Social and Environmental Justice: Find Articles Using Databases and Open Access Journals
This page contains links to suggested subject-specific databases, specific journal titles available through Omni, and information about Open Access resources and links to OA directories.
Main Databases
GreenFILE
Multidisciplinary database with scholarly, government, and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment
Oxford Companion to Global Change
Comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection
Multidisciplinary database with abstracts for conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.
BioOne Complete
Books and journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
Environmental Science - Oxford Bibliographies
A collection of core resources in environmental science. Selected by experts.
Geography and Environmental Sciences @ ProQuest
Selected ProQuest databases for Geography and Environmental Sciences.
21st Century Sociology
Provides a timely and comprehensive assessment of the 100+ specialty fields of Sociology
Sociology - Oxford Bibliographies
A collection of core resources in sociology. Selected by experts.
Official Documentation System
Includes all types of official United Nations (UN) freely available, full-text documents. Does not include sales publications or treaties.
UN-iLibrary
The books, reports, and journals created by the United Nations.
Also Useful Databases
Oxford Reference: Earth Sciences and Geography
Full-text interdisciplinary scholarly encyclopdias and dictionaries in the field of Environmental Studies
NRCan Open S&T Repository (OSTR)
Bibliographic database for scientific and technical publications of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada.
TOXNET
Multidatabase search tool for information on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.
Web of Science Core Collection
Citation indexes for the arts & humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences.
Canada's Information Resource Centre
Several Canadian reference resources in one search interface.
Canadian Research Index
Citations to monographs and annual publications from Canadian government and institutional resources.
Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
Full-text encyclopedia articles on topics related to case study research.
Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives
Covers important knowledge about law and society from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Journals & Periodicals in Omni
This link will take you to a list of relevant journal titles. You can use the modifiers to narrow your focus, or add keywords to change the search.
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Open Access Materials
"Open access is a publishing model for scholarly communication that makes research information available to readers at no cost, as opposed to the traditional subscription model in which readers have access to scholarly information by paying a subscription (usually via libraries)." (What is Open Access?)
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Books
Found a journal online, but you're not quite certain about it? Check it against the Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory.