ESPM 108A
Trees: Taxonomy, Growth and Structures

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

Finding Books

Use a library catalog to find books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials owned by the UCB libraries. Library catalogs usually do not index the individual articles within magazines and journals.

Catalog	Coverage	Unique Features
OskiCat OskiCat Quick Guide (PDF)	Most UCB libraries (more information)	Renew your books online; find course reserves; request items checked out by another borrower or stored offsite; restrict your search to specific UCB libraries, to online items only, or to available items only.
NextGen Melvyl Pilot NGM Help	Most UCB libraries and many libraries worldwide, plus citations to selected articles (more information)	Search libraries worldwide; create and save lists and add tags to items; automatically format citations; find selected article citations; easy-to-use, Amazon-like interface.
MELVYL MELVYL Help	Nearly all libraries on the UCB campus and the entire UC system (more information)	Request feature allows you to request items UCB doesn't own; most complete coverage of libraries on the UCB campus.

Finding Articles

Search article databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. These databases index articles published in selected journals and magazines, papers presented at conferences, and other sources. Most records include citations and abstracts with links to the full text of articles (when available). To access the full text, use the button.

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. (Agricola Factsheet)	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. (Quick Reference Card: PDF)	1981-present	Some
INDEX KEWENSIS Searchable by plant name (family, genus, species) and/or author from full text or a list of plants. Available in CD-ROM and print formats; ask at the Bioscience Library reference desk for help using this resource.	1883-1992	Some
WEB OF SCIENCE Indexes core journals in all scientific fields. Allows cited reference searching, which allows you to identify later articles which cite a given author or article.	1901-present	Most

Suggested Web Sites

• American Woods (Romeyn B. Hough)
• Bibliography of Dendrochronology
• California Oak Foundation
• TreeBase
• Treesearch (U.S. Forest Service) -- Database of USFS research publications
• Ultimate Tree Ring Web Pages
• University of California Integrated Hardwood Management Program
• USDA PLANTS Database

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.
• 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. (Tutorials and Guides)