RESEARCH IN environmental science
Prof. Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
March 2, 2023
AGENDA
Types of sources
Library databases
Data sets
Getting help
types of sources
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Scholarly articles & books
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Expert research, evidence, theories, findings
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Grey literature
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Government publications, white papers, reports
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News
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Current or contemporaneous reporting
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Data sets
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Raw numbers open to your interpretation
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source types
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Scholarly articles & books
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Library databases
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Grey literature & reports
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Googling
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News
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Library databases & Googling
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Data sets
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Government open data sites
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where to find
library databases
GREENFILE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
general science FT
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC DATABASES
nexis uni
gale onefile news
ONESEARCH
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DATABASES
LIBRARY.CCNY.CUNY.EDU
Research Databases
USE DATABASE FILTERS TO NARROW YOUR SEARCH
USE DATABASE THESAURUS FOR TARGETED SEARCHES
YOU MAY NEED TO BROADEN YOUR SEARCH
USE CITED REFERENCES & TIMES CITED LINKS
- Full-text available
- Follow links to access the full-text in another database
Another database
- Full-text not available
- Follow link to request via ILL
interlibrary loan
LIBRARY.CCNY.CUNY.EDU
Services InterLibrary Loan
data sets
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New York City
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opendata.cityofnewyork.us
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New York State
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data.ny.gov
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local open data
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National Centers for Environmental Information
- ncei.noaa.gov/access
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US Energy Information Administration
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eia.gov/opendata
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Census
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data.census.gov
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Federal Open Data
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data.gov
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national open data
GETTING HELP
ccny.libcal.com/appointments/scohn
Rose Spring 2023
By Sarah Cohn
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