in a new windowAn authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States with information for 2013 onward.
- CIA World FactBook This link opens in a new windowInformation on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- UNdataProvides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics, including energy and the environment.
Patents
Patent Databases
- US Patent and Trademark Office Patent Database This link opens in a new windowFull text database of U.S. patents from 1976 to the present. Also includes patent number, date, and classification for patents 1790-1975.
- Google PatentsFull-text search of patents from the USPTO, EPO, JPO, SIPO, WIPO, DPMA, and CIPO.
Patent Search Tutorials
- 7-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy Guide (PDF)From the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). See also their Seven Step Strategy page.
- Patent Searching Tutorial (UM)This interactive guide from the University of Minnesota shows how to search in Google Patents and the USPTO database.
- Overview of PatentsLinkedIn Learning video tutorial covering the basics of patents, how to obtain them, and patent infringement.
Reference Books
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Dictionary for Environmental Science by Call Number: GE10 .B37 2006Located in Rose Library - Reference
Encyclopedia of Sustainability by Call Number: GE10 .C65 2010ISBN: 9780313352614Publication Date: 2009-12-09This three-volume encyclopedia explores the concept of sustainability in the contexts of the environment, economics, and justice.
The Dictionary of Environmental Law and Science by Call Number: GE10 .D43 2005ISBN: 0921503806Publication Date: 2005-01-01
One Planet, Many People by Call Number: GE149 .O53 2005ISBN: 9280725718Publication Date: 2005-01-07Issues discussed include: population growth and urbanisation, natural resources consumption, land use intensification, biodiversity and habitat loss; environmental impacts and trends including global warming, air and water pollution, and the impacts on oceans and coastal zones, forests and tundra; changes that result from geo-hazards such as earthquakes and tsunamis, climate hazards such as floods and droughts, and industrial hazards such as nuclear accidents and oil spills; and suggestions for mitigating the effects of global environmental change.
Environmental Issues in American History by Call Number: GE150 .M338 2006ISBN: 0313322082Publication Date: 2006-04-30In this exhaustively researched study, primary documents support different sides of various questions, such as the use of water as an energy source, deforestation, gold mining in California, and the emergence of wildlife conservation.
Un Millennium Development Library: Environment and Human Well-Being by Call Number: HD75.6 .E56 2005ISBN: 1844072282Publication Date: 2005-06-01The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability.
Environmental Health Sourcebook by Call Number: RA565 .E484 2016ISBN: 9780780813519Publication Date: 2015-09-30Provides basic consumer health information about the health effects of environmental hazards and diseases linked to environmental causes, with facts about the impact on specific populations. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History by Call Number: GF10 .E63 2004Located in Rose Library - Reference
Environmentally Conscious Transportation by Call Number: HE147.65 .E585 2008ISBN: 9780471793694Publication Date: 2008-03-03Provides a foundation for understanding and implementing methods for reducing the environmental impact of a wide range of transportation modes, from private automobiles (with a separate chapter on biofuels) to heavy trucks and buses to rail and public transportation systems to aircraft.
Environmental Engineering Dictionary by Call Number: TD9 .L44 2005ISBN: 086587848XPublication Date: 2005-04-08The terms included in this dictionary feature time-saving cites to the definitions' source, including the Code of Federal Regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Energy. A list of the reference source documents is also included.
Environmental Engineer's Mathematics Handbook by Call Number: TD145 .S676 2005ISBN: 1566706815Publication Date: 2004-11-23Advanced mathematics used in engineering is studied here in this text which examines the relationship between the principles in natural processes and those employed in engineered processes.- Energy Management Handbook by Call Number: TJ163.2 .T87 2007ISBN: 9780881735420Publication Date: 2006-04-01
Dictionary of Energy by Call Number: TJ163.16 .D53 2006ISBN: 9780080968117Publication Date: 2014-10-20Contains over 10,000 terms, across 40 key subject areas in energy (e.g. solar, oil & gas, economics, models, policy, basic concepts, sustainable development, systems, renewable/alternative energy, water, etc), with additional window essays on key issues, such as Biomass, Ecological Footprint, Exergy, Fuel Cell, and Hybrid Vehicles.
Encyclopedia of Energy by Call Number: TJ163.28 .E53 2004ISBN: 012176480XPublication Date: 2004-05-11This highly topical reference draws together all aspects of energy, covering a wealth of areas throughout the natural, social and engineering sciences.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy by Call Number: TJ163.28 .M33 2001ISBN: 0028650212Publication Date: 1905-06-01Articles examine the subject from various angles-concepts and sources; exploration, processing, delivery, and storage; applications and usage; and economics and regulation.- Alternate Energy by Call Number: TJ807.4 .A48 2004ISBN: 0881734365Publication Date: 2004-09-01Detailed technology assessments for specific alternative energy resources are presented, as well as an insightful discussion of technology implementation issues from the author's own well-informed and cautiously optimistic perspective.
