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Community Science; Participatory Science : Library Collections and Services
Building community engagement with university research.
Databases for Finding Research Literature (Library-Licensed)
"Library-licensed" resources require a visit to a subscribing library in order to use the resource. Off-campus access to UW-Madison library-licensed databases is permitted to registered students, faculty and staff who may log in with their UW-Madison NetID and password.
- Academic SearchMultidisciplinary database providing full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. A total of 8,500 journals are indexed and abstracted.
Also available through BadgerLink. - Agriculture and Environmental ScienceMultidisciplinary database to research literature covering areas of air, land, water, and noise pollution as well as basic science areas of bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources.
- Biological AbstractsIndexes more than 4,000 journals annually! Subject matter includes anatomy, bacteriology, behavioral sciences, cell biology, clinical medicine, genetics, immunology, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, and systematic biology, toxicology, virology, and zoology.
- BioOneAccess to peer-reviewed research in biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Thirteen BioOne Open Access titles are available through this resource.
- Environment and Energy PublishingSource for comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets. E&E's five daily online publications include: EnergyWire, ClimateWire, E&E Daily, Greenwire and E&ENews PM. Key areas covered: U.S. federal legislation, U.S. environmental regulation and federal agencies, International and U.S. climate policy issues, Global energy resources and markets, Alternative energy, Air and water issues, Hazardous and toxic substances, Public lands, Endangered species, Mining and agriculture, Technology.
- ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)Indexes more than 1.3 million bibliographic records in education research.
Also available through BadgerLink. - GreenFILECovers aspects of human impact on the environment, including such topics as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Also available through BadgerLink. - Web of ScienceCombination of three databases: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It indexes more than 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data and author abstracts.
Coverage: 1982 - (Arts & Humanities), 1965 - (Science), 1900 - (Social Sciences) - Wildlife and Ecology Studies WorldwideIndexes and abstracts literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians from journals, conferences and symposia, government reports, grey literature, books, theses, and field studies. Coverage includes studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, ecotourism, zoology, taxonomy and more.
- Zoological RecordComprehensive coverage of worldwide zoological literature, including international journals, review annuals, monographs, meeting proceedings, books, and reports. Emphasis is on systematic/taxonomic information on various animal groups, including protozoa, nematoda, pisces, reptilia, aves, and mammalia.
Books from Campus and UW System Library Collections
- Citizen Science by Janis L. Dickinson (Editor); Rick Bonney (Editor); Richard Louv (Foreword by); John W. Fitzpatrick (Afterword by)ISBN: 9780801449116Publication Date: 2012-04-24
- Handbook of Citizen Science in Ecology and Conservation by Christopher A. Lepczyk (Editor)ISBN: 9780520960473Publication Date: 2020-04-28
- The Incidental Steward by Akiko Busch; Debby Cotter Kaspari (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780300178791Publication Date: 2013-04-22