CPSP 239E : Environmental Studies Individual Practicum

Professor Margaret H. Giblin
Web Page created by Gerri Foudy, UM Libraries

The University of Maryland Libraries have many resources that will help with the research for your CPSP 239E paper. If you need additional information, please talk with a Reference Librarian at McKeldin Library's Service Plus Information Desk or contact Gerri Foudy , Government & Politics and Public Policy Librarian.

Table of Contents

• Reference Sources
• Finding Books
• Finding Academic Journal Articles
• Citation Guidelines

Reference Sources

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Produced annually by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Handbook has information about hundreds of jobs, including the training and education needed, earnings, prospective job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 11th ed. Chicago, IL: Ferguson Publishing Co., 2000.
  Four-volume encyclopedia gives information about educational and other requirements, employers, earnings, and work environments.
  LOCATION: Behind the reference desk in McKeldin Library

• Fasulo, Michael and Paul Walker. Careers in the Environment. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons, 2000.
  LOCATION: Engineering and Physical Sciences Library Reference
  CALL NUMBER: GE60 .F37 2000

Library Catalogs (Finding Books)

• UM Libraries Catalog
  The Libraries' catalog provides information about the holdings of all libraries in the University System of Maryland.

  To search all of the UM System libraries, click on "multi-campus search."
  Books owned by other libraries in the system can be ordered at the computer for delivery to College Park (or elsewhere); click on the yellow "Request" button on the record's availability screen.

  Search the online catalog for books on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
  Example: "environmental health" and farm*

  Once you have found some relevant records by using a keyword search, you can use the subject headings in the records to find more materials.
  Example: Agrobiodiversity

  You must also use the catalog to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal. Use the "title beginning with" for the journal title (not the article title).
  Example: Natural Resources Journal

• WorldCAT
  Combined catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide, including the Library of Congress. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be requested online for borrowing through interlibrary loan; click on the "FindIt" button and then the link for "Interlibrary Loan" to fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request form.

Journal Databases