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ENVIRONMENT: DIRECTORIES, GATEWAYS & GUIDES


Academic Info: Environmental Studies Gateway

•  Maintained by Mike Madin
•  Links to thousands of websites for general resources, career information, environmental history, environmental law, journals, government sites, and a wide variety of topic-specific sites
•  Excellent annotations accompany most links
•  Extensive coverage for government sites, research institutes, professional associations/organizations
•  Complements "EnviroLink Network"
•  Links to related Academic Info pages
•  Outstanding; a cornucopia of every type of online resource on the environment; should be one of the first resources to consult for research at every level


EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal

•  Maintained by the World Resources Institute
•  "An online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world"
•  Utilizing "… a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats," this site provides access to information and data on 10 topics of environmental interest, including water resources, climate, demographics, energy, biodiversity
•  Each topical area includes resources for the following: searchable database (time series data from over 600 variables), country profiles (over 220 countries), environmental maps, feature stories, data tables
•  Target audiences include researchers, educators, students, government, business, non-profits and the general public
•  Statistical data sources are primarily from the United Nations, research institutes, professional associations/organizations; sources are identified
•  Registration is required (but it's free!)
•  Outstanding; does a fantastic job for environmental statistical data for countries and the searchable databases; a "must" for anyone researching any sort of statistical data on the environment


Ecology WWW Page

•  Compiled by Anthony R. Brauch (Missouri Botanical Gardens/Harvard University Herbaria), with the assistance of Jean Thioulouse and Shunguo Liu
•  Directory of alphabetically-arranged links to hundreds of sites for a wide variety of ecological topics
•  No annotations
•  Mirror sites in Edmonton, Canada and Lyon, France
•  Searchable
•  This is a great place for browsing; be prepared to spend time, however


Ecosustainable Hub

•  Sponsored by Eco Sustainable Developments (ESD), (Melbourne, Australia)
•  Mission: "To make an active contribution towards the improvement of the quality of life for ourselves and future generations, facilitating co-operation, networking, ethical practices and developments"
•  "Intended as our contribution towards ecology, environment and sustainability by providing a one-stop connection to resources and tools that are made available to visitors and researchers without charge"
•  Links to over 1,600 sites in 21 topics which are concerned with environmental sustainability issues
•  Topics include eco-design, ecotourism, natural resources preservation/management, renewable energy, indigenous populations, recycling, environmental law
•  Also links to sites for career information, education, ethics, databases, research institutes, professional associations/organizations, news/media, government sites
•  International in scope
•  No evaluative commentary
•  Includes information on ESD's initiatives, projects, forums
•  Outstanding; for sites dealing with efforts to maintain a sustainable environment, this site is probably the most comprehensive and certainly one of the best currently available


EnviroLink Network

•  "The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991"
•  "Does not take any positions on any specific environmental causes; it exists solely to act as a clearinghouse on the Internet for the environmental community, which is incredibly diverse in its views"
•  "Resource by Topic" links to thousands of sites for 29 environmentally-related topics (each of which links to numerous sub-topics)
•  "Resources by Category" links to sites for the following: "Actions You Can Take," educational resources, events, articles, government sites, organizations, volunteering
•  Short annotations accompany most links
•  Complements "Academic Info: Environmental Studies Gateway"
•  Outstanding; comprehensive, well-organized and easy-to-navigate; contains an immense amount of information on all aspects of environmental issues; one of the first stops for research on any level


Environment Subject Guide

•  Maintained by the Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford
•  A directory of Internet and print resources, this guide provides links and citations for the following topics: environmental law/legislation, environmental performance of companies/industries, environmentally friendly products/services, hazardous/toxic substances, government sites, international organizations
•  Excellent annotations accompany most citations and links
•  Print resources cited may be found in many academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Links to related Cole Library pages
•  Excellent; although this guide is not comprehensive, it is well-structured and includes many of the best websites and print resources for topics which are discussed; a great places to begin research


Environment: Useful Sources for Information in a Search Strategy Format

•  Maintained by Fred Roecker for Ohio State University Libraries (OhioLINK)
•  Part of "The Gateway to Information" series
•  Well-constructed pathfinder for links to online resources (websites and databases) for general and topic-specific environmental resources/issues
•  Also links to sites for glossaries, journals, news, indexes, online catalogs, "quick facts" (almanacs, statistics), research guides, "People and Organizations"
•  Annotations accompany most links
•  Some databases are restricted to OhioLINK users; they may be available in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Excellent place to begin research


Environmental Management

•  Maintained by Stella Herzing for the O'Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University
•  Part of the "Best Information on the Net" series
•  Consists of four sub-pages : Data Sources, General Sources, Environmental Law and Regulation, Environmental Organizations
•  Annotations accompany links, except where site name is self-explanatory
•  Not extensive, but does an excellent job of covering the topics at hand; great place to begin research


Environmental Sciences

•  Maintained by Janet Martorana, University of California Santa Barbara Library (UCSBL)
•  Part of the "InfoSurf" Reference Guide series
•  Links to websites and databases for 18 environmentally-related topics/issues
•  Also links to university departments/programs, indexes/directories, electronic books/journals, news
•  Annotations accompany most links
•  Links to related UCSBL pages
•  Outstanding; in keeping with the "InfoSurf" tradition, this page is well-constructed, contains excellent commentary and is easy-to-navigate


Environmental Studies Resources: Subject Resource Guide

•  Maintained by Veronica Calderhead for Rutgers University Libraries
•  A directory of Internet resources, this guide links to sites for the following: electronic texts, Internet/Web sources, government servers listservs/discussion groups, scholarly societies/professional organizations, conferences/meetings/current events, career information, programs/centers/institutes
•  "Internet and Web Sources" (with over 300 sites) links to 12 topic-specific areas (and government laboratories, rarely available from other sites)
•  Excellent annotations accompany many links
•  Also links to related Rutgers resources, New Jersey environmental sites
•  Outstanding; this is one of the best academic sites currently available; well-organized and annotated, a "must" for anyone conducting research on environmental topics/issues


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 1/05; links last checked 12/07

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