Information Resources for Integrative Biology

• Finding Books
• Finding Books Online
• Finding Articles
• Finding Dissertations
• Finding Integrative Biology Information on the Web
• Managing References and Evaluating Sources

Finding Books

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	Google Books, Open Library, and other electronic book resources categorized by subject or source.	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 Bioscience Library's Electronic Books page for full-text collections such as ENVIROnetBASE, Springer E-books, ebrary, and Knovel Library.

Finding Articles

Links to the databases below can be found on the Bioscience Library Databases page. See Connecting from Off-Campus for information about connecting from off-campus locations. To access the full text of articles, use the button.

Important Article Databases for Integrative Biology	Years Covered
AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES ABSTRACTS Subjects: Aquatic biology, ecology, fisheries, oceanography, limnology and aquaculture Sources: Journals, reports, monographs, dissertations, grey literature and conference proceedings	1978-present
BIOSIS Subjects: Comprehensive coverage of the biological sciences Sources: Articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, technical reports, and other sources (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1926-present
GEOREF Subjects: Geology, geophysics, biogeography, paleontology and evolution Sources: Over 3500 journals as well as conference papers, theses, and other publications; produced by the American Geological Institute	1785-present (N. America)   1933-present (World)
PUBMED Subjects: Molecular and cell biology and biomedicine Sources: Life science journals, MEDLINE, and online books Note: Use the link above to see a customized version of PubMed that includes links to UCB’s full text holdings. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1900-present
WEB OF SCIENCE Subjects: Science, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities Sources: Journals, conference proceedings and book chapters Note: Features cited reference searching for articles that cite a given author or article	1899-present
ZOOLOGICAL RECORD Subjects: all aspects of zoology, including systematics, ecology, behavior, evolution and conservation Sources: about 4500 international scientific journals plus books, meetings, conferences, reviews, and electronic documents Note: Searchable by author, subject, geographic area and taxon, with a thesaurus of about 10,000 terms arranged in 80 hierarchies.	1864-present

Finding Dissertations

DISSERTATIONS & THESES  1861-present; 1997-present for some full text
Provides access to the full text of all dissertations from UC since 1997. The first twenty-four pages from all other dissertations for which images exist online are also available. Also included are more than 1.5 million citations and abstracts to doctoral dissertations dating back to 1861. Searchable by thesis advisor.

Finding Integrative Biology Information on the Web

Integrative Biology Web Resources: Web sites for biodiversity, taxonomy, conservation and endangered species, physiology and anatomy, plant biology and zoology.

Managing References and Evaluating 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)
• EndNote: A desktop-based program to organize your references and format bibliographies. Available for purchase at a discount from the Cal Student Store.
• Critical Evaluation of Resources Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.