Business: ABI/Inform -- business topics; partially full-text; part of ProQuest. See also Business Source Premier, Academic Search Premier, and Regional Business News.

Scientific: Biological Abstracts -- online 1969 - present; print, 1980-1984 at  Reference QH 301 .B37; 1926-1979 in Remote Storage [ask at Checkout Desk]. See also ScienceDirect; 1993-present; subject areas include Environmental Science, Materials Science, and Social Sciences; older coverage at Biological & Agricultural Index -- 1964 to 1993/94, Z 5073 .A46. See also Chemical Abstracts -- 1907 to present via Scifinder Scholar {note: special access; see info under Databases Alphabetical listing}.

Medical/Health: Health Business FullTEXT; Health Source: Consumer Edition; Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition; MEDLINE via EBSCOhost

Educational focus: ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) -- online,1966 to present; several versions available:

International coverage of topics: Use Columbia International Affairs Online and Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International/Bulletin , 1915 to 1990 at  JA 1 .P8 (access to books, journal articles, federal & state documents).

General coverage: Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900 to present, Reference Index Area; see also Academic Search Premier,  MasterFILE Premier, ProQuest, TOPICsearch; ProQuest Social Science Journals -- online as part of ProQuest; 1983 to present; and 1974 to 1989/90 at AI 3 .S6x. See also LexisNexis Academic –   full-text, recent years -- try categories such as Top News, General News, Industry & Market News, Legal News, Law Reviews.

News [current and archives]: Newspaper Databases and Internet Sites

Links to online journals (some full-text; some indexing only): http://www.sarec.ca/english/l-journ.htm

Govermental Resources: Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications -- 1895 to present, Documents, Lower Level; 60% materials listed will be in ISU Libraries; from 1976 to present will be listed in the online catalog. For current/recent legislation, committee action, etc., use Thomas. For links to many sites and sources, use FirstGov {a search for 'occupational safety' generated more than 1,000 results in the 'Federal' option. You can also search Federal/All States, All States One State, Federal/One State. Some other government agencies  to explore:

• ***OSHA
  • OSHA: http://www.osha.gov – explore the entire page of links, including:
  • Index to OSHA standards [29 CFR]: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=0  
  • Links to Standards &Regulations: http://www.sarec.ca/english/l-std.htm
  • Search Tutorial: http://www.osha.gov/search/new-search.html
  • Indiana Department of Labor
  • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  • EPA's Integrated Risk Information System
  • Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard {an amazing compilation and integration of public information, from TRI community right-to-know sources, from public directories, from Federal toxicity ranking. This allows US residents to input their zip code, and find the top sources of local pollution ranked by tonnage and by toxic potential. Chemical entities are disclosed and toxic mechanisms and established biological knowledge is provided.}
  • CDC's Geographic Analysis Tool for Health & Environmental Research
  • Dept. of  Labor's Mine Safety & Health Administration
  • Dept. of Energy's Environment, Safety & Health Portal
  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety & Health

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  Other Internet Resources: Gateways

  • Yahoo Directory: links to health in the workplace: http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/workplace/
  • Directory of Sites in Occupational & Environmental Health : http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/hew/links/
  • OSH.Net ( gateway for safety & health information resources !):  http://www.osh.net/

  Other Sites

  • American College of  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • American Board of Industrial Hygiene http://www.abih.org/
  • American Industrial Hygiene Association: http://www.aiha.org/
  • American Society of Safety Engineers http://www.asse.org/
  • CCINFOWeb {includes several searchable databases; some duplication with other sources}
  • The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (Rutgers): http://www.eohsi.rutgers.edu/
  • Institute of Occ. Safety & Health (United Kingdom): http://www.iosh.co.uk/
  • Material Safety Data Sheets: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html
    • MSDS Online [subscription required for full access; some free searchable info]
  • Occupational And Environmental Medicine:   http://www.uib.no/isf/guide/occu.htm 
  • National Safety Council: http://www.nsc.org/ 
  • National Occupational Research Agenda: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/

  LEGAL RESEARCH

  Online access to legal resources available via Westlaw Campus and via LexisNexis Academic.  See also print index, Index to Legal Periodicals and Books -- 1926 to date, KF 8 .I5x .

  • Legal Resources (online): there are many links available. The U.S. Code (searchable) is located at   http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml  
  • Indiana Code: Title 22. Labor and Industrial Safety
  • Indiana Administrative Code: Title 22. Labor and Industrial Safety
  • IC Title 610; see Article 4 Occupational Safety and Health
  • ISU Library's Legal Research Guides:
    • Legal Research
    • Legal Abbreviations

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