Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Elite This database includes scientific articles, as well as information related to the social sciences, humanities, education, and business. Provides abstracts and indexing for over 3000 journals, magazines, and newspapers. –1700 are peer reviewed journals

Results of Keyword Searches: Academic Search Elite "wetland restoration"  28 records  Examples of sources:  Outdoor Life  Journal of Soil and Water Conservation  Conservationist

Academic Search Elite "striped bass” –91 records –Examples of sources: Aquaculture Magazine New York Times E Magazine: The Environmental Magazine

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Article First This database includes scientific & medical articles, as well as information related to the social sciences, humanities, business, technology, etc. Provides citation and holdings information only (no abstracts or full text) for 12,500 journals. Dates range from 1990-present. Updated daily. Currently contains over 9,277,000 records.

Article First "wetland restoration"  52 records  Examples of sources:  Restoration Ecology  Ecological Engineering  Water Engineering and Management

Article First "striped bass AND Chesapeake"  25 records  Examples of sources: Journal of Wildlife Diseases Fishery Bulletin ICES Journal of Marine Science

Contents 1st This database includes scientific & medical articles, as well as information related to the social sciences, humanities, business, technology, etc. Provides access to the table of contents for over 12,500 journals. Also provides citation and holdings information for these articles (but no full text). Currently contains over 595,000 records. Date range is from : 1990-present

Contents 1st Examples of titles: National Wetlands Newsletter Journal of Marine Research Progress in Oceanography The Biological Bulletin

Electronics Collections Online This database includes scientific and medical articles, as well as information related to agriculture, business, economics, education, law, political science, technology Provides abstracts and full text of over 2000 scholarly journals. Also provides holdings information for these journals. Currently contains over 366,000 records. Dates range from 1995-present.

Electronics Collections Online "wetland restoration"  50 records  Examples of sources:  Water, Air, and Soil Pollution  Landscape Ecology  Urban Ecosystems

Electronics Collections Online "striped bass"  59 records  Examples of sources:  Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology  General and Comparative Endocrinology  Fish and Shellfish Immunology

JSTOR This is an archival database that provides access to back issues of some of the core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Topics include ecology, math, education, political science, economics, statistics, etc. Currently contains 117 titles. Most recent issues available are at least 2-5 years old.

JSTOR "wetland restoration"  67 records  Examples of sources:  Ecological Applications  Population and Development Review  Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

JSTOR "striped bass AND Chesapeake"  15 records  Examples of sources: Ecological Applications Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences

Masterfile FULL TEXT 1000 This database contains scientific articles as well as information in other fields, such as health, business, culture, etc. Provides abstracts, indexing, and holdings information for 2,700 periodicals. Full text is also accessible for 1,200 of these periodicals.

Masterfile FULL TEXT 1000 "wetland restoration"  73 records  Examples of sources:  Outdoor Life  Environment  Conservationist "striped bass AND Chesapeake"  30 records  Examples of sources: New York Times Planning Field and Stream

Net First Contains information about electronic resources that are available from the World Wide Web and Listservs Provides abstracts & URL's that link directly to sites identified in searches. Contains over 105,000 records. Examples of science- related sources: National Wildlife Federation National Audubon Society Wetland Ecosystems Team Marine Conservation Biology Institute

Net Library This website contains a collection of "eBooks" that can be viewed online and are accessible to members of the Maryland Digital Library It consists of electronic versions of printed scholarly and reference materials. Users will need to log in and provide a password.

Papers First This database indexes an assortment of papers that have been presented at different types of conferences worldwide. Provides citation and holdings information, as well as the name, date, and place of the meeting where the paper was presented. Currently contains over 2,380,000 records. Dates range from 1993-present.

Results of Keyword Searches: "wetland restoration"  172 records  Examples of sources:  Science and Management of Protected Areas Association  Water Environment Federation  Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation "striped bass"  88 records  Examples of sources: American Fisheries Society Meeting Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Annual Conference Fish Physiology Association

Proceedings This database indexes conference proceedings on an assortment of topics from around the world. Provides citation and holdings information, as well as the name, date, and place of the meeting. Also lists all other papers that were presented at that particular conference. Currently contains over 74,000 records. Dates range from 1993-present.

Proceedings Examples of sources: International Wetland Symposium Wetlands of the Interior Southeastern United States American Fisheries Association Meeting

Project Muse This website contains the full text of scholarly journals predominately in the humanities and social sciences. Currently contains over 100 electronic journals. Examples of science- related titles: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine Perspectives on Science The Contemporary Pacific The Review of Higher Education

General Reference Databases

Encyclopedia Britannica This website is based on the print version of Encyclopedia Britannica. It includes:  Over 72,000 encyclopedia articles  Over 75,000 definitions from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary  “Spotlights,” a special feature which consists of multi-media presentations on a variety of topics  Updated daily

Encyclopedia Britannica Results of Keyword Searches: "wetland restoration" 4 records Results of Keyword Searches: "striped bass” 6 records

GPO Monthly Catalog (Government Printing Office) This database provides abstracts & indexing for all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, and debates; judiciary materials; documents issued by the executive departments; etc. Contains over 522,000 records. Dates range from 1976-present.

Results of Keyword Searches: GPO Monthly Catalog "wetland restoration"  17 records  Examples of sources:  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  U.S. Department of the Interior  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "striped bass"  64 records  Examples of sources: Chesapeake Executive Council House Committee on Resources U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Journal Citation Reports This database gathers citation data that can be used to evaluate journals. – Users can study the relationship between citing and cited journals to see which particular journals have the highest impact or are used most frequently. There are two editions:  Science- contains information on approximately 5,000 journals  Social Science- contains information on approximately 1,500 journals

Journal Citation Reports Examples of science-related titles: Aquatic Conservation Ecological Economics Ecoscience Journal of Fish Diseases Journal of Marine Biotechnology Marine Chemistry

Literary Index This database functions as a master index to all the literary series published by The Gale Group. There is a total of 40 series (i.e. Authors in the News, Contemporary Authors, 19th Century Literary Criticism, etc.), which contain biographical information on the authors and critical essays about their writings. – Covers over 130,000 authors & 140,000 titles. Examples of science-related authors covered:  Alister Clavering Hardy (designed the Hardy Plankton Continuous Recorder)  James Ephraim Lovelock (proposed the Gaia hypothesis)

OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals This database functions as a compilation of all the union lists provided by OCLC member libraries. Therefore, it contains information on any subject that has been covered in a periodical. Provides journal and holdings information. Updated biannually.

Oxford English Dictionary It provides information about word meanings, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, and usage. Currently contains over 500,000 terms. Updated quarterly.

VICTOR Web The online catalog for the University System of Maryland (USM). Users can search for materials held in a particular library or in all USM libraries. Users can also check on the status of their accounts (for example: items checked out, holds, fines, etc.) VICTOR Web can also be accessed directly (rather than through "MdUSA") at:

Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded  Indexes over 5,700 journals in 164 scientific disciplines  Topics include: biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, medicine, plant science, etc.  Currently contains over 17 million records  Date range from present - Updated weekly Social Sci. Cit. Index  Indexes over 1,725 journals in 50 social science disciplines  Topics include: history, law, political science, sociology, public health, urban studies, industrial relations, etc.  Currently contains over 3.15 million records  Date range from present Updated weekly

World Almanac This database contains information about life in the United States and abroad. Provides facts and statistics on a variety of topics, including: culture, economics, political science, science and technology, etc. Currently contains over 6,000 records.

World Almanac "water pollut?"  121 records "marine organism?"  48 records Includes information on –Tide tables –Sun rise –Rivers by size –Lakes by size –Endangered species

World Cat This database allows users to access the OCLC Online Union Catalog, which lists materials owned by OCLC member libraries located around the world. Materials listed include: books, journals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, films, sound recordings, computer programs, etc. Provides citation and holdings information. Currently contains over 41,000,000 records. Dates range from 1000 A.D.- present. Updated daily.

World Cat "wetland restoration"  769 records  Examples of sources: –U.S. Congress House Committee on Resources –U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service –Association of Wetland Managers "striped bass AND Chesapeake"  58 records  Examples of sources: Chesapeake Bay Commission Maryland Department of Natural Resources National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.

Miscellaneous Databases

Business Source Premier This database contains business-related information, including management, economics, finance, accounting, etc. Provides abstracts and indexing for 2,130 journals. 680 are peer-reviewed journals  1400 also include full text  Dates range from 1990-present

Business Source Premier "wetland restoration"  45 records  Examples of sources: Pollution Engineering Public Management BioCycle "striped bass"  71 records  Examples of sources: Aquaculture Research Marine Fisheries Review Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report

ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) This database contains information related to the field of education. Information is gathered from journals, books, theses, conference papers, etc. Provides citation information, abstracts, and holdings information. Dates range from 1966-present. Updated monthly.

ERIC "wetland AND (restoration OR conservation)"  32 records  Examples of sources: Green Teacher International Journal of Science Education Journal of Biological Education "marine biology AND fisher?"  76 records  Examples of sources: Journal of Marine Education Journal of Chemical Education Outside