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Articles & Databases: Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation

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For additional NRPI resources see Research Guides: Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation.

For personal assistance please contact Robert Sathrum, Natural Resources Librarian.

Highly Recommended

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Academic Search Elite Indexes major scholarly journals and popular magazines in all academic disciplines. More Details... 1984 to present
Environmental History Bibliography Database Indexes books, articles, and dissertations on topics in the fields of forest, conservation, and environmental history. 1633 to present
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Indexes journal articles and other literature covering environmental science and pollution. More Details... 1981 to present
Forest Science Database Indexes journal papers and other publications on all aspects of forestry including land use and conservation, forest products, forest industry and agroforestry. More Details... 1939 to present
FS INFO Database Indexes forest and range research of interest to researchers and managers in the US Forest Service, with links to fulltext if available. 1904 to present
Geobase Indexes over 5,000 journals and other publications in geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines, including extensive coverage of remote sensing literature. More Details... 1980 to present
LexisNexis Academic Fulltext of newspapers and magazines; in addition to news, a good source for reviews of films and festivals, interviews with contemporary actors and filmmakers, etc. More Details... Vary for each publication; most begin in the 1990s
OmniFile Full Text Mega Indexes major popular magazines and scholarly journals covering general topics, business, humanities, general science, education, and the social sciences. More Details... 1982 to present
Social Sciences in Forestry Indexes social science literature on forestry and public land management in general including legislation, policy and planning, management, and economic development. More Details... 1985 to present

Also Recommended - Natural Resources Interpretation

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ArtIndex Indexes journals, magazines and bulletins covering all fields of art, including graphic design. More Details... 1984 to present
ERIC Index to education literature from journals, magazines and unpublished reports, including environmental interpretation and recreation. More Details... 1966 to present

Also Recommended - Natural Resources Planning

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In addition to the highly recommended databases see these planning bibliographies.

Also Recommended - Natural Resources Recreation

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ABI/INFORM Complete Indexes business, management, trade and industry journals and magazines. More Details... 1971 to present
ERIC Index to education literature from journals, magazines and unpublished reports, including environmental interpretation and recreation. More Details... 1966 to present
SportDiscus Index to sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, coaching, physical education and recreation literature from journals, magazines and other publications. More Details... 1975 to present

See also these Recreation Bibliographies

Also Recommended - GIS and Remote Sensing

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GIS Bibliography Indexes literature on geographic information systems science and technology published in journals, conference proceedings, books, and reports. “From the origins of GIS to the present”

See also other databases in specific subject areas, e.g., wildlife, and other GIS and remote sensing bibliographies.

Other Databases to Consider

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Annual Reviews Contains critical reviews written by leading scientists in 33 disciplines within the biological, medical, physical, and social sciences. 1932 to present
ArticleFirst Indexes the table of contents of 16,000 journals in all subject areas. More Details... 1990 to present
BioOne Includes fulltext articles from high-impact bioscience, environmental science and ecology research journals published by scientific societies. More Details... 2000 to present
Blackwell Synergy Premium Journals Includes fulltext articles from over 850 journals published by Blackwell from 1997 to the present with article indexing back to Vol. 1 of each journal. More Details... 1997 to present
Conference Papers Index Indexes meeting papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific conferences. More Details... 1982 to present
Dissertations Index to US doctoral dissertations with selective coverage of foreign dissertations and US masters theses. More Details... 1861 to present
Google Scholar Indexes scholarly journal articles and web pages in all academic disciplines. More Details...  
HighWire Press Network Includes fulltext articles from over 1,000 scholarly journals, with almost 50% being freely available and with indexing back to volume one for most journals. Dates vary
JSTOR Includes fulltext articles from scholarly journals from their first volume to a point five years before the present. More Details... Dates vary
NTIS Database (National Technical Information Service) Includes fulltext technical reports produced by the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, EPA and NASA. More Details... 1964 to present
Oxford Journals Includes fulltext articles from journals published by Oxford University Press from 1996 to the present with article indexing back to Vol. 1 of each journal. More Details... 1996 to present
PapersFirst Indexes individual papers presented at congresses, conferences, and symposia. More Details... 1993 to present
Science.gov Gateway to science information provided by 13 federal scientific agencies. The site provides access to federal science web sites and databases containing technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials on science topics. More Details... Dates vary
ScienceDirect Includes full-text articles from Elsevier and Academic Press journals covering the physical, life, health, and social sciences. More Details... 1997 to present
Scirus Scientific search engine that indexes articles, patents, pre-prints, technical reports and other scientific information available on the web. date varies
SciSearch (Science Citation Index) Indexes cited literature that found in the "Literature Cited" or "Bibliography" of articles included in 4,500 key scientific journals. Enter an older reference to find more recent papers that have cited it. (Note: direct access to SciSearch is limited to HSU faculty and graduate students; all others must search this database through a librarian. More Details... 1994 to present
SpringerLink Includes fulltext articles from 750 journals published by Springer from Vol. 1 of each journal. More Details... Date varies
US Government Publications Monthly Catalog Indexes documents issued by the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the US federal government. More Details... 1976 to present
Wiley Interscience Includes fulltext articles from 360 journals published by Wiley from 1997 to the present with article indexing back to Vol. 1 of each journal. More Details... 1997 to present
WorldCat Indexes books, government documents, technical reports, media, maps, sound recordings, and other monographic materials found in libraries worldwide. More Details... 1000 B.C. to present