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Arctic Environmental Strategy Northwest Territories Water Bibliography (ASTIS)

Arctic Environmental Strategy Northwest Territories Water Bibliography (ASTIS)

Contains over 200 citations of research documents published between 1991 and 1997 under the Arctic Environmental Strategy in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Nunavut, Northwest Territories

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Arctic Portal Library

Arctic Portal Library

Collection of a thousand documents (books, articles, images, legal documents, etc.) published by the Arctic Council or the University of the Arctic, or as part of International Polar Year 2007-2008. A significant part of the collection is freely accessible.

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    • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
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ArcticNet Publications Database (ASTIS)

ArcticNet Publications Database (ASTIS)

Cites over 3,800 publications from the ArcticNet network that cover natural sciences, health sciences, and social sciences.

Subjects: ArcticNet, Climate change, Hydrology, Oceanography

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ASTIS

ASTIS

An Arctic Institute of North America resource featuring 16 databases containing publication and research project references about northern Canada.

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Autochtonia

Autochtonia

Articles, books, briefs, theses, and research reports on the Indigenous peoples of Quebec (in French only). Some publications are freely available.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec

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Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) Publications Database (ASTIS)

Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) Publications Database (ASTIS)

Citations or full text of 4,800 documents on polar exploration and research carried out as part of International Polar Year, which date back to 1882.

Subjects: Hydrology, Northern Canada, Oceanography

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Canadian Permafrost Conferences (ASTIS)

Canadian Permafrost Conferences (ASTIS)

Contains over 250 conference proceedings records from the six Canadian Permafrost Conferences.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Permafrost

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Cold Regions Bibliography Project

Cold Regions Bibliography Project

References to studies on human activity and scientific operations in cold environments.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Physical sciences

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EASI : earth and space index search

EASI : earth and space index search

Database featuring publications (journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and videos) by the American Geophysical Union, from 1900 to today. Content relevant to northern and Arctic studies with regard to geoscience, marine science, and atmospheric science.

Subjects: Atmospheric sciences, Earth sciences, Oceanography

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GEOBASE

GEOBASE

Database featuring over 3 million references to journal articles and geoscience conference proceedings, including those in the fields of geography, earth sciences, ecology, geology, oceanography, and nature conservation. Boasts a rich controlled vocabulary accessible via a thesaurus that allows users to search by geographic region of the North and the Arctic. Also includes significant content on Indigenous studies.

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  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
GeoRef

GeoRef

Database produced by the American Geosciences Institute, with over 3.6 million references to journal articles and conference proceedings on geoscience, including geology, stratigraphy, petrology, and hydrology. GeoRef boasts a controlled vocabulary accessible via a thesaurus that allows users to search by geographic region of the North and the Arctic.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Geology, Hydrology, Petrology

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GEOSCAN

GEOSCAN

Database of the scientific publications of Natural Resources Canada containing 85,000 references related to the fields of geoscience (including publications by the Geological Survey of Canada), mining, materials, and energy. Some publications are freely available.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Energy, Engineering, Geology, Mining

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Google Scholar

Google Scholar

A bibliographic search engine that indexes a considerable proportion of scientific publications made available in digital format by academic publishers, scholarly societies, and universities, including journal articles, reports, theses, e-books, and others. Full text (not just metadata) can be searched. Provides links to free-access content.

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High North Research Documents

High North Research Documents

Freely available articles, theses, reports, books, maps, videos, and other documents dealing with the North and the Far North.

Subjects: Caribou, Climate change, Ice, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Oceanography, Permafrost, Sami, Tundra

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Hydrocarbon Impacts (ASTIS)

Hydrocarbon Impacts (ASTIS)

Contains references for 9,000 publications on the environmental impacts, socio-economic effects, and regulation of hydrocarbon exploration, development, and transportation in northern Canada.

 

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Gas, Hydrocarbons, Oil, Regulation

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Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database (ASTIS)

Inuvialuit Settlement Region Database (ASTIS)

Contains descriptions of 13,200 research publications about the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories and Yukon.

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    • Humanities and Social Sciences
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Kluane Lake Research Station Bibliography (ASTIS)

Kluane Lake Research Station Bibliography (ASTIS)

References 1,100 publications of geoscience, biology, and high altitude physiology research conducted at the Kluane Lake Research Station in southwestern Yukon.

Subjects: Biology, Earth sciences, Kluane Lake, Physiology, Yukon

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Mining and the Aquatic Environment Bibliography (ASTIS)

Mining and the Aquatic Environment Bibliography (ASTIS)

Contains 550 citations on the impacts of the mining of metal-bearing ores and diamonds on freshwater and marine ecosystems in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

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    • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
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NCP Publications (ASTIS)

NCP Publications (ASTIS)

Descriptions of over 3,700 publications (books, reports, book chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings and abstracts, and theses) resulting from the Northern Contaminants Program.

Subjects: Contaminants, Environmental sciences, Food, Northern Canada

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Nordicana D

Nordicana D

Database of the Centre d’études nordiques gathering raw data from published studies as well as unpublished research data.

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