Reference Resources - INTS 4388 - Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental and Sustainability Studies - Subject and Course Guides at University of Texas at Arlington

E-Encyclopedias

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full-text reference materials in an electronic format. Sources offered include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company histories, consumer health references and history compilations.
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Offers over 175 fully-indexed, cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including detailed information across a broad subject range.

Print Encyclopedias

The New Encyclopaedia Britannica
Call Number: AE5 .E363 2005
ISBN: 1593392362
A basic, general encyclopedia designed to introduce the reader to the topics it contains; not meant for in-depth research.

Government Publications

Govinfo (Previously FDsys) GPO's Federal Digital System This link opens in a new window
Govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Statistical Data

Proquest Statistical Insight
ProQuest Statistical Insight contains information from associations, commercial publishers, federal and state agencies, international intergovernmental organizations and research organizations. Included in Insight are the American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index and the Index to International Statistics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Almanacs

Texas Almanac
Call Number: AY311.G3 T5 2nd Floor Reference Desk
ISBN: 0876112408
Valuable information about the history, culture, political climate, and geography of the State of Texas.
World Almanac [electronic resource]
Includes the contents of The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, The World Almanac for Kids, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia.
CIA World Factbook [electronic resource]
provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

E-Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium.
OneLook
A search engine for words and phrases.

Dictionaries & Handbooks

The Oxford English dictionary by Simpson, J. A. and Weiner, E. S. C.
Call Number: PE 1625 .O87 1989 2nd Floor Reference
ISBN: 0198611862
"The ultimate authority on the usage and meaning of English words and phrases, unparalleled in its accuracy and comprehensiveness, the Oxford English Dictionary is the supreme reference work for anyone who loves the language. Now, this greatest of all dictionaries appears in a new Second Edition--the first up-to-date coverage of words and meanings in one alphabetical sequence since the original dictionary was published in 1928.The result of an enormously ambitious, on-going project to computerize the dictionary, the Second Edition integrates the original OED with the four volumes of the Supplement."
The Oxford handbook of interdisciplinarity by Robert Frodeman [et al.]
Call Number: BD255 .O94 2010 2nd Floor Reference
ISBN: 0199236917
"This, the first handbook of disciplinarity, attempts to define the field(s), give some parameters for interdisciplinary work and situate it within an academic world still very much in favor of departmentalization. The handbook first gives a definition and history of the topic, including some pitfalls from the past. The next section looks at mini-interdisciplinary work, within the sciences, social sciences and humanities. Next come articles on specific areas in which new disciplines have been created by melding two or more fields. The challenges faced by universities are examined, including how to file an interdisciplinary major or where to shelve a book with more than one topic. The final section gives examples of future applications of interdisciplinary research."