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GreenFILE
GreenFILE is a specialized database focused on environmental topics, offering over 612,000 indexed records and more than 9,100 open access full texts from various disciplines since 1913. It provides insights into the human impact on the environment, covering governmental, corporate, and individual actions, along with resources for research in sustainability and environmental health. The database is part of EBSCO's offerings and aims to support users across different research levels with full-text databases and extensive content on environmental issues.
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- 3. GreenFILE small database devotedto environmental topics! impact of humans on the environment! multidisciplinary
- 4. Focus scholarly, government andgeneral-interest titles! environmental effects of individuals! corporations and local/national governments! what can be done at each level to minimize these effects
- 5. Content indexing, abstracts, andfull text! indexing and abstracts for more than 612,000 records! open access full text for more than 9,100 records! academic journals, books/monographs, conference papers, essays, government documents, magazines, pamphlets, reports, and trade publications! 1913 - present
- 6. Disciplines & Topics agriculture! education! law! health! technology globalclimate change! green building! pollution! sustainable agriculture! renewable energy! recycling
- 7. Examples Environmental Health: AGlobal Access Science Source ➙ 2002 to present! BMC (BioMed Central) Ecology ➙ 2001 to present! Environmental Health Perspectives ➙ 1999 to present! Conservation Biology ➙ back to 1987! Bioscience ➙ back to 1964! Planning Outlook ➙ back to 1948! Journal of Ecology ➙ back to 1913
- 9. EBSCOhost online reference system! caterto users at every level of research! full text databases from leading information providers! general reference to subject-specific databases! over 300 full text and secondary databases available
- 10. EBSCO Goes Green “EBSCOPublishing: A Small Company with Big Ideas for the Environment” Business and the Environment 2007! Green Team and Solar Panel Project! EPA 2008 Environmental Merit Award! !
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- 13. Searching boolean operators to linkterms together! use wildcards to maximize search! search a phrase using quotes group terms together with parentheses to control a search query! limit the search to a specific title! restrict the search to a particular date range
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- 16. Other Databases Environment Complete:full text for many of the most used journals in the discipline; deep subject coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning and more! Proquest Environmental Sciences Collection: journal & conference articles, reports, books & government publications with comprehensive coverage of environmental & pollution issues. 1981- present! Sustainability Science Abstracts: tens of thousands of abstracts pertaining to the management, use, conservation, and sustainability of natural resources! Web of Science: indexes high-impact science, social science, engineering, art & humanities research journals. 1900 - present
- 17. Comparison GreenFILE coverage is74% unique compared to Environment Complete, which is more scholarly! Environment Complete focuses on the science side of environmental issues! GreenFILE focuses on humans' impact on the environment! there is some overlap but different perspectives
- 18. Journal of Ecology Database Indexingand Abstracting Full Text Searchable Cited References GreenFILE 1/1/1913 — 7/1/1973 Environment Complete 7/1/1973 3/1/1977 3/1/1977
- 19. Example Searches Search: “Journalof Ecology”! ! Search: tourism AND coral reef AND MPAs
- 20. Why search GreenFILE ! informativeresource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet! unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology
- 21. Uniquely Green for theconcerned person looking for information on individual response to environmental issues! ! ! • solar or wind power options! • corporate response to alternative energies in business sectors! • impact of local or government environmental laws & studies
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- 23. References EBSCO: http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/greenfile! ! !http://www.ebscohost.com/title-lists! ! ! http://www.ebscohost.com/uploads/imported/thisTopic-dbTopic-889.pdf! ! ! http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3789! EPA: http://www.epa.gov/region1/ra/ema/2008recipients.html! GreenFILE: http://www.greeninfoonline.com.! Journal of Ecology: http://www.journalofecology.org/view/0/index.html! MIT: http://libguides.mit.edu/envi! ! http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2015/2015/index.html! Simmons: http://simmons.libguides.com/databases! ! ! http://simmons.libguides.com/content.php?pid=248931&sid=2056190
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