Library Home Page > Research Topics global warming 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 global warming.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about global warming, materials in the library catalog about global warming, websites relevant to global warming, and links to library databases that contain information about global warming.  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 global warming: global warming climatic change(s) climate change(s) global temperature change(s) global environmental change greenhouse effect atmospheric greenhouse effect greenhouse gases atmospheric temperature Note:  See also in SMC Library's Research Topics List the topics of "environment," "environmental protection," and "pollution." Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about global warming We have the following materials in the library catalog about global warming: global warming climatic changes greenhouse effect Back to top of page Websites on global warming The following websites (in alphabetical order) will help you with your research on global warming: EPA Global Warming Site The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's site on global warming includes sections on climate, emissions, impacts, and actions.  Its Visitor Center provides global warming information of interest to specific groups, for example, concerned citizens, kids and educators, small business, health professionals, the international community, etc.   Links to other sites include a list of international sites. Global Warming: Early Warning signs This interactive world map of climate change illustrates local fingerprints or direct manifestations of global warming such as rising sea levels or heat waves, and local harbingers or events that foreshadow the types of impacts that may increase with continued warming, such as spreading diseases or droughts and fires.  The map was produced by various groups including the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the World Wildlife Fund. NOAA Paleo Global Warming Page A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  Scientists from around the world study past climate to understand the Earth's present and future climate. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Includes activities and documents (including the Kyoto Protocol) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to global warming 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. ABI/INFORM Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Business Source Premier Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Regional Business News Regional Business News provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. 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. 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. Researched and evaluated by: <Patricia Sophos>, Librarian 6/11/02 Back to top of page