Effects of Climate Change

Finding your summary articles and background information

Search Statements - Finding Search Terms
Example Search Statement

Research Material Types
   Reference Materials
   Science Indexes and Full text Databases
   Internet Sources

Finding out if/where the library has your journal article
Journal Finder - List of full text periodicals available in SMC Library

Evaluating your sources
What are Peer Reviewed Research Journals (checklist)
Evaluating Internet Sources *****example site

Browse These Journals Online for topic ideas:

American Scientist
Audubon
Bioscience
E - The Environmental Magazine
Ecological Applications
Ecological Monographs
Ecologist
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Science & Technology
Environmentalist
International Journal of Climatology
Journal of Climate
National Wildlife
Nature
New Scientist
New York Times
Science
Science News
Scientific American
Quarterly Review of Biology
Urban Climate
Wilderness
World Survey of Climatology
World Watch

Example Search Statement

The following simple search statement can be broken down to searchable terms. Each term can be broken down to synonymous, broader, or narrower terms. You will find terms as you progress in your research using Reference sources, citation records and journal articles.

Climate Change Impact on Plant/animal species/health/ecosystems

Climate Change	Plant / Animal Species	Health
Global Warming Greenhouse effects Climate Modification extinction distribution range	Frogs harlequin tree frogs Polar bears trees animals	Disease Extreme Heat Malaria Dengue

There can be many possible searches using the above terms in computer database searching.

B. Reference Materials

Reference Materials for the Sciences

General Science Reference - Q section for print

AccessScience - Climate Modification
Published by McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Excellent authoritative science articles authored by experts in their fields. Includes dictionary and full length articles. Excellent graphics useful for your presentations.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Life

Biology (4 vol encyclopedia)

Credo Reference
Search Life Science encyclopedias and dictionaries

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America