Davidson College Library Reference Sites

Many of the sites listed here are licensed to Davidson College so only computers on the Davidson College campus may be able to access them.

• ABI Inform Global via NC Live.
  • Check the "Limited to: Peer reviewed" option on the right-hand side.
  
  
• Academic Search Elite via NC Live.
  • Check the "Limit Your Results: Peer Reviewed" option on the left-hand side.
  
  
• InfoTrac OneFile via NC Live.
  • Check the "Limit current search (optional) to refereed publications" option in the middle of the page.
  
  
• JSTOR (Journal Storage), which includes premier journals in anthropology, botany, ecology, economics, general science, geography, history, philosophy, political science, population studies, and sociology from their initial publication to their "moving wall" (usually 2-5 years ago). All of these disciplines contribute to environmental studies, so don't restrict your initial searches to specific disciplines.
  
  
• Silverplatter Databases is a collection of various reference databases. Good ones for environmental studies include:
  • Biological Abstracts
  • EconLit
  • General Science Abstracts
  • PAIS International
  • Social Science Abstracts
  
  

• LexisNexis Environmental.
  • This source allows you to search:
    • Environmental Abstracts
    • News, Journals, and Commentary
    • Codes & Regulation
    • Case Law & Agency Actions
    • Waste & Materials
  
  
• LexisNexis Academic Universe.
  • The Academic Universe includes:
    • News
    • Company News and Financial Information
    • Legal Research
    • Medical Research
    • General Reference

• ABI Inform Global's menu via NC Live. This database includes national newspapers (e.g., The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal), popular newsmedia, and industry-specific publications.
  
  
• Info Trac Custom Newspapers via NC Live. The newspapers searched here include:
  • The Atlanta Journal Constitution
  • The Los Angeles Times
  • The New York Times
  • The Washington Post
  • The Winston-Salem Journal