Start: Reference Works
Climate Change by This online encyclopedia discusses climate change on the land and in the oceans, as well as weather changes and plant, animal, and human impacts.
- CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher is a good way to find out more about current environmental threats, as well as think about some of the many ways Climate Change is impacting our world.
Popular Articles
When you're searching for specific topics, you want to be thoughtful about choosing search terms. A couple of examples you might think about:
- Drought and United States
- Water Supply and Colorado
- Water Shortages and Climate Change
All of these searches have slightly different foci, and will give you different results as you research the current western drought. Once you have your search terms, head to Academic Search Complete to try them out.
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowASC contains a wide variety of sources, from popular to scholarly, on a range of topics, including scientific and current events. You'll find a mixture of citations and full-text articles here.
Climate Change and Tipping Points:
Academic Search Complete has some information about Climate Change and Tipping Points, but U.S. Newsstream is a better bet for this.
- U.S. NewsstreamCheck the full text of many US Newspapers, including major ones such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, the L.A. Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Want more in-depth info about Climate Change? You can check out the Climate Change guide for ways to get started or go deeper in your research.
Evaluate Websites
While you're doing Google searches to either narrow your topic or in order to dig up more information on certain subject, you want to be careful to decide if the information you find is trustworthy.
When it comes to science, nearly everyone has opinions: should we be labeling genetically modified food for consumer's awareness? What will fracking do for our economy or our groundwater supply? Your job is to evaluate the information you can find through Google and Bing to find the good websites--those written by authors you can trust, with good and up-to-date information.
Authorship: Who created this website? What is their background on the topic? Are they trustworthy?
Bias: Why was the website created? What point of view does the author have? Does that limit the facts they present or how the facts are presented?
Date: How old is the information that is presented? Is it still accurate?
Questions? Check out the COD Library's guide to evaluating information.
EROI Lab
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Cite Your Work: APA Style
Of course, as you get ideas and data from your sources, you want to be able to cite them. Keep in mind that you want to cite not only quotations, but also ideas that you get from your research.
Not sure if you are paraphrasing, plagiarizing, or patchwriting? Check out Academic Integrity by Ulrike Kestler, which has a section on all three.
Need some help putting together citations? Check out the helpful links below:
Want software to create citations for you? Check out the database below:
- NoodleTools
NoodleTools allows you to find, organize and store your research citations all in one place. Create complete Works Cited and Bibliographies with the click of a mouse, and keep notes and ideas related to your work all in one place. Available in browser and mobile app.
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