Abell Library: Environmental Studies: Finding Books

eBooks

Cambridge History of Human Diseases
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This is a unique, historical reference compendium allowing instant access to renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories series. Access the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content with Cambridge Histories Online, an invaluable resource for undergraduates, graduates, lecturers and researchers alike. Cambridge Histories is published in a series of 293 scholarly publications beginning in the 1960’s and continuing as new research is published.

All the available volumes are grouped into topics to make searching quick and easy; browse through an array of historical subject areas (15 of them) as well. Extensive bibliographic references enhance usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research. There are extensive histories of the arts, theatre, linguistics and languages, literature, politics, and science. Histories of nation states are explored through multiple perspectives: economic history, social history, and foreign relations. Even world histories of food and human disease are included.
Cambridge World History of Food
eBook Collection Advanced Search
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The look and feel of searching and reading ebooks is akin to searching for journal articles and other media in the EBSCOhost databases. You can browse by subject, genre, language and more. The Viewer has been enhanced for examining documents. You are now able to view Table of Contents within your search result list and in each detailed record. "Search Within" technology is being provided to find specific terms within an ebook. Click here to view searching and downloading tutorials for eBooks Preview.
eBook Collection: Browse by Category
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The look and feel of searching and reading ebooks is akin to searching for journal articles and other media in the EBSCOhost databases. You can browse by subject, genre, language and more. The Viewer has been enhanced for examining documents. You are now able to view Table of Contents within your search result list and in each detailed record. "Search Within" technology is being provided to find specific terms within an ebook. Click here to view searching and downloading tutorials for eBooks Preview.

Finding Books @ AC

You have a few options for how to locate books here at Abell Library.

Library Catalog -- search the library catalog by keyword
Library Catalog: Advanced Search -- use this interface for many more options, including subject, author, or title

Some Subject Headings you may wish to try searching with are noted here:

Environmental science and technology

Public health

Clean Water Action Project

Conservation and restoration

Circulating books are located on the 2nd floor of the library. Many books on anthropology topics can be found in the following sections:

Look for the first letter of the call number (for example, QH541 .B76 ) on the end of the shelves to find what you're looking for or to browse.

TIP: Once you have found a couple of books in the catalog and have located them on the shelves, browse in the same area to see if there are other titles of interest. This is a great way to locate a title that a catalog search may have missed!

Getting Books From Other Libraries

By default, searching our catalog will only look for items here at AC. You can broaden your search to include other libraries by selecting "Libraries Worldwide" (see image below) in the left filter menu.

You may request to borrow the item from another library via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Click the "Request Book through Interlibrary Loan" button.
Complete and submit the Interlibrary Loan Form.
Allow 1 to 2 weeks for the book to arrive and be available for pickup.