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Article Indexes

Academic Search Complete
Full text journals and magazines in virtually every area of academic study.
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SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology journal article abstracts with some full text. Coverage: 1895-present soc index
PsycInfo
Psychology journal articles. Coverage: 1887 to present APA PsycInfo PsychInfo psych info psyc

Assigned books back in your dorm room? Wondering whether the library reserve copy is available?

FYS 473 Course Reserves
Find the call number for the book on reserve and take it to the circulation desk.
All Course Reserves
Search here by course or instructor name.

Oxford Bibliographies
Search to find recommended sources on scholarly topics. Most bibliographies include textbooks and general introductions.
Oxford Handbooks Online
Location: Available online
Covers a selection of topic in psychology and selected fields.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opinion pieces and background on current events and controversies.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Case studies, news, statistics, and journal articles on environmental issues.
CQ Researcher
Analysis of current issues.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Web Site
The leading international organization for assessment of climate change.
NASA Global Climate Change Vital Signs
Charts and data on carbon dioxide, temperature, etc.
Yale Climate Connections
Reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change, for a general audience.
Climate Change at the National Academies
Climate change reports from the National Academy of Science.
MIT Center for Global Change Science
Research on prediction of climate change.

Scopus
Search across science journals.

SCOPUS offers coverage from 14,000 peer-reviewed titles from over 4,000 international publishers including 531 Open Access journals. in addition Scopus offers coverage of relevant scientific information on the Web, including author homepages, university sites, corporate information and other resources such as Preprint servers, CogPrints, ArXiv.org, OAI compliant resources, as well as the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Patent Office, the Japan Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the UK Intellectual Property Office.

Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)
A project of the Heartland Institute.
Manhattan Institute
Think tank advancing free market economics.
Climate Disinformation Database (Desmog)
Lists of organizations and individuals denying climate change.
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change
Releases studies advocating increases in carbon dioxide.

350.org
Opposes new coal, oil and gas projects.
Skeptical Science
Guide to rebutting climate change denial claims.
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Promotes policies to reduce emissions.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Advocates for clean energy among other environmental issues.
Climate Solutions
Advocates for clean energy.