Albert S. Cook Library and the Environment

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Albert S. Cook Library
And the Environment
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Need help finding information on an environmental
topic?
Visit the library!
In person or online, youll have access to many
resources. For example..
Articles
Books
Government Documents
E-books
Recommended websites
Environmental databases
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Books
Browse the shelves at call number GE for
Environmental Sciences
You will find..
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Science Citation Index (Web of Science) offers
many features, including sorting by times cited
For articles, government information, websites
and more, head to the Cook Library website
http//cooklibrary.towson.edu/
What about scholarly, peer-reviewed research
articles?
ETDE World Energy Base is a searchable database
of over 4 million references (some full-text) of
energy information. Topics include climate
change, energy consumption, renewable energy
processes, energy policy and planning, and much
more.
Here, youll find environmental databases,
recommended environmental websites, and
moreincluding who to contact if you need help
While many of the databases listed on the
Environmental Science Studies subject gateway
include scholarly research articles, one of the
best places to look for these resources is
Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
Search multiple EBSCOhost databases! This search
is in Academic Search Premier and GreenFILE.
Academic Search is a multidisciplinary database,
while GreenFILE focuses on environmental
information, including news, government
documents, and more.
CRCnetBASE/EnvironetBASE provides full-text
access to nearly 300 environmental books
Books are greatbut I need more info!
The Environmental Science Studies subject
gateway is a great place to begin
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Web Resources
Take a look at the Environmental Science
Studies subject gateway for an annotated list of
recommended websites
The EPA website has all kinds of information on a
variety of environmental topics. This page
provides access to air pollution data. You can
also find local and regional environmental data.
Science Accelerator is a federated search engine
from the Department of Energyit searches
government information from multiple sources
Or head to
http//gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Still have questions?
Contact the Librarian Subject Specialist for
Environmental Science Studies
Amanda Taylor
amtaylor_at_towson.edu 410-704-3963 IM
amftaylor http//pages.towson.edu/amtaylo/
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How Green is Cook Library?
Archives Renovation
The archives and special collections on the 5th
floor of the library was recently renovated. This
renovation incorporated many sustainable
attributes.
Sustainable materials that are recyclable and
often that were made out of recycled or rapidly
renewable resources were used whenever possible
(examples include resilient tile made of
polyester resin, limestone and pigments rather
than vinyl, and carpet that includes 39 and 43
post industrial recycled content)
All interior materials specified to have low or
no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to improve
general indoor air quality and reduce off-gassing
that could damage archival items (examples
include carpet adhesive, paint, and stack end
panel substrate)
Existing construction was reused when possible to
minimize demolition required which saved money
and reduced debris that was sent to landfills
(examples include reusing walls, and re-staining
existing doors when possible rather than
replacing them)
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What else is Cook Library doing to be green?
More Electronic Resources
Recycling

• A Growing Electronic Book Collection
• Cook library provides access to over 150,000
  e-books through several databases and electronic
  reference collections
• Sage
• Ebrary
• Netlibrary
• and more!

• Cook Library participates in the Towson
  University RecyclALL single stream recycling
  program
• You can find recycling containers throughout the
  library
• Cook Library is also a location to recycle
  printer cartridges

• Electronic Journals and Databases
• Cook library provides access to over 50,000
  e-journals and 200 databases
• Most of the librarys journal collection is
  available electronically. You can look up a
  particular journal or browse databases from the
  Cook Library website.

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Albert S. Cook Library
Questions?
Stop by the Reference Desk
Call 410-704-2462
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Text 66746 and start your first question with
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