Research Guides: ENSP 100: Science, Policy, Ecosystems and Change: Finding Books and Background Info

Finding Background Info

You can always try searching the William and Mary Libraries catalog and then narrow the Material Type to books, book chapters, or reference entries (this video is a refresher on searching the catalog; some of the details are different but the process remains the same). However, some of the specific background resources below may also be useful.

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Information on many subjects from the 14th century BC-21st century AD drawn from reference books published by Oxford University Press. Coverage: Varies by title.
CQ Researcher (includes CQ Global Researcher) This link opens in a new window
Issues and controversial subjects in the news. In-depth coverage of a single topic at a time, with extensive text and bibliographies. CQ Global Researcher covers international issues and crises. Coverage: 1991-present.
Policy Commons This link opens in a new window
Policy Commons is a one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the worlds leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs. The database provides users access to a variety of curated, high quality policy reports, briefs, analyses, working papers, and datasets from thousands of policy organizations covering disciplines such as agriculture, energy, pharmaceuticals, diversity, crime, and librarianship, among others.

CRS - Congressional Research Reports Collection at UNT
The U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) is where Members of Congress turn for confidential, nonpartisan research and analysis on a range of issues. A number of libraries and non-profit organizations have sought to collect as many of the released reports as possible. UNT's collection is a centralized utility that brings together these collections to search.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Digitized reference books (encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, quotation dictionaries, handbooks, etc.) in many subjects. Searchable full text across all volumes. Date coverage: Varies by title. Access available to unlimited users.

ENSP 100: Science, Policy, Ecosystems and Change

Finding Background Info

Search the W&M Libraries Catalog

Search the W&M Libraries Catalog