SC280: Science and Society
Databases
Books and Online Reference Sources
Selected Websites
Databases
CQ Researcher
Weekly reports on topics in the news and under debate in Congress. Each report gives a background, current issues, trends for the future, statistics, sidebars, a pro and con argument, and resources for follow up and further research. Use the Search box on the left side to type in your topic.Issues and Controversies
Weekly reports on topics in the news. Each report gives a background, current issues, trends for the future, statistics, sidebars, and resources for further research. Use the Search box on the left side to type in your topic.Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
A fairly advanced encyclopedia that contains some good basic information. For best results, click on Advanced Search and limit your search to Introductory articles. The Advanced articles will be beyond the average undergraduate.Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
These two multidisciplinary databases are good starting points for research on any topic. They include many full-text articles on a wide variety of topics, and Emerson subscribes to many of the other magazine and journal titles indexed in them.Science Databases
Links to more Emerson databases containing science information.
Books and Online Reference Sources
The Reference Collection is an excellent place to begin your research.
Earth from Above. [X] TR 810 .A7713 2002
Biodiversity: a reference handbook. [X] QH 541.15 .B56 B435 1998
Cambridge World History of Human Disease. [X] R 131 .C233 1993
Conserving Earth's Biodiversity with E. O. Wilson. CD-ROM (ask at Reference Desk)
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders. [X] RB 155.5 .G35 2002 and also online
Gale Environmental Almanac. [X] GE 80 .H69 1993
Search the Library Catalog to find books on specific topics or people. For example:
Biodiversity
Cloning and "moral and ethical aspects"
Sustainable development
Selected Websites
The Institute of Science in Society
Browse or search the reports and position papers on the website.United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
Promotes sustainable development through technical cooperation and capacity building at international, regional and national levels..Conservation International's Biodiversity HotSpots
The richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth.National Institutes of Health
Scientific, medical, and consumer information from NIH.How Stuff Works
Basic information about many scientific, medical, and biological topics. Some of the links may go to wacky places, but the basic explanations are good.The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Links to headlines in social psychology, organizations, electronic forums, and more.
