Our books are organized by the Library of Congress Classification system. Using those subject headings can help to narrow down your results. Examples related to the environment are:
Nature Conservation United States History
Conservation of Natural Resources
Water Pollution Law and Legislation United States
Environmentalism United States 20th Century
If UD does not have an item, you can request material (i.e. a chapter, an entire monograph, an article, microfilm reels) from InterLibrary Loan by clicking the "Get It" button in a database or "Request through InterLibrary Loan" in DELCAT under the Access section. For further instructions, click on the link below:
Secondary sources can help you learn about the common arguments around a topic, can inform and guide you to additional sources, and can help support an argument.
This section provides a direct link to search for books in our online catalog, DELCAT, a list of E-book collections, and discipline specific databases where you can find scholarly articles. See below the search box to get tips for searching.
These books listed below provide examples of environmental histories on non-environmental topics.
Index of scholarly literature covering the history & culture of the U.S. & Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Provides indexing of academic journals dating back to 1954, with some coverage for titles back to the early 20th century.
Historical legislative & executive documents of Congress. (Coverage: 1789-1838)
Focuses on the study of sustainability & the environment. Topics include ecosystems, global warming, food safety, & introductions to environmental disasters.
Full-text information from news, business, & legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Though not required, you have the option to create a personal account that will give you access to special features such as alerts, saved searches, folders, history, annotations & more.
Vendor Lyrasis. Publisher LexisNexis.
A collection of databases that can be searched individually or in various combinations. WoS indexs the world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, & humanities, as published in journals, conference proceedings, symposia, seminars, colloquia, & workshops across the globe.
Includes AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management) & Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Provides full-text titles from around the world.
Large index to literature about wild mammals, birds, reptiles, & amphibians.
Wildlife subjects include: diseases, economics, ecotourism, habitat types, hunting, individual species, management techniques, taxonomy, wildlife behavior, & zoology.
Provides a broad overview of the history of environmental conservation & policy iacross the globe from the late 1800s onwards. Includes the papers of pioneering conservationists alongside material from government agencies. (Coverage: 1870-1993)
This collection can also be searched on Gale Primary Sources, an integrated platform that combines Gale’s digital archives into a single cross-searchable interface.
This is a small selection of print material related to the environment that can be found in Special Collections. To find Special Collections holding from the catalog: When searching, limit the search results to "Special Collections."
All Special Collections material must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Morris Library.