ESPM C10/L&S 30V: Environmental Issues

Finding Books
Finding Articles
Suggested Web Sites
Managing Your References/Evaluating Your Sources

Finding Books

Use a library catalog such as OskiCat or Melvyl to find books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials owned by the UCB libraries.
The Electronic Books page has links to Google Books, Open Library, and other electronic book resources categorized by subject.

Resource	Coverage	Unique Features
OskiCat OskiCat Quick Guide (PDF)	Most UCB libraries (more information)	Renew your books online Find course reserves Request checked out or offsite items Restrict your search to a specific library, online items, or available items only.
Melvyl Melvyl Guide	Most UCB libraries and many libraries worldwide, plus citations to selected articles (more information)	Search libraries worldwide Request items UCB doesn't own Create and save lists and add tags to items Automatically format citations
Electronic Books	Links to Google Books, Open Library, and other electronic book resources categorized by subject.	Search the full text of relevant materials Full text may be available online

Finding Articles

To search or browse online journals: Electronic Journals

To search for journal, magazine and newspaper articles, papers presented at conferences, and other sources: Article Databases

To access full text:

To connect from off-campus: Proxy Server

Core Life Science/Environmental Science Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
AGRICOLA Agriculture, biotechnology, ecology, economics, and forestry; indexes journal articles and USDA reports. US focus. (About AGRICOLA)	1970-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences article database; indexes over 6000 peer-reviewed journals. (Guide: HTML \| PDF)	1926-present	Most
CAB ABSTRACTS Ecology, forestry, agriculture, rural sociology, and economics. U.S. and international focus.	1910-present	Some
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT All aspects of environmental issues, including air, land, and water pollution, bacteriology, waste management, water resources and environmental biotechnology.	1981-present	Most
PUBMED The major database for articles published in biomedical journals. Use the link above to see a customized version of PubMed that includes links to the University of California’s full text holdings. (Guide: HTML \| PDF)	1945-present	Most
Related Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
Academic Search Complete Multidisciplinary source for scholarly journal and popular magazine articles; indexes and abstracts articles from more than 10,900 English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese sources. Full text is available for over 5300 journals.	1865-present	Some
Access World News Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Offers strong regional coverage, indexing more than California newspapers such as Contra Costa Times (1995-current), Sacramento Bee (1984-current), San Francisco Chronicle (1985-current), and San Jose Mercury News (1985-current).	Dates vary	No

Suggested Web Sites for Environmental Information

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES) [California Natural Resources Agency]
Climatewire - Climate news
Encyclopedia of Earth: Climate Change
Envirofacts - Environmental information and data [EPA]
Science.gov - A gateway to scientific information produced by US government agencies
World Resources Institute: Climate, Energy, & Transport

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

Critical Evaluation of Resources

Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.

Citing Your Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism

Quick guides to APA, MLA, and Chicago-Turabian styles.

Video tutorial: Evaluating Scholarly Content Online [UCB Libraries]

RefWorks

The UCB Libraries have purchased a site license to RefWorks. Sign up for a free account, and manage your references and format bibliographies with just a few clicks.