Studying sustainable practices means doing research in a lot of different fields. For example, if you are researching opinions regarding sustainable practices you may use a social science database but if you are researching the impact of a pollutant you may utilize a science database. Therefore, researching issues regarding sustainability often requires utilizing many different resources. That said, Web of Science and UDiscover search across many of these resources and can be a great place to start your research.
Below is a list of resources which has been divided into disciplines.
A search tool with a Google-like relevancy ranking to help you retrieve all types of research sources with one search.
This search tool lets you retrieve all types of research sources with one search, simultaneously searching the UD catalog, OhioLINK catalog, and many of the online resources available through the University Libraries, in addition to institutional repositories and open-access resources. With UDiscover, you can access millions of journal articles, e-books, dissertations, conference proceedings, newspaper articles, videos, and primary sources. If you're looking for a variety of sources on your topic, or you're just getting started, UDiscover can help you access more information at once than ever before. It has a Google-like relevancy ranking, but helps you locate scholarly resources.
A citation database with coverage in the physical and social sciences. Contains 150 million records.
This database indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, reports, and other formats. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Users may search Web of Science Core Collection or any of the following databases: BIOSIS Citation Index, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Grants Index, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Preprint Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation index, SciELO Citation Index, and Zoological Record.
Access scholarly articles and primary sources focused on sustainability issues, environmental science, and social responsibility across disciplines.
Discover a wide range of journals, e-books, and Open Access (OA) research reports in the field of sustainability. The subjects of resilience and sustainability are explored broadly, covering research on environmental stresses and their impact on society.
A database of agricultural literature, providing access to records on books, journal articles, and reports related to agriculture, horticulture, and related fields. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the agricultural disciplines, including food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and technology, and earth and environmental sciences. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, monographs, audiovisual materials, and technical reports to support agricultural research. Subjects include animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant science, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, and extension and education.
A database providing access to research articles, journals, and reports on biological sciences, agriculture, and environmental studies, supporting research in these fields. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus is a comprehensive online database that provides access to full-text articles, indexing, and abstracts from essential biology and agricultural research journals. It covers a wide range of disciplines, including agricultural research, biology, environmental science, genetics, horticulture, physiology, veterinary medicine, and wildlife management. The database serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals studying the agricultural industry, veterinary science, wildlife management, and environmental science. It offers extensive coverage of English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere, with approximately 45% of its focus on agriculture. The database is regularly updated, ensuring users have access to current research and information. Biological & Agricultural Index Plus provides powerful search capabilities, allowing users to efficiently locate relevant literature across various life science fields, making it an indispensable tool for conducting comprehensive literature searches in biological and agricultural studies.
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice - A peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen. It is an interdisciplinary journal on extensive livestock production systems throughout the world. The journal investigates pastoralism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives across the biophysical, social and economic sciences.
Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy - A peer-reviewed open access journal provided by Taylor & Francis. The journal aims to advance understanding about sustainability transformations of societal systems and seeks to catalyze social innovations that enable these transitions.
Ecology and Society - A open access peer-reviewed journal devoted to integrative science for resilience and sustainability.
Scholarly articles, reports, and other resources in environmental science, covering topics such as ecology, conservation, and sustainability. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This full-text database for environmental studies provides top environment journals and monographs and an environmental thesaurus. Topics covered include ecosystem ecology; energy; environmental law, policy, & technology; geography; marine & freshwater science; natural resources; pollution & waste management; renewable energy sources; the social impact of the environment; and urban planning.
Access resources on environmental topics, including articles, reports, and government documents on sustainability, ecology, and environmental impact. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This database provides an index of publications on the environmental impact of human activity. Subjects covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, recycling, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. GreenFile deals with connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines, such as agriculture, education, law, policy, health, and technology. It includes indexing, citations, and abstracts for scholarly journals, government sources, and general interest sources. A small amount of full-text content is included.
A free resource offering access to a vast database of biomedical literature, including articles, clinical studies, and reviews, supporting research in health and life sciences.
This database comprises more than 37 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE (indexed with Medical Subject Headings - MeSH) and PubMed Central (PMC), life science journals, and online books, with links to full-text content. PubMed's primary focus is biomedicine and health sciences, but it also includes related fields such as life sciences, behavioral science, chemical sciences, and bioengineering. PubMed was developed and is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), which is located at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
A research database providing access to chemical literature, including articles, patents, and chemical properties, supporting research and discovery in chemistry and related fields. New Users must register for an account with their UD email address.
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, is a source of chemical information. CAS SciFinder is the world's most current and relied on source for chemical substance information with authoritative details on chemical substances and their related chemical structures, chemical names, regulatory information, and properties, including CAS Registry Numbers. NOTE: New Users must register for an account with their UD email address. This database is for UD students, staff & faculty only. UDRI employees are not eligible to use this database.
PloS One Biology Collection - A collection of open access research of various degrees of
Access full-text content from scholarly journals, trade publications, company profiles, industry reports, and magazines across business disciplines. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
Access full-text articles from thousands of scholarly business journals, magazines, and trade journals from the fields of marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Plus company and industry profiles, SWOT analyses, country economic reports, financial data, and investment reports. This database includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals. Full-text non-journal content includes company profiles, informational records, case studies, industry reports, business executive interviews, working papers, and over 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.
Access literature in economics, including journal articles, books, and working papers, supporting research on economic theory and practice. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
Produced by the American Economic Association (AEA), this academic literature abstracting database indexes scholarly English language journals, dissertations, working papers, and books in the field of economics. It encompasses a variety of subjects, including capital markets, county studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics, and more. EconLit covers material dating back to 1969 and includes the full-text of book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993. This is the electronic continuation of the print publication "Journal of Economic Abstracts."
This resource provides access to comprehensive directories of organizations, associations, and publications across various fields, facilitating research and networking.
Provides access to both Gale's Brands & Their Companies and Ward's Business Directory of US Private & Public Companies. The former lists manufacturers and distributors from small businesses to large corporations, from both the public and private sectors. Provides complete coverage of U.S. consumer brands; manufacturers, importers and distributors; and companies that are out of business, as well as brands that are no longer in production or are now considered generic. The latter profiles over 100,000 U.S. companies, 90 percent of which are private. Intended for librarians, executives, students, analysts, marketers, and other professionals who require current company and industry profiles.
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The World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) Worldwide NGO Directory - An international organization uniting NGOs worldwide
Access journals, conference proceedings, and technical papers from the American Society of Civil Engineers, supporting research in civil engineering and related fields.
Produced by the American Society of Civil Engineers, this database provides access to 145,000+ research and practical publications, journals, magazines, e-books, conference proceedings, and ASCE standards across many disciplines of civil engineering. Highlighted topics include Coasts, Oceans Ports, & Rivers Engineering; Construction Engineering; Environment & Water Resources Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation & Urban Development Engineering; and Utilities, Pipelines, & Surveying Engineering.
Access journals, conference proceedings, and technical papers from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, supporting research in engineering and applied sciences.
This is the publishing platform of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and its publishing partners, including ASTM International. This platform provides access to ASME journals, ASTM journals, and ASTM e-books, including ASTM symposia papers, manuals, monographs, and technical reports. These cover a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. Conference proceedings date back to 2008; journal papers date back to 1970; other publications date back to 1880.
Access engineering literature, including journals, conference papers, and technical reports across various engineering disciplines for research and innovation. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This resource is the premier database for professionals and researchers across all engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, civil, electrical, mechanical, environmental, structural, and software. It includes hundreds of full-text engineering journals, magazines, and trade publications, plus books, conference papers, and more.
Technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics, including journals, conference papers, and standards.
This digital platform provides access to scientific and technical content published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and its publishing partners including the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Included are more than 6 million documents and other materials from some of the world's most cited publications in electrical engineering, computer science, and related sciences. Content comprises research articles, conference papers, technical standards, transactions, journals and magazines, books and book chapters, and online educational courses. Via IEEE Xplore, the IEEE Journal Archive provides full-text perpetual access to more than 100 years of IEEE legacy content from leading IEEE journals and magazines published between 1884 and 1999. In addition to current IEEE conference proceedings, users have access to the IEEE Conference Proceedings Archive Complete Set, covering 1936 to 1999.
Scholarly articles, reports, and other resources in environmental science, covering topics such as ecology, conservation, and sustainability. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This full-text database for environmental studies provides top environment journals and monographs and an environmental thesaurus. Topics covered include ecosystem ecology; energy; environmental law, policy, & technology; geography; marine & freshwater science; natural resources; pollution & waste management; renewable energy sources; the social impact of the environment; and urban planning.
Access a range of primary legal documents from foreign jurisdictions, covering significant laws and treaties from 1600 to 1970, supporting legal research and scholarship.
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 is a comprehensive digital collection that provides access to a wide range of legal materials from various jurisdictions, focusing on the development of law and legal thought from the early modern period to the late 20th century. This resource includes significant primary sources such as legal codes, statutes, and treatises from countries around the world, including Europe, Latin America, and Asia. It aims to support the study of international and comparative law by offering valuable insights into the legal traditions and practices that have shaped modern legal systems. The collection is essential for researchers, historians, and legal scholars interested in exploring the evolution of law across different cultures and time periods.
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Ecolex Environmental Law Resources - Includes information on treaties, international soft-law and other non-binding policy and technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature.
Access literature in geosciences, including articles, maps, and reports, covering topics like geology, paleontology, and environmental science. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
Produced by the American Geosciences Institute, GeoRef contains bibliographic records for geosciences literature from around the world. GeoRef contains 3,500 indexed journals covering a wide spectrum of geoscience literature and 3.8 million books, maps, government reports, conference papers, theses, and dissertations, covering the geology of North America from 1666 to the present, as well as global coverage dating back to 1933. Subjects include Economic Geology, Environmental & Engineering Geology, Geophysics, Hydrology, Paleontology, Petrology, Marine geology & Oceanography, and Mineralogy.
A sociology research database offering full-text access to journals, books, and conference papers, covering social behavior, relationships, and cultural studies. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This database includes full-text, peer-reviewed sociology journals and magazines with searchable cited references, providing users with a wealth of information encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study. It also includes full text for more than 700 books and 6,000 conference papers. Abstracts for more than 800 journals are available back to 1895. Further, extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources is included. SocINDEX with Full Text offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.
A vast collection of full-text academic journals, magazines, and other resources across multiple disciplines, supporting comprehensive research needs. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
This multidisciplinary resource includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals, periodicals and magazines. Also included are more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, including footage from 1930-present. This database offers indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings dating as far back as 1865, with the majority of titles in searchable PDF format.
A digital library with over 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in diverse fields, ideal for research and scholarly exploration.
This archive is a collection of over 12 million full-text scholarly journal articles, e-books, periodicals, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Browse subject areas including Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Medicine & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences. JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization that also includes Artstor, Ithaka S+R, and Portico.