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  1. Alternative Press Index Key site [UCSD Only]
    1991-present. Citations to articles in roughly 381 alternative, radical, and left publications in North America. which report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/7399
    Directory of publications indexed
    Use the Alt Press Index Archive (1969-1990)
  2. Alternative Press Index Archive Key site [UCSD Only]
    1969-1990. Citations to articles alternative, radical, and left publications in North America which report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/49179
    Continued by Alternative Press Index 1991-present
    Continued by Alternative Press Index, 1991-present
  3. American FactFinder (US Govt) Key site
    Data from the United States Census, the American Community Survey and Census Population Estimates Program about households, education, income, homeownership, business, and more.[Full Description]
    http://factfinder.census.gov/
    Thematic Maps
    Business & Industry
    Reference Maps (boundaries)
    Social Sciences Data Collection
  4. California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES)(Calif. Govt.) Key site
    Most comprehensive source of environmental information, data, and full-text documents in the state. Developed by the California Resources Agency.[Full Description]
    http://www.ceres.ca.gov
    CERES Environmental Information by Theme
    CERES Help Desk
  5. China Atlas of Population and Environment (2000) Key site
    Contents: administrative / physical; population and health; housing and consumption; land use and pollution; mineral resources; habitat; water / pollution; air / pollution; economic development.[Full Description]
    http://chinadataonline.com/member/atlas2000/
  6. ENVIROnetBASE Key site [UCSD Only]
    Online book collection of +280 environmental science and engineering titles. Topics include environmental chemistry & toxicology, environmental engineering, ecology, earth science, water science/engineering, and resource management/sustainability. [Full Description]
    http://www.environetbase.com/
  7. Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences Key site [UCSD Only]
    330+ articles on major aspects of atmospheric sciences: the physical, dynamical and chemical processes active in the atmosphere and the oceans and also the interactions between them. Can be searched or browsed, and each article has a bibliography. [Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/98197
  8. Encyclopedia of Energy Key site [UCSD Only]
    Encyclopedia of energy issues affecting the modern world. Covers all forms of energy use & the environment and the effect of energy on history & society. Includes extensive glossary of energy terms & chronology of energy-related events. [Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/100024
  9. Envirofacts Warehouse Key site
    A single point of access to select U.S. EPA environmental data. EPA site for data on air quality, water, waste, and more.[Full Description]
    http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index_java.html
  10. Enviromapper Key site
    Interactive environmental mapping application program, with data on drinking water, hazardous waste, water discharge, superfund sites, and more. Data and mapping zoom down to the local level for cities, zip codes, watersheds, and EPA regions. [Full Description]
    http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html
  11. Environment Index Key site [UCSD Only]
    Formerly Environmental Issues & Policy Index. Contains citations for scientific/popular literature on energy, waste, recycling; pollution; environmental health, law, conservation, wildlife management; and social, economic, political, ethical issues.[Full Description]
    URL too long to display
  12. Ethnic NewsWatch Key site [UCSD Only]
    1960-present. Full text U.S. ethnic community newspapers, newsletters, magazines. Includes African-American, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian-Pacific, European-American, Hispanic, Jewish, Native-American. Searchable in English and Spanish.[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/4737
    Searching tips
    List of publications online
    Periodicals covered in database
  13. GEOBASE (International Development Abstracts) Key site [UCSD Only]
    Interdisciplinary database covering physical and human geography, geology, ecology, and Third World studies. 1980- Restricted to UCSD IP addresses.[Full Description]
    http://sshl.ucsd.edu/ucsd_only/geobase.html
    Homepage
    Journals Indexed
  14. LUPIN: California Land Use Planning Information Network Key site
    One of the most comprehensive planning and land use sites in California, including links to state & local plans on the Internet, regulations and ordinances, spatial data, photos, reports and publications, and much more.[Full Description]
    http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/index.html
  15. Magazines and Periodicals for Environmental and Sustainable Development Key site
    Fantastic resource for a mix of free and subscription based internet magazines and newsletters on environmental industry, pollution prevention, and sustainable development.[Full Description]
    http://www.cleanerproduction.com/Directory/periodic.htm
  16. Newsbank: America's Newspapers Key site [UCSD Only]
    Dates vary. Now part of Access World News. Full-text content of more than 650 U.S. newspapers (116 in California). Local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics and government,local companies and people. [Full Description]
    URL too long to display
  17. PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Key site [UCSD Only]
    1915-present. Lists print and electronic articles, books, and government publications on issues of public policy, including politics, government, economy, marine policy, and law. Global, multilingual scope.[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/20495
    List of journals indexed
    View PAIS Archive factsheet
    View PAIS International factsheet
  18. Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography - Michael Ritter Key site
    Online physical geography learning environment. Combines text, images, audio and video programs to deliver the subject matter content. Divisions: Contents; News; Glossary; Atlas; Index; About TPE; Earth Online.[Full Description]
    URL too long to display
    Physical Environment Distributed Atlas
    Index
    Earth online
    Contents
    Atlas
  19. Sociological Abstracts (Sociofile) Key site [UCSD Only]
    1963-present. Abstracts journal articles, monographs, dissertations, conference proceedings, other research covering sociology, social work, and related social sciences. Also includes selected web resources.[Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/6010
    Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms
    Getting Started with UC e-links
  20. TOXNET Key site
    A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas from the National Library of Medicine.Some databases include data and full text.[Full Description]
    http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
  21. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences [UCSD Only]
    Over 3,800 articles spread over 99 subject areas. A key research tool. [Full Description]
    http://uclibs.org/PID/23112
    Print edition available in SSHL
  22. National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
    Works to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making by educating society about scientific programs that integrate cross-cutting research with knowledge assessments, education, information dissemination, and training.[Full Description]
    http://www.cnie.org/
  23. North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
    International organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law.[Full Description]
    http://www.cec.org/
    Ecological Regions of North America
  24. UNECE Gender Statistics Database
    the central database for sex-disaggregated social data collected by the UN Economic Commission to Europe (UNECE). [Full Description]
    http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/database/stat/Gender.stat.asp
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