IB 135: The Mechanics of Organisms

• Finding Articles
• Finding Books
• Managing Your References/Evaluating Your Sources

Finding Articles

Electronic Journals: Search or browse to find journals in a particular subject area.

Article databases: Search to find articles from journals and magazines, papers presented at conferences, and other sources:

Databases for Life Sciences Research

Bioengineering Databases

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Core Biomechanics Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
BIOSIS Previews The most comprehensive biological sciences article database; indexes over 6000 peer-reviewed journals. BIOSIS Previews: Quick Guide BIOSIS Previews: Quick Guide (PDF)	1926-present	Most
Compendex Covers all engineering disciplines; indexes over 5,000 journals and conferences. Quick Guide to Compendex	1884-present	Most
INSPEC Covers physics, engineering, electronics and computer science; indexes over 5,000 journals and conferences. Quick Guide to INSPEC	1898-present	Most
PubMed Covers biology and biomedicine; indexes articles from more than 4500 journals. Produced by the National Library of Medicine. PubMed: Quick Guide PubMed: Quick Guide (PDF)	1946-present	Most
Web of Science Covers all scientific disciplines; indexes articles from more than 8000 journals in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. WoS Quick Reference Guide (PDF)	1899-present	Most

Finding Books

Library catalogs: OskiCat (UC Berkeley) and Melvyl (All UC campuses) can be searched for print and electronic books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials.

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 e-books published by Springer, Elsevier, CRC, Wiley, etc., categorized by publisher and subject.	Search the full text of relevant materials Full text may be available online

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

• Critical Appraisal of Scientific Articles. du Prel JB, Röhrig B, Blettner M. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2009 February; 106(7): 100–105.
• Citing Your Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism [UC Berkeley Libraries] 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.
  Importing References from Bioscience Databases and Catalogs