ESPM 185:
Applied Forest Ecology

• Finding Books
• Finding Books Online
• 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.

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 Books Online

Numerous books are now available electronically, licensed for use at UCB. Some are included in publisher packages or as special subject collections. See the Electronic Books page for full-text collections such as Springer E-books, ebrary, and Knovel.

Use Google Books to search within the contents of millions of books from publishers and libraries worldwide, then use OskiCat or Melvyl to find out if UCB owns the title. Full text can be displayed if out of copyright (published pre-1923); many in-copyright books can be partially viewed as "previews" or "snippets."

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. Some state and federal reports date back to the early 1900’s. U.S. focus. (About AGRICOLA)	1970-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences article database; indexes over 6000 peer-reviewed journals, as well as books, book chapters and conference proceedings. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1926-present	Most
CAB ABSTRACTS Broad coverage of agriculture, ecology, forestry, economics and social sciences. U.S. and international focus.	1910-present	Some
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT All aspects of environmental issues; indexes articles, books, web sites, governmental reports, conference proceedings. Good source for citations to U.S. environmental impact statements and U.S. environmental regulations and policies.	1981-present	Some
WEB OF SCIENCE Indexes core journals in science, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Allows cited reference searching, which allows you to identify later articles which cite a given author or article.	1900-present	Most

Suggested Web Sites

• Forestry AgNIC (Agricultural Information Center) - from the University of Minnesota
• Forestry Images Database - from U. of Georgia/U.S. Forest Service
• Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection
• ICRAF (International Center for Research in Agroforestry)
• International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
• Society of American Foresters
• Treesearch - Index of forestry publications from USFS
• Trees of the Pacific Northwest - Oregon State University
• Tropical Forest Conservation & Development - University of Minnesota

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

• 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)
• Critical Evaluation of Resources Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.
• Zotero Free Firefox extension that helps you collect and manage references.