Environment Abstracts is now included in the Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM) database. Environment Abstracts (formerly Environment Abstracts published by LexisNexis) encompasses all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment and the effectiveness of remedial policies and technologies. As of 1994, the database also provides expanded coverage of energy-related issues.

Environment Abstracts indexes more than 950 journals published in the U.S. and abroad. The database also covers conference papers and proceedings, special reports from international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, associations and private corporations. Other materials selectively indexed include significant monographs, government studies and newsletters.

Subject Areas:

* Agriculture
* Air pollution
* Control technologies
* Endangered species
* Energy
* Environmental design
* Environmental education
* Environmental law and policy
* Environmental safety
* Geophysical and climate chance
* Global warming
* International environmental policy
* Land use and pollution
* Marine pollution
* Noise pollution
* Population
* Population studies
* Radiological contamination
* Resource management
* Solid and toxic waste
* Sustainable development
* Toxicological effects
* Transportation
* Waste management
* Water pollution
* Wildlife / biodiversity

Dates of Coverage: 1975 – current

Science Research is a freely available federated search engine produced by Deep Web Technologies.

ScienceResearch.com is a free, publicly available deep web search engine that uses advanced “federated search technology” to return high quality results by submitting your search query – in real-time – to other well respected search engines then collating, ranking and dropping duplicates of the results. It searches open access journals, government sites, news sites and other freely available resources.

ACToR (Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource) is a freely available database produced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

ACToR (Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource) is a collection of databases collated or developed by the US EPA National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT). More than 200 sources of publicly available data on environmental chemicals have been brought together and made searchable by chemical name and other identifiers, and by chemical structure. Data includes chemical structure, physico-chemical values, in vitro assay data and in vivo toxicology data. Chemicals include, but are not limited to, high and medium production volume industrial chemicals, pesticides (active and inert ingredients), and potential ground and drinking water contaminants.

VITIS: Viticulture and Enology Abstracts is a freely available database for resources in viticulture, enology and related fields.

Provided by the Julius Kahn-Institut, VITIS provides indexing to scientific articles on the following subject areas: morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of grapevines; soil science; genetics and grapevine breeding; phytopathology and grapevine protection; cellar techniques; economics of viticulture and enology; enology; and microbiology of wine. Coverage is from 1969-present.

OSU Libraries has established a trial to the SimplyMap electronic resource. This trial will run through October 2, 2009.

SimplyMap is an Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.

The trial provides access the EASI ® Standard Package, which includes data from the year 2000, Current Estimates, Five Year Projections, the Historical Package, and the EASI MRI & Life Stages Package.

The Standard Package incorporates the following data:
• Demographic Variables
• Retail Sales, Store Groups, and Food Service Variables
• EASI Sales and Other Potential Variables
• EASI Quality of Life Variables
• Consumer Price Index Variables
• General Employment (by Place of Work)
• General Establishment (by Place of Work)
• Detailed Employment (by Place of Work)
• Detailed Establishments (by Place of Work)
• Detailed Consumer Expenditure Variables
• EASI Profile Variables
• Ancestry Tabulations
• D&B’s Points-of-Interest File

During the trial, users can create a workspace by clicking on “Create Personal Workspace” and entering an e-mail address and password. Users can also click on the “CLICK HERE to login to a temporary workspace (your work will not be saved)” to explore SimplyMap without creating an account.

Please let us know what you think of this electronic resource. Comments can be submitted on the Database Trial Evaluation Form.

OSU Libraries and OSU Career Services has collaborated to provide access to The Vault Online Career Library, a career services site.

The Vault Online Career Library is a career services site which includes
• Occupational Profiles
• Industry Overviews
• Company Profiles
• Internship Database
• Diversity Profiles
• Career Surveys
• Career Advice Articles
• Videos on job searches and interviews, company recruiting videos, internship videos, and workplace diversity

The Food Science and Technology Abstracts database has moved to the Ovid Platform. The new link is http://proxy.library.oregonstate.edu/login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com/autologin.html.

Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) includes citations and abstracts of journal articles, research papers, conference proceedings and other materials in all areas of food science, including food engineering, microbiology, packaging, technology and toxicology. Citations to materials on food laws, regulations and patents are also included. Coverage is from 1969-present.

ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching through historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.

Thousands of libraries, museums, and archives have contributed nearly a million collection descriptions to ArchiveGrid. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.

A sampling of the thousands of contributors to ArchiveGrid:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Harvard University

International Institute of Social History (IISH)

National Library of Australia

New York Public Library

Oregon State University Archives

Radio City Music Hall

Smithsonian Institution – Archives of American Art

CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.

CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.

  • Photographs
  • Prints
  • Sculptures
  • Paintings
  • Decorative arts
  • Posters
  • Costumes
  • Utilitarian objects
  • Jewelry

SciFinder Scholar users who have not upgraded to the 2007 client software must now do so as the 2006 version has expired. Users attempting to access SciFinder Scholar using the 2006 software will encounter “expired” error messages. SciFinder Scholar 2007 installation files (and download instructions) can be accessed from the library website: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/research/databases/scifind.htm