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Core Article Databses
Ecology
Environmental Engineering
Human-Environment Interface
Economics, Policy, & Politics
Newspapers and Popular Magazines
Getting Full Text
Follow the 
button or Find It at UW Madison link in most databases to:
- access online full text (when available)
- see if the journal is available in print (MadCat)
- request a free pdf of the article if full text is not available online (Request a Copy/Library Express)
If you already have a citation, use this do-it-yourself form to search for your article.
- How to Find a Specific Article
This video will walk you through the process of finding a specific article. Or, if you prefer, try this tipsheet
Manage your References
- RefWorks RefWorks is web-based software for managing your citations. It is free to all faculty, staff and students at UW-Madison.
- EndNote EndNote is desktop citation management software that you can purchase from the DoIT Tech Store. It may be more appropriate if you are writing for publication.
- Zotero Zotero is a free Firefox plug-in that allows you to save citations, documents and copies of web pages. It's easy to learn, but not robust enough to support writing large documents.
- Compare RefWorks, EndNote and Zotero
Core Article Databases
These databases are a good starting point for most topics...
Click on the 
next to the database name to find out how to transfer references from that database to RefWorks or EndNote.
- CAB Abstracts
Leading scholarly database covering agriculture and natural resources worldwide. QuickGuide - Biological Abstracts Largest scholarly database for biology. QuickGuide
- Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Leading environmental database, covers all aspects of pollution; ecology, toxicology, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, & water resources. Quickguide
- JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive Archive of older scholarly journals in many subjects, including ecology, economics and sociology. It does not include articles published in the last 3-5 years. QuickGuide
- Web of Science (Web of Knowledge) Interdisciplinary database of articles from top scholarly journals. Quickguide
Ecology
- Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts Indexes 123 journals specializing in biotechnological developments and new applications in the environmental field.
- Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
- Ecology Abstracts (CSA) Provides bibliographic access to approximately 350 research journals in ecology.
- EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (CSA) Accesses environmental impact statements. Statements include description of the purpose, the positive and negative aspects, legal mandates, and prior references as well as the issuing agency, the EIS, and EPA numbers.
- Fish & Fisheries Worldwide
- GEOBASE
- Toxline (NLM) Provides citations and abstracts to research and data covering the pharmacological, biochemical, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
- Water Resources Abstracts
- Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
- Zoological Record Leading database covering zoology worldwide. QuickGuide
Environmental Engineering
- Compendex (via Engineering Village) (EV) The premier engineering database that includes environmental engineering, hydrology, and pollution management.
- Environmental Engineering Abstracts (CSA) Indexes over 700 primary journals and over 2,500 additional sources including monographs and conference proceedings covering literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, & energy production
- GEOBASE
- Pollution Abstracts (CSA) Pollution Abstracts covers research on all forms of pollution, including air, water, waste, radioactive material and toxic emissions as well as noise pollution.
- Risk Abstracts (CSA) Risk Abstracts indexes 1360 journals covering materials dealing with risk that arises from industrial, technological, and environmental conditions.
Human-Environment Interface
- ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center
- GreenFILE Covers all aspects of human impact on the environment. Includes global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, etc. QuickGuide
- Human Population & Natural Resource Management (CSA) Indexes research literature covering human population dynamics, environment relations, ecotourism, sustainable living and consumption, environmental awareness and education.
- Risk Abstracts (CSA) Risk Abstracts indexes 1360 journals covering materials dealing with risk that arises from industrial, technological, and environmental conditions.
- SocINDEX Leading sociology database. QuickGuide
- Sociological Abstracts Leading sociology database. QuickGuide
Economics, Policy, & Politics
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Catalog of United States Government Publications
- EconLit Leading scholarly index for economics; covers over 300 English language periodicals and books. Quickguide
- PAIS (Publlic Affairs Information Service)
- Public Administration Abstracts (EBSCO) Public Administration Abstracts includes citations and summaries for journal articles that cover essential areas related to public administration, including public administration theory and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
- SocINDEX Leading sociology database. QuickGuide
Newspapers and Popular Magazines
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