This presentation compares the �environmental� content of several STEM bibliographic databases (e.g., BIOSIS Previews; Compendex-Plus: Engineering Index, GeoBase, GEOREF; MEDLINE; SCOPUS and the Web of Science: Science Citation, Social Science Citation, and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes). Various value-added �analyze� or �refine� function are discussed for each database. Several subject-specific databases for environmental content are similarly analyzed and compared, and include: AGRICOLA; ; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality, Ecology Abstracts, Environment Abstracts, Environmental Engineering Abstracts, Pollution Abstracts, Risk Abstracts, Sustainability Science Abstracts, Toxicology Abstracts, and Water Resources Abstracts; Environment Complete; ETDE World Energy Database; GreenFile; E&E Publications: E&E Daily, Greenwire, ClimateWire, Land Letter and E&ENews PM, Factiva and GREENR.The presentation also features several new environmental databases: EarthTrends, EnviroFacts (EPA), Environmental Fate Database (SRC), Global Change Master Directory, MapCruzin', National Science Digital Library, Right to Know Network and Scorecard.

Environmental databases: A trip down memory lane and new journeys in the 21<sup>st</sup> century

244th National Meeting (2012)

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Environmental databases: A trip down memory lane and new journeys in the 21st century

Environmental databases: A trip down memory lane and new journeys in the 21^st century