Environmental Science Resources

This page lists and describes resources for assignments in the ES 3310 Scientific and Technical Writing course, taught in the Fall 2023 semester, by Dr. David Turner. 

• Background Sources
• Articles, Journals, Databases
  • ​how to search and what you will find when searching SciTech Premium Collection and Science Direct 
  • Using ZoteroBib or https://zbib.org/ to quickly generate less commonly used citation styles
• Testing Remote Database Access
• Hands-On search for articles, reporting your results using Padlet

• Searching Discover and locating additional articles via Google Scholar.
• Citations 
  • Discuss various support tools for citation. Includes link to the Zotero citation software to manage your documents during your research process.
• Borrow from Other Libraries
  • ​How to verify that the Blume Library does not have the source you need, including Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
• Hands-On search for articles, generating a bibliography in Zotero and pasting or saving it in a Word document

Review on your own later:

• Other pages in this Research Guide

We will discuss research strategies, primarily focusing on journal articles, in the research workshop. I encourage you to explore this guide for more resources in your own time outside of the workshop.

We will test your remote access to ensure that you are able to login to access databases, ebooks, and other library subscription materials. 

Username: your Rattler ID number without the S000. Start with the first non-zero digit. EX: 55555

Password: your last name

If necessary, email us if you have problems with your remote access.

Send your name, ID number, and a message telling us what problem you are having.  We will endeavor to fix the problem.

Looking for a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper?

Use Journals List to search for the title of a journal, magazines, or newspaper and determine if the library offers online access or print access to that publication.

See our search tips in the Google for Scholars guide.