ENS 249 - Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
Librarian: David Bradshaw , ext. 3059
Books, Videos & CDs:
Reference Books can be a good way to start any research. Here are a couple of examples that deal with sustainable agriculture:
Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History R 630.973 S299e
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science (4 v.) R 630.3 E56 1994
Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture R 630.071 G259e 1994
The Yearbook of Agriculture
Note: we have this yearbook both in Reference and in the Main Stacks. This is an annual publication, with each volume having a distinctive title. Either in Reference or downstairs in the Stacks, the call number is: 630 U58y
There's also an online reference source, The Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, that has some good articles related to sustainable agriculture.
Reference books, as well as all of our other books (and videos, DVDs, and CDs) can also be found through our Online Catalog.
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
MasterFILE Premier
Proquest Research Library
For more specialized academic searches in agriculture, try:
AGRICOLA - citations to agricultural literature, from the National Agricultural Library. You might have better luck with the "keyword search."
BasicBIOSIS
JSTOR - you can select appropriate disciplines (Biological Sciences, Botany, Ecology, General Science, History of Science, etc.)
BIOONE
Science Direct - we only have a "guest" account here
Biology Digest
Biological & Agricultural Index Applied Science & Technology Index General Science Index Here are a few other possibilities:
Earthscape Annual Reviews CQ Researcher SIRS Researcher Alternative Press Index Alternative Press Index Archive America: History and Life
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
Web Sites:
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Census of Agriculture
USDA Agricultural Fact Book
Agrisurf - a Google search limited to select agriculture sites.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
USDA Economic Research Service Organic Production Data Sets
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture – an electronic full-text collection of important US agricultural texts published between the early 19th and middle 20th century.
WWC Library Home Page