CONSERVATION
HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARY
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
INDEXES
(Bound volumes are found on Index Tables – Library 1st Floor.)
BIOLOGY DIGEST (1974 – present). Lists articles from worldwide sources in the life sciences.
GENERAL SCIENCE INDEX (1978 – present). Lists articles dealing with all of the sciences.
HUMANITIES INDEX (1974 – present). Subject and author index to periodical articles.
READER’S GUIDE TO PERIODICAL LITERATURE (1890 – present). Indexes more than 200 periodicals of general interest, includes a subject and author index.
DATABASES
(Available on the HCCC Library Website.)
ALL HCCC JOURNALS PRINT AND ELECTRONIC All HCCC periodicals, both in print (in the Library) and in electronic format.
EBSCO ANIMALS Provides information relating to the nature and habitat of animals.
EBSCO GENERAL SCIENCE COLLECTION Provides full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE Contains articles on general, business, health, education, science, and multicultural topics.
SCIENCEDIRECT Offers access to over 1200 titles with coverage of all fields of science.
WILSON SELECT A FirstSearch database with many full-text articles on science.
PERIODICALS
(Bound, current and microfilm available – Library 1st floor. Consult a blue spiral-bound HCCC Library Periodical Holdings List for the location of the following periodicals. Copies of this list are located throughout the library.)
ADIRONDACK EXPLORER (Current two years only). Bimonthly magazine devoted to the East's great park and how to use it wisely, enjoy it and protect it.
ADIRONDACK JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (1994 – present). This journal’s focus is to foster a dialogue about the broad range of issues that concern the northern forest.
AUDUBON MAGAZINE (1959 – present). Articles on natural history and environmental concerns for an educated, concerned, activist audience.
CONSERVATIONIST (1968 – present). Journal with a focus on conservation in New York State.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE (1971 – present). Details conservation issues & natural world discoveries.
NATURAL HISTORY (1950 – present). Articles deal with conservation, the natural world, wildlife, foreign lands & people, urban problems and astronomy.
OUTLOOK: AN OVERVIEW OF PLANNING ISSUES (Current year only). An overview of planning issues in Herkimer and Oneida counties.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (1992, 1996 – present). Features articles on all types of wildlife and conservation.
Other journals available: ADIRONDACK LIFE, AMERICAN FORESTS, BEAVERSPRITE, CLEARWATERS, DISCOVER, ENVIRONMENT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NATIONAL PARKS, PARKS AND RECREATION, SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN and SMITHSONIAN.
RESOURCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
Conservancy: The Land Trust Movement In America. HD205.B74 2003. This text deals with the U.S. land trust movement as a crucial feature of current efforts to protect the environment.
Conservation and Environmentalism: An Encyclopedia. Ref.GE10 .C68 1995. Text covers issues including conservation efforts, studies of species, energy-use projects, and environmental organizations.
Conservation Directory. Ref.S920 .C64. Contains information on government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and officials concerned with environmental conservation, education, and natural resource use.
The Environmental Resource Handbook. Ref.S920 .E79. Covers a wide range of resources serving educators, researchers, students, and activists involved in any aspect of the environment in the United States.
The Environmental Guidebook. Ref.TD171.S76 2002. A reference guide to environmental organizations and related entities.
The Grolier World Encyclopedia of Endangered Species. Ref. QL82 .S4513 1993. Describes over 600 species threatened with extinction, and provides information on where, when, and why each species is in danger.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. Ref.TJ163.28.M33 2001. Provides a snapshot of the history and science of energy production, conservation, and use.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Conservation International. CI applies innovations in science, economics, etc. to protect the Earth's richest regions of plant and animal diversity in the biodiversity hotspots, and important marine regions around the globe.
The Nature Conservancy. The mission of the NC is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Established in 1970, the EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment.
World Wildlife Fund. The WWF leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats.
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