Marine Science and advocacy

Research Databases

Databases by Subject- Search through our list of databases by subject area.

Science Databases- Databases we have that focus on science topics including "Science Reference Center" and "Science Reference eBook Collection." Search Science Reference Center by "Publication" to access articles from specific magazines/journals.

Environment & Sustainability Databases- These databases could also be useful depending on your subject area. "GreenFILE" has information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Current Events Databases-Databases we have that focus on current events. Includes "Gale in Context: Global Issues" for issues happening around the world- good for information on current landscape of advocacy around the world. You can search by "Publication" if you are looking for a particular magazine. "US West Newsstream (ProQuest)" for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and other Hawaii papers.

General Research Databases- Databases with articles covering most subject areas. A good place to start for general background knowledge include "World Book Encyclopedia" and "Explora." " Try "Academic Search Complete" or "JSTOR" after searching the Science specific databases. Search "Britannica ImageQuest" for photos.

Research Tools

Keyword Searching- Not sure what your search terms should be?

Evaluating Sources- Make sure that any resource you find online is credible.

Citations- Guide for writing citations.

Database Tutorials- Watch a quick tutorial on each of our main databases.

JSTOR Text Analyzer- Drag and drop an article into the text analyzer and you will be given a list of relevant keywords, as well as other similar sources available in JSTOR.

Other Useful Resources

Fishbase

An internationally peer reviewed database of fish. Search by scientific name, common name or family.

Coral Health Atlas

The Coral Health Atlas provides easily accessible data, immersive visual displays, and general information for study sites throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago.

State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources

Find information on habitats and species. Check the "Education" page for posters and teaching resource they provide to the public.

Nature

Nature is an open source and peer reviewed journal that publishes research from across the natural sciences, psychology, medicine, and engineering. We have access to Nature's content in our Science Reference Center database from 1997-2015.

Sea Turtle Library

Seaturtle.org is a non-profit created to support research and conservation efforts in the sea turtle community. The Sea Turtle Library is a database management system created to help organizations working to conserve sea turtles to manage, organize and share their data.

Science

Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s oldest and largest general science organization.

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