AccessScience
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Publication Date: Current
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
AccessScience is the online version of the comprehensive McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. It includes the articles you'd expect in an academic encyclopedia, plus images and video, current news, definitions of scientific terms, and a study center for scientific topics.
Alternative Energy
Author/Editor: K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Kathleen J. Edgar
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Introduces students to issues surrounding current energy sources and alternative energy options.
Applied Science
Author/Editor: Donald R. Franceschetti
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Covers major fields and technologies in all areas, from agriculture to computers to engineering to medical to space sciences.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability - All Volumes
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Publication Date: 2010-2012
Publisher: Gale
All 10 volumes of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability - covers business, various geographic regions, research methods, natural resources, law, and politics.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 5: Ecosystems Management and Sustainability
Author/Editor: Robin Kundis Craig, John Copeland Nagle, Bruce Pardy, Oswald J. Schmitz, and William K. Smith
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Analyzes myriad human-initiated processes and tools developed to foster sustainable natural resource use, preservation, and restoration. It also examines how humans interact with plant, marine, and animal life in both natural and human-altered environments.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vol. 6: Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability
Author/Editor: Ian Spellerberg, Daniel S. Fogel, Sarah E. Fredericks, and Lisa M. Butler Harrington
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Presents an overview of the ways in which sustainability is charted
worldwide including basic concepts, such as quantitative versus
qualitative data, citizen science, or the weak versus strong
sustainability debate. Examines how indicators in specific areas (air
pollution, fisheries, agriculture and mining, for instance) have been
applied (or not) to different regions.
Biotechnology
Author/Editor: Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Examines biotechnology and related subjects in the context of science,
government, politics, culture and society, and the environment. It also
covers historical, political and ethical debates and issues.
Biotechnology: Changing Life through Science
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Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Gale
Covers biotechnological applications ranging across medicine,
agriculture, and industry. Devoted to helping younger students and
general readers understand the fast-developing science and issues
related to: advances in biotechnology, the science of molecular biology
and genetics.
Chemical Elements
Author/Editor: David E. Newton
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: Gale
Provides in-depth information on 112 known chemical elements, plus
coverage of recently discovered elements 113 through 116 and 118.
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Author/Editor: J. J. Lagowski
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
Provides a broad approach to chemistry, its laws, processes,
applications and subdisciplines, and its many branches, including
inorganic, industrial, atmospheric and computational chemistry as well
as biotechnology, including biographies of scientists past and present.
Reviews the history of the field up to modern research and practical
applications, and topical essays examine the role chemistry plays in
various aspects of everyday life.
Climate Change in Context
Author/Editor: Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Offers coverage of the history, politics, and ethical debates related to
climate change, including the impact of climate change on daily life,
trade and commerce, travel, and the future of both industrialized and
impoverished nations. Provides insights on leading social issues and
spurs critical thinking about the impact of environmental issues on
daily life and globalization.
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
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Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the
professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical
antiquity to modern times are represented.
Credo Reference
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Publisher: Credo Reference
More than 550 highly regarded, current reference works, including general and subject-specific encyclopedias, images, dictionaries, atlases, and directories; covers many subject areas.
Oxford Reference Online
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Publisher: Oxford
More than 100 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including academic encyclopedias, dictionaries, and directories covering all subject areas.
Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art Solutions Worldwide
Author/Editor: Lynn Walter, Laurel E. Phoenix
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art Solutions Worldwide
examines 31 crucial areas of concern, from soil degradation, depletion
of water for irrigation, and loss of biodiversity to declining rural
livelihoods, hunger and obesity, unjust farm labor practices, and farm
animal mistreatment.
Earth Science: Earth Materials and Resources
Author/Editor: Steven I. Dutch
Publication Date: 2013
Publisher: Gale
Provides an encyclopedic review of the material world in which we live and the uses to which those materials can be put. Describes in depth everything from gold to hazardous waste, in the context of humans' life on earth.
Earth Science: Earth's Weather, Water, and Atmosphere
Author/Editor: Margaret Boorstein and Richard Renneboog
Publication Date: 2013
Publisher: Gale
This book covers the exploration of the fluids on the surface of the earth and the gases that surround us. It explores the evolution of these interactions during the earth's history, theories regarding the future of the atmosphere and oceans and specific causes and effects that are at work.
Earth Science: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Author/Editor: Joseph L. Spradley
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
This book goes beyond the basics to explore many underlying factors surrounding geothermometry and geobarometry, glacial events, and mass extinction theories. It also explores earthquakes, their engineering, hazards, predictability, and the role of fault and mantle dynamics.
Earth’s Surface and History
Author/Editor: David K. Elliot
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Describes mountain ranges, the oceans, continental movement, and a wide variety of features that have influenced life on earth. Includes detailed explorations of the evolution of dinosaurs, fish, birds, plant life and humans, as they were influenced by the earth's surface.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Academic Edition
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Publisher: Britannica
A combination of the Encyclopædia Britannica plus
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and
periodicals, and many other research tools. Britannica’s contributors include an
extensive network of renowned scholars (including former U.S. presidents
and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners), advisers, content specialists,
and writers—whose job it is to ensure that Britannica is current,
accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, relevant, international in scope, and
engaging to college-level learners, researchers, and faculty.
Encyclopedia of Adaptations in the Natural World
Author/Editor: Adam Simmons
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
The seven chapters in the Encyclopedia cover the key survival
challenges all organisms face. Entries within those chapters cover
specific adaptations from all forms of life, including animals, plants,
bacteria, algae, fungi, and viruses. For each adaptation, the book also
describes a related technological breakthrough in the human world,
showing how engineers today study natural processes to help them develop
new inventions.
Encyclopedia of American Environmental History
Author/Editor: Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Covers every significant issue, event, law, and figure in U.S. environmental history.
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Author/Editor: Stephen G. Post
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Gale
Covering a wealth of topics on the ethics of health professions, animal
research, population control and the environment, the set helps
researchers to consider the impact of new scientific knowledge and its
potential to harm or benefit present and future generations.
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
Author/Editor: Stephen H. Schneider, Terry L. Root, and Michael D. Mastrandrea
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Oxford
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, Second Edition summarizes this knowledge and presents it in a compendium of over 330 entries that cover the processes that produce our weather; the circulation of the atmosphere that produces the world's climates; classification of climates; important scientific concepts used by climatologists and meteorologists; the history of ideas underlying the atmospheric sciences; over 60 new articles on topics such as “Global Warming,” the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,” “Tradable Permits,” “Extreme Weather,” “Kyoto Protocol” and more; biographical accounts of those who have made significant contributions to climatology and meteorology; and particular weather events, from extreme tropical cyclones and tornadoes to local winds.
Each entry features numerous cross references and definitions of weather- and climate-related terms as well as additional sources for further study. Over 250 photographs, maps, and charts offer highly evocative depictions of various weather and climate conditions.
Encyclopedia of Energy
Author/Editor: Morris A. Pierce
Publication Date: 2013
Publisher: Gale
This reference work provides a resource for students to understand the importance of energy, to appreciate the influence of energy on societies around the world, and to learn the history of energy.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy
Author/Editor: J. Baird Callicott and Robert Frodeman
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Gale
Examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary
and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. Covers
concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global
warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy,
green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage.
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues
Author/Editor: Craig W. Allin
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Ebsco
This four-volume set assembles information from numerous fields of knowledge relevant to the study of environmental issues, including biology, geology, anthropology, demographics, genetics, and engineering, and explains the interrelationships of these issues in easily understood terms.
Encyclopedia of Geography
Author/Editor: Barney Warf
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
With more than 1,200 entries, the Encyclopedia of Geography reflects how the growth of geography has propelled a demand for intermediaries between the abstract language of academia and the ordinary language of everyday life. The six volumes of this encyclopedia encapsulate a diverse array of topics to offer a comprehensive and useful summary of the state of the discipline in the early 21st century.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Author/Editor: S. George Philander
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Explores major topics related to global warming and climate change ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes.
Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable,& and Local Food
Author/Editor: Leslie A. Duram
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
A comprehensive compilation of entries illuminates the key trends,
activities, and themes in organic, sustainable, and local food, covering
consumers, organizations, farming, policies, and much more. This encyclopedia illuminates social concerns, economic trends, policy
influences, and ecological terms to provide a comprehensive overview.
Contributions from expert authors from government agencies, research
universities, and private organizations provide key information on each
of these relevant topics.
Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Author/Editor: J. Wentzel Vrede van Huyssteen
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Gale
A multidisciplinary approach that addresses all aspects of the dialogue
between the sciences and the world's religions, reaching into the
humanities as well as into the physical sciences and technology.
Examines controversial issues such as human cloning and stem cell
research long with more traditional questions such as the origins of
life, the nature of sin, and the philosophy of science and religion.
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
Author/Editor: Carl Mitcham
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Gale
This Encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and
technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and
technology in an increasingly complex and global society. This broad
coverage supports the numerous courses in applied and professional
ethics and policy related to the practice of science and technology in
education.
Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
Author/Editor: Clive N. Svendsen and Allison D. Ebert
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications
The Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research provides a clear understanding of the basic concepts in stem cell biology and addresses the politics, ethics, and challenges currently facing the field. While stem cells are exciting alone, they are also clearly fueling the traditional areas of developmental biology and the field of regenerative medicine. These two volumes present more than 320 articles that explore major topics related to the emerging science of stem cell research and therapy.
Environmental Encyclopedia
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Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each
article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status,
analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible.
Environmental Science in Context
Author/Editor: Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Gale
Provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Cross-curricular in nature, the title supports both basic and advanced curricula in earth and environmental science, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as general science, history, government, and the social sciences.
Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species That Have Disappeared during Human History
Author/Editor: Ross Piper
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
An accessible resource to the animals that have become extinct during human history.
Food in Context
Author/Editor: Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Examines food in relationship to nutrition, world health issues, agriculture, environmental concerns, current events and political decision-making.
Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Author/Editor: K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as
mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a
comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology.
Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of
scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms.
Global Warming 101
Author/Editor: Bruce E. Johansen
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Examines basic issues and important controversies in the field.
Describes scientific issues related to melting ice, rising seas, and
effects on plants and animals, as well as human health. Includes
consideration of possible solutions.
Green Cities: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Nevin Cohen
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Via 150 signed articles, Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide provides
an overview of the key concepts that urban planners, policy makers,
architects, engineers, and developers use to understand the
sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies cities
that have taken steps to become greener and discusses the strategies
they have used; it also reviews broad concepts associated with green
cities.
Green Energy: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Dustin Mulvaney
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Provides an overview of the social and environmental dimensions of our
energy system, and the key organizations, policy tools, and technologies
that can help shape a green-energy economy. Each entry draws on
scholarship from across numerous social sciences, natural and physical
sciences, and engineering. The urgency of climate change underscores the
importance of getting the right technologies, policies and incentives,
and social checks-and-balances in place.
Green Food: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Dustin Mulvaney
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Lays out the contours of the field of agri-food studies. It draws on
scholars working in the fields of political ecology, rural sociology,
geography, and environmental studies to paint a picture of the past,
present, and future of agriculture and food. It provides readers with a
basic understanding of the institutions, practices, and concepts to
identify what is and is not a "green" food. Because food is so
intimately connected to our daily lives, the food system offers perhaps
the most promise to make change in a sustainable direction.
Green Issues and Debates: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Howard S. Schiffman
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Green Issues and Debates explores the multitude of threats to sustainable life on earth and the myriad of controversies surrounding potential solutions. Well-respected scholars present more than 150 articles presented in
A-to-Z format focusing on issues brought to the forefront by the green
movement with carefully balanced pro and con viewpoints.
Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide
Author/Editor: Dustin Mulvaney & Paul Robbins
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide covers the availability and distribution of such resources as energy and how they impact economic development, domestic politics, and international cooperation and conflict.
Green Technology: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Dustin Mulvaney
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide explores the essential role of
technology and its most recent developments toward a sustainable
environment. Twofold in its definition, green technology includes the
changing of existing technology toward energy conservation as well as
the creation of new, clean technology aimed at utilizing renewable
resources. The volume presents more than 150 articles in A-to-Z format featuring
such disciplines as nanoscience, biochemistry, information technology,
and environmental engineering. Scholars and experts in their fields
present a full range of topics from applications of green technology to
The Green Grid global consortium to membrane technology and water
purification systems to waste-to-energy technology.
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution
Author/Editor: Michael Hutchins
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Covers evolution in detail and explores it from a scientific viewpoint.
Includes comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the
field of evolution.
Issues That Concern You: Climate Change
Author/Editor: Arthur Gillard
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Explores the issues surrounding climate change. Presents diversity of
opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of
view in an even balance.
Issues That Concern You: Endangered Species
Author/Editor: Cynthia A. Bily
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: Gale
Explores the issues surrounding endangered species. Presents diversity
of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points
of view in an even balance.
Issues That Concern You: Going Green
Author/Editor: Peggy Daniels Becker
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Explores the issues surrounding going green. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
Issues That Concern You: Water
Author/Editor: Brian Kennedy
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Explores the issues surrounding water resources. Presents diversity of
opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of
view in an even balance.
Scientific Thought in Context
Author/Editor: K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: Gale
Includes original essays written by leading experts in the field,
primary source documents that articulate the interrelation of science
and society, and sidebars on the cultural, economic, and political
issues surrounding scientific thought -- providing insights on leading
social issues and exploring the impact of science on society through the
ages.
UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes
Author/Editor: Marlene Weigel
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Gale
Offers detailed comparative essays on major biomes and their component
ecosystems. Includes entries on land biomes and water biomes and covers
climate, elevation, soil, water bodies, vegetation, animal life, food
web, plant and animal adaptations, endangered species, human effects on
the biome and the effects of the environment on humans' culture and
economy.
World of Sports Science
Author/Editor: K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Gale
Covers theoretical and practical treatment of all aspects of sports
science and exercise physiology, kinesiology, and biomechanics.
Particular emphasis is placed on such high-interest topics as sports
medicine, specifically the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of sports
injuries; and much more.