Ebscohost EJS - Date coverage varies. Fulltext. This service provides a gateway to thousands of e-journals from hundreds of different publishers.
Greenr - Global References of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (trial subscription through January 2010)
Marine, Oceanographic & Freshwater Resources - 1960-Present. Fulltext and abstracts. Covers international marine and oceanic information, as well as estuarine, brackish water, and freshwater environments. Updated quarterly. Includes the ASFA Thesaurus, Monitoring List, and Geographic Authority List.
ScienceDirect - 1995–present. Fulltext access for nearly 2,000 scholarly journals. Citations and abstracts prior to 1995 and for journals outside of SBU’s fulltext subscription. Covers all disciplines with emphasis in the sciences (including medicine) and social sciences.
Web of Science - Includes SCIENCE CITATION INDEX EXPANDED (1900 - present ), SOCIAL SCIENCES CITATION INDEX EXPANDED (1956 – present), and ARTS & HUMANITIES CITATION INDEX (1975 – present). All subjects are covered. Indexes articles from almost 10,000 journals as well as the citations in the articles indexed. Recent years include abstracts.
Worldwidescience.org - A global science gateway linking national and international scientific databases and repositories. This site allows users to search scientific information collected from around the world. Much of the information in this database is not available via conventional web searching.
Cambridge Journals Online - 1990s-present. Fulltext, peer-reviewed journals cover a broad range of subjects across the humanities, arts, and sciences.
Nature Journal - 1869-Present. Fulltext and PDF since 1950; Archive in PDF. Covers all fields of science and technology. Most-cited weekly science journal. Features podcasts of a weekly science show, a news blog, and videos in which authors discuss their research.
Business Resource Center - 1980-present. Fulltext. Includes industry and investment reports, company profiles, fulltext articles, trade newsletters and analyses. The database is a fully integrated resource offering tabs on a single results page to all aspects of the database.
Business Source Complete - Coverage dates vary, in some cases as far back as 1886. Selected full text. This scholarly business database includes indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals.
Factiva - 1979-present. Fulltext. News and information from over international 10,000 sources in 22 languages. Includes financial data on public companies with graphs and charts as well as radio and television transcripts from several news organizations. Includes fulltext of The Wall Street Journal.
Greenr - Global References of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (trial subscription through January 2010)
Hoover’s Pro - Fulltext. Current financial and directory information for over 18,500 U.S. and foreign companies. An easy place to start for introductory information, including overview, history, products/operations, etc.
LexisNexis Academic - Date coverage varies, mostly current. Fulltext. Includes news, business, health and legal topics, primarily from print, broadcast, and online media.
Academic Search Complete A comprehensive, multidisciplinary database and good place to start research on humanities topics.
JSTOR Coverage begins with the first issue of a journal, some as early as the 1600s, and continues up until 1-to-5 years ago. An online archive of core scholarly journals in most fields of study. Comprised of high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. Not a source for recent articles.
LexisNexis Academic Date coverage varies, mostly current. Fulltext. Includes news, business, health and legal topics, primarily from print, broadcast, and online media.
eHRAF Archaeology Fulltext. Covers 55 major archaeological traditions. Each tradition file consists of a general summary and sources including books, journal articles, dissertations, and manuscripts
eHRAF World Cultures Fulltext. Mostly primary source information on the cultures of the world, currently containing over 800,000 pages of information on more than 365 different cultural, ethnic, religious, and national groups.
ARTstor Archive of 550,000 high-quality, digitized images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. Images may be downloaded and manipulated in customized mini-collections. Also searches for images in JSTOR’s collection of scholarly articles.
Cambridge Journals Online 1990s-present. Fulltext, peer-reviewed journals cover a broad range of subjects across the humanities, arts, and sciences.
Empire Online Fulltext. Primary source material linked to essays by leading scholars in the field of Empire Studies. Includes exploration journals & logs, letters, diaries, government papers, missionary papers, slave papers, travel writing, memoirs, maps, etc.
History Cooperative Date coverage varies. Fulltext. Recent issues of over 20 important history journals, including Journal of American History and the American Historical Review. Also contains conference proceedings and the Booker T. Washington Papers Online. Developed by the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians.
Project Muse Date coverage varies, mostly current. Fulltext access to complete scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences.
EndNote
EndNote is a bibliographic tool which enables users to quickly organize references while automatically building bibliographic documentation. Download EndNote (http://it.cc.stonybrook.edu/software/students/endnote)
“Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems” notes challenges and opportunities in responding to Earth’s rapidly changing environment
The Library provides a number of online databases and other resources for finding articles and news on environmental studies & sustainability topics. In addition, there are a number US Government websites providing news, articles, resources and research tools for environmental studies and sustainability. For current news on environmental topics, there are useful aggregated or selected online news sites.
Online Library Resources
Comprehensive Library databases and electronic resources:
Academic Search Complete A comprehensive, multidisciplinary database and good place to start research on environmental and sustainability topics
Nature Journal Archive Search and access articles from the international weekly journal of science
ScienceDirect Comprehensive sciences, health sciences and social sciences database — including environmental and sustainability articles
Online Government Resources
Select US Government websites for news, articles, resources and research tools:
ARC Galleries: Environmental Studies The Archival Research Catalog of the National Archives research gallery of environmental studies archival resources
GREENR focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment. Interactive and current, GREENR allows users to navigate issue, organization and country portals. This resource provides news, background information, video, unique commentaries, primary source documents and statistics in the categories of energy systems, health care, food, climate change, population, and economic development.
Through an arrangement made by SUNYConnect, the database is on trial until the end of 2009.
What do you think about GREENR? Should we subscribe to it beyond the trial? Please share your comments below, or email Darren Chase.
Turtle World is a nine-minute wordless animated film about sustainability:
In this highly acclaimed animated film, a lone sea turtle travels through space, her breath creating a whole new atmosphere. This becomes filled with forests, rivers, mountains and enterprising monkeys…so enterprising that they are forced to learn about sustainability the hard way.
For a campus focused on sustainable development, the new library will serve the information, teaching and learning needs of Stony Brook Southampton, and as a model for environmentally sustainable and energy efficient design and construction.
The library at Stony Brook University Southampton is a new building. New construction provides the University and library the opportunity to realize concept-in-design, and develop a truly 21st Century, user-centered library that represents the values of the Southampton campus: excellence in teaching and learning, community building, sustainability, recycling, and renewable resources. The new building is nearing completion and scheduled to open August 31, 2009.
Student-Centered Space
The new library is designed to be a student-centered space with wireless Internet throughout the building. It will be an information commons that encourages active learning as well as collaboration and group learning, bringing together students, the campus Writing Center, high-tech group work areas, a computer lab & testing center, flexible classroom space, private group study rooms, and librarians & library resources.
The library, via its Website and librarian experts, facilitates access to a vast selection of electronic resources. On site, the Southampton library will include a dynamic combination of materials & collections that support the myriad Southampton curricula, as well as the distinguished Pollock-Krasner Collection and other resources that reflect the culture and history of the East End of Long Island. The library space will include flexible seating: two large comfortable seating lounges, and a number of group study tables. Under review is a plan for a student-operated cafe — a projects-based learning enterprise for “green” business students.
The building itself — its design, construction, furniture and operation — represents the Southampton commitment to sustainability. From waste-water collection for non-potable use to skylights and energy efficient lighting systems, the building is designed to use fewer resources than a conventional building. In its construction, the building uses materials selected for both durability as well as sustainability and limited environmental impact, while the furnishings meet FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and Greenguard certification. Overall, the building achieves LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification through the implementation of “green” materials, systems and operational designs.
Building Facts
Library area: aprox. 29000 sq. ft.
The library is multipurpose building containing: library resources, technology and staff; writing center; conference rooms; technology-enhanced lecture hall; cafe; group study rooms; SINC site and computer testing center; collaborative work spaces; staff offices.
The library building is designed to meet the silver-level criteria for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The construction and building systems designs for LEED credits include:
Site selection and reduced site disturbance
Erosion and sediment control
Storm water management
Light pollution reduction
Water efficiency - both water use reduction and water efficient landscaping
Minimum energy performance and enhanced refrigerant management
Storage and collection of recyclables
Construction waste management
Recycled content (10%)
Rapidly renewable materials (bamboo)
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified wood (furniture, fixtures and panels)
Low-Emitting Materials (adhesives, paints, carpeting, composite wood)
Controllable systems (light [occupancy and daylight sensors] and thermal)
Daylight (75% of spaces)
The HVAC system for the library consists of multiple water source heat pumps utilizing a geothermal well field. The heat pump units provide both heating and cooling to various spaces via a heat transfer system through the unit’s water loop.
Plumbing system features a storm water reclamation system for non-potable use
Heart of the Campus
Besides its role for research and learning, the Southampton Library will be a community center for the Southampton campus. It is, by design, a comfortable and welcoming place for students to work, relax, or hang out with friends (or a good book). Plans are being reviewed to develop a series of community and cultural events, including movie nights, open mics, and student exhibits.
