Environmental Politics & Law: Books & eBooks

What is a subject heading?

Subject headings are a formalized way of of searching library catalogs. The right subect heading can help you get to information more quickly.

For example, US Presidents can be described using the following terms:

  • US Presidents
  • Presidents of the United States
  • American Presidents

You could search the library catalog for all those keywords. Or, use one subject heading to find all of the library's materials about US Presidents:

Presidents--United States.

Who determines subject headings? The Library of Congress. Copies of the complete set of the Library of Congress Subject Headings are available at the Reference Desk.

Browse for Books

Sometimes browsing the library stacks can help you find books you didn't even know you were looking for. The following are good areas to peruse. 

HD9502-9502.5: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade

JX: International law, international relations

JZ: International relations

JZ3686-3875: International Waters

K-KZ: Law

K3581-(3598); KB3127-3135; KBM3127-3134; KBP3127-3135: Environmental Law

Maps of the library are available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, elevator lobbies, and also online.

Related Books

PSU Library Catalog - Book Search

 

Results include both print books and ebooks, available from Portland State Library and other libraries.

Find Books by Subject

resource type limit options

After you execute a search in the Portland State Library catalog, click on the "books" facet to limit your search results to only books. Click on "eBooks" to limit your results to eBooks.

 

After you find a useful book, scroll down to the "Details" heading to find the book's "Subject Headings." Here you'll find a list of related subjects that you might consider adding to your search. You can also click on a subject link in the record, e.g. clicking on "Intergovernmental cooperation" would bring up a list of all the Library's books, journals, etc. on that topic.  

 
subject links in catalog record
 

Here is a list of subject headings linked to their respective searches in the catalog that may be of help to you.

Subjects in Environmental Law
Climatic Changes Energy Policy Environmental Law Envrionmental Law, International Environmental Mediation
Environmental Policy Environmental Policy, International Cooperation Environmental Protection Environmental Risk Assessment Forest Policy
International Law International Organization International Relations Natural Resources - Government Policy Public Contracts
Public Lands Public-Private Sector Cooperation Water-supply -- Government Policy    

eBook Collections

We collect eBooks whenever possible. After you execute a search in the Portland State Library catalog, click on the "eBooks" facet to limit your search results to only ebooks.

resource type e book limit option

 
 
Records for eBooks look like this:
e book online access link

 

We also have a number of eBook collections that you can browse. They are listed below:

Request a Book from the Library Catalog

If a print book is either checked out or not in the PSU Library collection, you can request the book from another library. Be sure to sign in to see your request options! 

request from other libraries option for book