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Albert S. Cook Library

Environmental Science

Resources to help you find information related to Environmental Science.

Textbooks

Looking for a textbook? The library may have it electronically or in print. Search our Course Books in the Library page to see if your course is listed.

If we do have your textbook, the title will link you to the book on Cook OneSearch. If it is an eBook, access it using a PDF or ePub Full Text link or the yellow Find It button on the left side of the screen. If it is a print book, you can check it out from the service desk on the main (third) floor of the library. Most print textbooks can be checked out for 2 hours at a time.

Environmental Science Books at Cook

Here are a few print and eBooks available at the Cook Library. Search using Cook OneSearch to find these and other books available at the Cook Library, as well as those available at other USMAI schools.

Electronic Books

The Cook Library subscribes to several databases you can use to search for eBooks. Remember, you can find more through Cook OneSearch. Select "eBooks" under Format on the left side of the results screen to limit your results to just eBooks.

Print Books

You can find print resources by browsing the stacks on the 4th and 5th floors of the Cook Library.

Check Outs & Holds

Bring any books you wish to check out to the library help desk where a staff member will assist you.

If you would like to request that a book be held for you, look up the title in Cook OneSearch or the TU catalog and select the "Request Item" link. Our staff will pull the book and email you when it is available. You may pick it up from the help desk during our open hours.

Helpful Call Numbers for Environmental Science

The Cook Library collection is organized using the Library of Congress Classification System. Look for the following call numbers when searching for print materials in the stacks. Call numbers starting with A-M can be found on the 5th floor, and call numbers starting with N-Z can be found on the 4th floor.

5th Floor

  • GE : Environmental Sciences
    • GE 42 : Environmental Ethics
    • GE 50 : History of Environmental Sciences
    • GE 70-90 : Environmental Education, Study, and Teaching
    • GE 140-146 : Environmental Quality and Degradation
    • GE 149-160 : Global Environmental Change
    • GE 170-190 : Environmental Policy
    • GE 195-199 : Environmentalism & the Green Movement
    • GE 300-350 : Environmental Management
  • GF : Human Ecology & Anthropogeography
    • GF 51 : Environmental Influences on Humans
    • GF 75 : Human Influences on the Environment

4th Floor

  • QE : Geology
    • QE 38 : Environmental Geology
  • QH : Natural History & Ecology
    • QH 1-199.5 : General Topics (including Nature Conservation)
    • QH 540-549.5 : Ecology
  • RA : Public Aspects of Medicine
    • RA 565-600 : Environmental Health (including Pollution)
  • S : Agriculture
    • S 900-972 : Conservation of Natural Resources
    • SD 411-428 : Forestry Conservation and Protection
  • TD : Environmental Technology & Sanitary Engineering
    • TD 169-171.8 : Environmental Protection
    • TD 172-193.5 : Environmental Pollution