Guide to Research Databases of Acid Rain Assessment and Policy Literature

Abstract

The purpose of this Guide to Research Databases of Acid Rain Assessment and Policy Literature ("Guide") is to provide a starting point for research regarding acid rain-related environmental assessments and policymaking processes. This Guide presents an annotated bibliography of information resources, focusing on databases and indices of abstracts. It covers academic libraries with on-line catalogs, institutional libraries with on-line catalogs, on-line services, Worldwide Web sites, the Social Learning Project  Database and paper indices.

For research regarding recent publications and events, the investigator should use electronic databasess as a starting point, and rerun searches periodically to catch new entries. Most recently published works on acid rain are indexed in electronic databases, and many are provided in full-text in electronic databases. In addition, scientific articles, legislative bills, and a wide variety of other information relevant to the connection between environmental assessment and policymaking are available via the Internet. For reserach regarding the 1970s and early 1980s, certain paper indices are still useful.