Green Journalism: Grant Writing

       

     Note: The Subject headings relating to Journals and Journalism often focus on newspapers, but this is where the IC Library has its most numerous and recent holdings.  Other publication formats will often be included in the discussion, and much of what is said about newspaper journalism can be extrapolated to the field of magazine publication. 

Journalism--Authorship
Journalism--Authorship--Marketing
Journalism, Commercial
Journalism--Economic aspects--United States
Journalism--Editing
Copy-reading
Journalism--Management
Journalism, Scientific
Science news
Journalism--Social aspects
Journalism--Social aspects--United States
Journalism--Style manuals
Journalism--Technological innovations
Journalism--United States
Journalism--United States--History--21st century
Citizen journalism
Freelance journalism
Photojournalism
Online journalism
Electronic journals
Electronic publishing
Desktop publishing

Periodicals
Periodicals--Directories
Periodicals, Publishing of
Periodicals--Publishing--United States
Little magazines  [In IC Library this retrieves individual titles, not books about]
Little magazines--United States
Little magazines--United States--History--20th century
Magazine design
Newsletters

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     Note: The first group of Subject Headings may provide the best access to topics usually discussed under  "green living."  The rest are a sampling of the broader issues with which a "green journal" might be expected to engage.

Sustainable living
Organic living
Simplicity
Green movement
Green technology
Green products
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology
Environmental responsibility
Environmental protection--Citizen participation
Ecological houses
Dwellings--Environmental engineering
Dwellings--Energy conservation
Refuse and refuse disposal--United States [garbage, landfill]
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Natural foods
Natural foods industry
Slow food movement
Farmers' markets

Environmental economics
Environmental ethics
Environmental justice--United States
Environmental policy--United States
Environmental protection--Moral and ethical aspects
Environmental protection--United States
Ecology--Moral and ethical aspects
Ecology--Philosophy
Environmental degradation
Pollution--United States
Sustainable development [sustainability]
Sustainable development--United States

Farm produce--Marketing
Agricultural ecology
Sustainable agriculture
Alternative agriculture
Organic farming
Crops--Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects
Agrobiodiversity
Pesticides--Environmental aspects
Food industry and trade--Enviornmental aspects

Global warming
Global warming--Government policy  
Climatic changes
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects
Nature--Effect of human beings on
Power resources United States
Energy policy--United States
Energy consumption--United States
Energy conservation--United States
Energy development
Energy development--Environmental aspects
Renewable energy sources
Solar energy
Wind power
Hydrogen as fuel
Biomass energy

Nature conservation--Philosophy  
Nature conservation--United States
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources--United States
Natural resources--Management
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife conservation--United States
Endangered species

     Also see my research guide for Environmental Issues

 General OneFile : 
     The most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text.  Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better).  Among your options here are Sustainable Living, Green Products, Green Technology, and Environmentalism.  Also see Periodical Publishing.
     When you settle on a subject heading, open the "Subdivisions" link below it.  Most General OneFile subject searchs produce very large retrievals and the "subdivisions" help you narrow your search to a particular aspect: "Economic aspects," "Energy use," "Environmental aspects," "Ethical aspects," "Forecasts and Trends," "Laws," "Political aspects,"  "Social aspects," and "Statistics," to name only a few.
      If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.    

ProQuest Research Library : 
     Another comprehensive database with substantial full text.  At the home page click on the "More Search Options" tab at the bottom to see all available search fields, including Subject, to the right of which you can click on "Look up Subjects" and preview what headings are available.  This can be a more efficient way to search than Keyword, since it guarantees that the articles retrieved actually be about the Subject--not just use a particular word. 
     Note that you can preview available Subject Headings by using the "Look up Subjects" link beside the "Subject" search slot.  Among those available is Periodicals, which you can combine with either Publishing or Finance.  Likewise, try a Subject search on--(Living or Lifestyles) and (Sustainable or Organic).
     Above each set of articles you retrieve ProQuest will display related Subject searches to help either broaden or narrow your focus.
     User Advisory: ProQuest is fussy about entering Subject searches in the designated search slot. If your subject is a person, enter the name--last name first--in the "Person" slot; if a named group of any kind--Microsoft, the Catholic Church, Radiohead, the New York Mets--enter it in "Co/Org"; if a place enter it in "Location." 

Academic Search Premier :
     Like General OneFile and Proquest, a large comprehensive database with ample full text.  Note that you can browse the "Subject Terms" (above the search slots) and once you find a likely Subject Heading for your topic you can "explode" (double click) it for a list of related Subject terms.  Among those available are Green Movement, Green Business, Environmentalism, Eco-socialism, and Sustainable Communities.  Also see Periodicals--Publishing and Periodicals--Marketing.
     And note that after you have retrieved a set of articles you can keep adding Keywords above or suggested Subject Headings listed on the left (though note that these Subject Searches are added to your old search--they will narrow your results.  Also note that with each retrieval set there is a "Geography" button on the left where you can narrow the results by country--for instance, the United States--as well as "Source Types" where you can choose to view only the "academic" (scholarly) journal articles.

GreenFILE &  SocINDEX with Full Text :
     As the names imply, excellent databases for environmental issues and their social ramifications. Click on the "Subject Terms" link above the search slots to find which Subject Headings will work here—for instance browse the Subject headings beginning with the word “Environmental,” including “Environmental ethics,” Environmental justice,” and “Environmental responsibility.”   Double click any Heading for a list of broader, narower, and related Subject Terms.

 Philosopher's Index & ATLA religion database with ATLASerials :
     Good resources for the ethical and/or spiritual aspects of environmentalism.

• Alliance for Sustainability: "The mission of the Alliance is to bring about personal, organizational & planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane. "  Good site--and be sure to visit their gateway to online resources--helpfully categorized--under Link Library.

• Sustainable Living Links: Comprehensive gateway from U Mass Dartmouth.

• Sustainable Living Project: From Oregon State University, lots of interesting linked materials here in categories such as Lifestyle and Consumerism.

• Green Architecture & Sustainable Living: Excellent gateway to online resources from University of Missouri-Columbia.

• GreenBiz.com: A business-friendly resource.

• Handbook of Sustainability Literacy:  A UK site, this Handbook is comprehensive and available full text here: just click on "Chapters from the Paperback," pick a chapter, and scroll down to the pdf download.

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• Magazine Publishers of America: There's quite a bit of free content here: see especially the materials under Research and also scroll down to Fact Sheets & Trends where, for example, you can download the entire 92-page Magazine Handbook 2010-11.

• MagazineLaunch.com: You'll find some savvy advice here.  See in particular the nicely categorized links under "Starting a Magazine," and don't overlook the "Case Studies" link at the top of the page, where you'll find accounts--with details--of people who have recently launched magazines.

• Opportunities and Risks in Magazine Publishing: A publisher speaks.