Use AND to connect words that must appear in a document. This *narrows* your search.
"toxic waste" OR "hazardous waste"
Use OR if only one word must appear in a document. This *broadens* your search.
chemi*
Use an asterisk to truncate a word and allow for different endings, for example, chemical, chemistry, chemist, etc. (But be careful if there are words with the same beginning that are unrelated, e.g. chemise)
"nitrogen cycle"
Use quotation marks to enclose a phrase or words that must appear together in a document.
plastic NOT surgery
Use NOT to exclude words or terms from a search. (If you're looking for articles on plastic in the context of pollution, articles about plastic surgery are not going to be relevant.)
This database includes the renowned AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) databases and provides full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. This database includes specialized, editorially-curated A&I resources covering such topics as the effects of pollution on people and animals and environmental action and policy responses.
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
This collection provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education. Featured databases include IBSS, PAIS and Sociological Abstracts.
Library Guides -- and Subject Guides in particular -- can help you choose databases that are relevant to a specific disciplinary approach. There is a Subject Guide that corresponds with each Whitman major.
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