SOC 193a:  Environment, Health, and Society

Selected Library Resources for Research                                    

Spring 2008
Library Instructor: Ralph Szymczak
Email:szymczak@brandeis.edu
Phone: 781-736-4673                                                                                                                                                                            

 

LOUIS  for books owned by Brandeis

tips:

  • use Advanced Search for a more effective search using combinations of keywords
  • use synonyms to increase your chance of finding all the best material
  • follow subject links to find more on your precise topic

example:        school* (* gives you all words beginning with those letters)

                        AND

                       sick building syndrome or indoor air pollution  (synonyms)

                        AND

                       mold*

            leads to subject:  Buildings – Health aspects

 

WorldCat for books & many other materials held in libraries worldwide

Databases for scholarly journal articles


from our homepage http://lts.brandeis.edu > Find articles & databases


tip: click on the "Get It" button to get to the full text from the article citation

  • SocINDEX – journal articles and conference papers in sociology

  • PubMed – health and medical research and policy
  • PolicyFile – public policy research and analysis from thinktanks
  • PAIS – all aspects of public affairs and public policy
  • Web of Science – journal articles in all disciplines. Links older cited      references to current literature
  • LexisNexis Environmental – journal articles & newspapers related to    environmental issues.  Includes codes, regulations & case law

Press Literature

Dissertations

  •  Dissertation Abstracts - Indexes and abstracts dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions (selectively covers Canadian, British and European dissertations, and masters theses), 1861 to present

    See also Current Research @ Brandeis University for current Brandeis theses, 1960-present, with downloadable full text for 1996-present

Gray Literature

    Note: see also SocINDEX & WorldCat listed above

     

    email or call me any time to schedule an appointment, or drop by the Info Point and ask to speak to a reference librarian.

This page was last modified on: Jan 30, 2008