NST 192: Guide to Library Research

• 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. You can also follow the links on our Electronic Books page, which will take you 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

How to connect from off-campus

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 Article Databases in the Nutritional Sciences	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
AGRICOLA Agriculture, nutrition, 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 Agriculture, nutrition, ecology, forestry, rural sociology, and economics. U.S. and international focus.	1910-present	Some
PUBMED The National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database, indexing articles from more than 4500 journals in biology and biomedicine. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1947-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
LEXIS-NEXIS Contains full text and abstracts of news, business, and legal information and provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Users can search foreign and domestic newspapers and wire services; radio and television transcripts; and business, industry, and legislative magazines, journals, and newsletters.	Dates vary	No

Suggested Web Sites

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• CDC: Nutrition Topics
• Food Surveys Research Group (USDA)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
• Food Psychology (Cornell)
• International Food Information Council
• National Institutes of Health (Nutrition)
• Nutrition.gov (National Agricultural Library, USDA)
• Slow Food International | Slow Food USA
• USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory

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)
• Zotero Free Firefox extension that helps you collect and manage references.