Pew Learning Center & Ellison Library

FRS 136 - Introduction to Environmental Studies

Books, Videos & CDs:

Reference Books are a great way to start any research. Warren Wilson College has an good collection of reference books covering environmental issues. Here is a list of selected Reference Books.

Reference books, as well as all of our other books (and videos, DVDs, and CDs) can also be found through Our Library Catalog. Our catalog also now contains links to most of our electronic books.

To find books in other libraries:
Other Library Catalogs - ABLS, UNCA, UNC-CH, etc.
WorldCat - searches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials.
NetLibrary and other E-Book Collections - around 60,000 full-text online e-books, covering all subjects.

Articles & Databases:

We have around 20,000 periodical subscriptions online.

You might try looking in these "Big Full Text" databases first - they try to cover all subjects and contain lots of full-text articles:
Academic Search Premier
OmniFile Full Text (includes several science databases)
Proquest Research Library

JSTOR - you can select appropriate disciplines (Botany, Ecology, General Science, etc.)

Here are a few more specialized sources:
GreenFILE
Earthscape
GEOBASE
CQ Researcher
SIRS Researcher
Alternative Press Index
Alternative Press Index Archive
America: History and Life
Annual Reviews

Depending on your topic, you might try others in the Science section.
Also, for population and other social/cultural issues, you may need to check the Social Sciences section.
For health related issues, take a look at the databases in the Health & Medicine section.

Britannica Online - for general research
New York Times - for national and international news, 2004 - present
Historical New York Times - for national and international news, 1851-2003
Newspaper Source - another good source of full-text newspaper articles, with over 100 papers covered.

For biographical information, try:
American National Biography
Biography Resource Center

For good links to info about Great Smoky Mountains National Park:
Take a look at this library web page for a previous Warren Wilson First-Year Seminar, History of the Southern Highlands. The web sites are listed near the bottom of the page.
Historical Maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park - from the Library of Congress

Web Sites:

ATSDR: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Ecology Hall of Fame
EnviroLink - "The largest online environmental information resource on the planet," so they say. Contains an online library, a news service, an online gallery of earth-conscious art, and a section rating sites and events on the internet based on their environmental impact.
National Wildlife Federation - learn about issues important to this organization. Includes articles from their publications, action alerts, and other news items.
Natural Resources Defense Council - a wealth of environmental information is available on this organization's web site. Topics covered include clean air and water, global warming, wildlife, forests, nuclear issues, cities and green living, environmental legislation, and more.
Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club - contains action alerts, articles from Sierra, and news items. There's also an issues section, with lots of great info on each issue (e.g., ancient forests, clean air, population, global warming, etc.).
Statistical Resources for the Environment

For more web resources, see the WWC Library page of Environmental Web Sites.