Alice Chambers Memorial Library (ACML)

Online journals

The following is a listing of online journals that offer full text articles with a searchable interface to journals/newsletters that provide only a sampling of articles for free (Updated January 27th, 2005)

• Adbusters
  A global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.
  • Table of contents with some full text articles
  • Archived issues back to no. 19 Fall 1997

• AEN Field*Notes
  Published by the Alberta Environmental Network (AEN) six times a year, AEN Field*Notes is a forum for exchanging information and opinions on significant environmental issues of concern to Albertans.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to January 1996
  • Issues in ACML include: 2000: vol. 2 no. 1, 6; 2001: vol. 3 no. 1, 4-6; vol. 4 no. 1-3

• Alternatives
  A quarterly magazine of news and analysis on environmental thought, policy and action.
  • Table of contents with some summaries of the articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 21 no. 2 1995
  • Subject and Author index

• Ambio: a journal of the human environment
  AMBIO addresses the scientific, social, economic, and cultural factors that influence the condition of the human environment.
  • Table of contents with abstracts for articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 26 no. 1 1997
  • Subject and Author index
  • IISD has issues from 1995 onwards

• The Amicus Journal
  Published by the Natural Resources Defense Council who's mission is to safeguard the earth, its people, plants, animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to Fall 2000
  • With the vol. 23 no. 3 Fall 2001 issue, the Amicus Journal has become OnEarth

• Audubon
  
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to May-June 1999
  • CIER has issues from March/April 1999 onwards
  • University of Winnipeg has vols. 79-98 (1977-1996)

• BioCycle: Journal of composting & organics recycling
  Published since 1960, BioCycle focuses on the recycling of residuals into value added products
  • Table of contents with abstracts and some full text articles
  • Archived issues back to December 1998
  • ACML has issues from January 1999 onwards

• BioDemocracy News
  Produced by the Organic Consumers Association this newsletter is published every 6 weeks
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to September 22, 1997

• British Columbia Environmental Report
  Published since 1990 this quarterly focuses on BC environmental topics, including issues and government policy analysis; regional updates; news clips; upcoming environmental events, editorials, letters to the editor and book reviews
  • Full text articles accessed through a subject index
  • Archived issues back to 1990
  • Issues in ACML include: 2000 vol. 11 no. 1-2; 2001 vol. 12 no. 1-3.

• Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
  
  • Table of contents with abstracts (some full text articles)
  • Archived issues back to vol. 1 1996
  • CIER has issues from vol. 1 1996 onwards

• Canadian Journal of Native Studies
  
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues from vol. 1 no. 1 1981 -- vol. 16 no 2. 1996
  • CIER has issues from vol. 1 no. 1 onwards

• Changing Times Newsletter
  A bi-monthly publication of the Canadian Council for Human Resources in the Environment Industry.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 6 no. 1 1999 (archives are searchable)

• Cultural Survival Quarterly
  A non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities around the globe.
  • Table of contents with full text articles (vol. 24 issue 2, 2000 -- vol. 24 issue 4, 2001)
  • Archived issues (table of contents only) back to vol. 6 issue 2, 1982
  • CIER has issues from 2000 onwards
  • IISD has issues from 1997 onwards

• Community Development Journal
  Published four times a year, this journal provides an international forum for political, economic and social programmes.
  • Table of contents with abstracts
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 January 1996 (archives are searchable)
  • IISD has issues from 1996 onwards

• Developing Ideas Digest
  The digest was published bi-monthly by the IISD, from Jan/Feb 1996 to May/June 1999.
  • Full text articles
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 Jan/Feb 1996

• Development Alternatives
  A monthly newsletter on issues of sustainable development.
  • Full text for October 1999 only

• Development Update (United Nations)
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to Jan-Feb 1996

• The Ecologist
  
• Need to create a free account to access issues
• Table of contents with full text articles
• Archived issues back to 2002

• E: The Environment Magazine
  Seeks to create an independent newsstand-quality publication on environmental issues in order to educate, inspire and empower individuals to make a difference for the environment.
  • Table of Contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues with full text back to May-June 1996
  • Archived issues (Table of Contents only) back to March-April 1990
  • CIER has issues from 2000 onwards

• Earth Island Journal
  The first tree-free periodical in the United States, this journal was first published in 1982 as a class project at Stanford University.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 12 no. 4 1997
  • ACML has issues from 2000 onwards

• Earth Times
  The Earth Times is an international nonpartisan newspaper on the human environment and such concerns of the international system as economic growth, humanitarian issues, and social development.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to May 1-31, 2000 (archives are searchable)

• EcoNews
  Published since 1991 this monthly newsletter serves the vision of a sustainable Vancouver Island.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to January 1996

• Ecocycle
  This newsletter shares information on policy and technical issues related to product environmental life-cycle management.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 Winter 1995

• Electronic Green Journal
  This journal provides information on current printed and electronic sources concerning international environmental topics.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 June 1994 (archives are searchable)

• Elements
  A bi-monthly environmental electronic magazine produced by the New Brunswick Environmental Network.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived list of articles sorted by subjects

• Environmental Ethics
  An interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the philosophical aspects of environmental problems.
  • Table of contents only
  • Archived issues back to vol. 1 1979
  • Web site has a searchable bibliography
  • IISD has issues from 1994 onwards

• Environmental Values
  • Table of contents (abstracts only)
  • Archived issues back to vol. 2 no.1 1993 (archives are searchable)
  • IISD has issues from 1993 onwards

• Fast Company
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to November 1993
  • Site has a theme index to navigate the magazine's archives

• The Green Roof Monitor
  A quarterly report on current and emerging green roof events and opportunities.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to Summer 1999

• Green Teacher
  A magazine by and for educators to enhance environmental and global education across the curriculum at all grade levels.
  • Table of contents (abstracts only)
  • Some full text articles online
  • Web site has a searchable index for back issues
  • MBCL has issues from 1992 onwards
  • CIER has issues from 1996 onwards

• The Green Business Letter
  Founded in 1991 this newsletter is the leading information source for companies, associations, universities, and others striving to integrate environmental thinking throughout their organizations.
  • Table of contents for current issue only
  • IISD has issues from 1992 onwards

• GreenClips
  GreenClips is a summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to 1994 (archives are searchable)

• GreenMoney Journal
  Published quarterly since 1992, this journal seeks to promote awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to Winter 2000
  • Can browse feature articles back to 1996

• In Balance Newsletter (formery Enough!)
  Published by the Center for a New American Dream, this quarterly report looks at consumption, quality of life, and the environment
  • Sampling of articles only
  • Archived issues back to no. 1 1997

• Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor
  The IK&DM serves the international development community and all scientists who share a professional interest in indigenous knowledge systems and practices.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 1, no. 1 1993
  • CIER has issues from 1998 onwards

• Intervenor
  Intervenor is the Canadian Environmental Law Association's newsletter.
  • Table of contents with selected full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 14 no. 2 1996
  • CIER has issues from 1998 onwards

• Journal of Pesticide Reform
  Pesticide factsheets, alternatives factsheets for common pest problems, and helpful information on how to take action for change are featured in JPR.
  • A searchable (keyword, title, author, and year) index back to vol. 4 1984
  • Display of titles and authors, no full text articles
  • ACML has issues from 1998 onwards

• Land Stewardship Letter
  
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 14 no. 2 1996

• Multinational Monitor
  The Multinational Monitor tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to January 1988 (archives are searchable)
  • IISD has issues from 1993 onwards

• Nature North Zine
  Looks at the nature of Manitoba, in the heart of North America.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived articles can be accessed through an alphabetical index

• Native Studies Review
  A refereed journal published by the University of Saskatchewan
  • Table of contents (abstracts only)
  • Index of all volumes of NSR are combined into a comprehensive index broken down by subject

• Natural Life
  A source of unique products and reliable information for a natural healthy living
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to 337, July 1994
  • Subject Index

• Network Newsletter
  The Network Newsletter is intended for individuals interested and involved in climate-related impact assessment.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 10 no. 2 1995 (archives are searchable)

• New Internationalist Magazine
  Provides a guide to today's major issues, focusing each month on different themes, like Green Cities or the Great Education Scandal, Debt or Disney.
  • Table of contents (abstracts only)
  • Archived articles can be accessed through an alphabetical index
  • IISD has issues from 1997 onwards

• NewScientist
  Looks at current issues in science and technology.
  • Table of contents with full text articles (current issue only)
  • IISD has issues from 1991 onwards

• Northern Perspectives
  Published by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 14 no. 2 1986
  • includes a 20 Year Index from 1973-1993

• Our Americas
  A Quarterly Newsletter of the Hemispheric Network for Just and Sustainable Trade and Development.
  • Archived issues from vol. 1 no. 1 1996 -- vol. 1 no. 4 1997
  • Site contains various documents (updated August 16 2000)

• Our Planet
  The United Nations Environment Programme's magazine for environmentally sustainable development.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to February 1996

• Rachel’s Environment & Health Biweekly
  A publication of the Environmental Research Foundation that provides news and resources for environmental justice
  • Full text articles
  • Archived issues back to December 1 1986 (archives are searchable)

• The Ram's Horn
  This monthly newsletter is a unique and valuable source of information and analysis of the whole food system
  • Publish a selected article from the current issue only
  • Archived issues (Table of Contents only) back to October 1998

• Recovery: an endangered species newsletter
  Produced by the Canadian Wildlife Service
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to no. 9 Spring 1997

• Resources for the Future
  Published since 1959, Resources for the Future’s quarterly publication contains news of research and policy analysis relating to natural resources and the environment.
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to issue 125, Fall 1996

• Resources: The Newsletter of the Canadian Institute of Resources Law
  Resources provides commentary on matters of current concern in natural resources law and policy.
  • Full text articles (pdf)
  • Archived issues back to no. 63 Summer 1998

• SCAN (Sierra Club Activist News)
  
  • Full text articles (pdf)
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 Fall 1998

• Science and the Environment Bulletin
  Articles have been organized into 11 environmental categories accessible through the website
  • Table of contents with full text articles (pdf)
  • Archived issues back to November/December, 1997
  • Subject index available

• Scientific American
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to January 1996
  • Web site is searchable
  • IISD has issues from 1993 onwards
  • MBCL has issues from 1993 onwards

• Sierra Magazine
  • Table of contents with full text articles
  • Archived issues back to vol. 80 1995
  • CIER has issues from 2000 onwards

• Solid Waste & Recycling
  Canada's magazine on collection, hauling, processing and disposal.
  • Table of contents with some full text articles
  • Archived issues back to February/March 1997
  • ACML has issues from Oct/Nov 1996 onwards

• UN Chronicle
  A publication of the United Nations Department of Public Information.
  • Table of contents with full text of selected articles only
  • Archived issues back to issue 1 1997
  • IISD has issues from 1996 onwards

• UNESCO Sources
  • IISD has issues from 1993 onwards

• Urban Age
  A global forum to promote the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information among cities and their leaders around the world.
  • Selection of articles only (Winter 1998 -- Fall 1999)
  • IISD has issues from 1992 onwards

• The Urban Ecology Journal
  A quarterly magazine that gives voice to an ecological urbanism.
  • Table of Contents with a selection of articles in full text
  • Archived issues back to Fall 1989
  • IISD has issues from 1992 onwards

• Utne Reader: the best of the alternative media
  A place where ideas and community intersect.
  • Table of contents with full text articles (Current Issue Only)
  • Archived issues back to no. 16 June/July 1986 (title of cover story only)
  • IISD has issues from 1994 onwards

• Whole Earth
  • Table of contents with a sampling of articles from current issue only

• Winds of Change
  The only American Indian-published and nationally distributed full-color magazine with a focus on career and educational advancement for Native people
  • Table of contents with abstracts only
  • Archived issues back to Fall 1996

• Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures
  Dedicated to supporting people's active engagement in creating a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world
  • Table of contents with selection of full text articles
  • Archived issues back to Winter 1999-2000

• Wind Power Monthly News Magazine
  • Table of contents with abstracts only
  • Archived issues back to June 1996 (archives are searchable)

For listings of available current journals go to:
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Conservation and Environment Library

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• Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Library
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• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Manitoba Hydro Library
• Red River College
• University of Manitoba
• University of Winnipeg
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