Guides: Environmental Technology: Library resources

Search the Library

Once you've decided on your topic, be sure to pick out the keywords - the big ideas or main concepts - in your research question. Use the following search terms to help construct your search phrase:

AND - find all the terms (ex. honey AND badger)
OR - find any of the terms (ex. honey OR badger)
NOT - exclude a certain term (ex. honey NOT badger)

For more information about developing a research strategy, visit our Research Tutorial.

Find Articles

The following resources have vast collections of scientific research articles that can provide you with inspiration, ideas, and credibility for your reports and projects. For additional resources visit A-Z List of e-Resources.

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers diverse environmental topics, such as: agriculture, environmental law and technology, ecology, pollution and waste management and renewable energy.
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences Collection includes full-text articles from over 500 journals in the physical sciences and engineering disciplines.
Science and Technology Library This link opens in a new window
Contains over 450 peer-reviewed academic journals covering most major science disciplines, with coverage dating back to 1997, including: agriculture, environmental science, chemistry, engineering, computing and technology, mathematics, statistics and physics.
Canadian envirOSH Legislation (CCOHS) This link opens in a new window
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Health, safety and environmental legislation as well as guidelines and codes of practice for: Canada (Federal), British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, North West Territories, and Nunavut.
Knovel This link opens in a new window
The Knovel Interactive Library provides access to approximately 650 engineering, science and technical books.

Find Images

Use these sites to find pictures or figures for your project. Remember to cite them according to IEEE.

Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
A collection of almost 3 million images including images from the National Portrait Gallery of London, the National Geographic Society, and a Canadian Photo collection.

Access Engineering - How to find illustrations
Find technical graphs, figures, diagrams and illustrations through Access Engineering.

Find Videos

Use the following links to find videos, films, and footage for your projects. A full list is available by visiting e-resources for videos.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to thousands of educational videos covering topics such as travel, business, technology, social sciences and more. It divides films into short clips, allowing you to easily focus on the most relevant portion of any particular video. Also has advanced features for setting playlists and sharing videos.
Alexander Street This link opens in a new window
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Videos include materials from over 300 unique content partners including BBC, Bloomberg, Canal+, CRM Learning, Discovery, CBS, HBO, Janus Films (Criterion Collection), Kantola, Medcom, National Geographic, NBCUniversal, and many more. It also includes an array of tools to support learning and teaching (like video clipping, playlists, and tutorials).