Library Home Page > Research Topics Endangered Species This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about Endangered Species.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about Endangered Species, materials in the library catalog about Endangered Species, websites relevant to Endangered Species, and links to library databases that contain information about Endangered Species.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about Endangered Species: Endangered species nature conservation extinction wildlife conservation rare animals endangered ecosystems biological diversity Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about Endangered Species We have the following materials in the library catalog about Endangered Species: endangered species nature conservation wildlife conservation natural resources ecosystems Back to top of page Websites on Endangered Species The following websites will help you with your research on Endangered Species: EE-Link Endangered Species site EE-Link is a participant in the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP) of the North American Association for Environmental Education ( NAAEE). Threatened Animals of the World Searchable database of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals put together by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. World Wildlife Fund  site concentrating on priority species and ecoregions. Endangered!  Exploring a World at Risk From the American Museum of Natural History, a companion site to their exhibits. National Geographic Online Site from National Geographic Society, the world's largest nonprofit educational and scientific organization  Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to Endangered Species The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to Endangered Species.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. CountryWatch Country Reviews provide geographical, political, economic, corporate and environmental information for every country in the world. Country Wire is compiled from the wire services on the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental events on a country by country basis. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Science Full Text Select Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995. Grove Dictionary of Art Contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography from prehistory to the present day. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. NetLibrary Over 10,000 electronic books (e-books) from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Titles across all subject areas. Includes an extensive collection of e-books in the public domain, featuring classics in literature and history. (One maximum simultaneous user per book) Researched and evaluated by: Brenda Antrim, Librarian May 18, 2005 Back to top