Tutorials & Guides

Library Catalogs Article Databases Google Scholar Getting Article PDFs/Full text General Library Guides EndNote & RefWorks Ebooks

Subject Guides Course Guides Evaluating Web Sources Keeping Current Using Bioinformatics/Structure Databases How-to Movies

Additional guides and tutorials are available at the Science Libraries @ UC Berkeley website.

Library Catalogs

• About Library Catalogs
• OskiCat Quick Guide (HTML) (PDF)
• OskiCat Help (UC Berkeley)
• Melvyl Quick Guide (all UC campuses and worldwide)

Article Databases

BIOSIS, a Web of Knowledge Database

• Handouts
  • Two-page guide: (HTML) | (PDF)
  • Web of Knowledge: Creating Alerts (HTML) | (PDF)

• How-to Movies
  • Search Tips for BIOSIS Previews [Thomson-Reuters] (6 min)
  • Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)
    (BIOSIS, Web of Science, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Inspec)
  • Web of Knowledge: Creating Citation Alerts [Thomson-Reuters] (4 min)

PubMed

• Handouts
  • Two-page guide: (HTML) | (PDF)
  • UCB PubMed URL Information - Use this URL to access PubMed!
  • PubMed Alerts ( HTML) | (PDF)
• How-to Movies
  • Searching PubMed by Author [NLM] (2 min)
  • Searching PubMed by Author and Subject [NLM] (1 min)
  • Searching PubMed by Subject [NLM] (2 min)
  • Searching PubMed by Journal [NLM] (2 min)
  • Searching with the MeSH Database [NLM] (3 min)
  • Combining MeSH Terms [NLM] (3 min)
  • Applying MeSH Subheadings [NLM] (3 min)
  • Importing Records from PubMed to EndNote (2 min)
  • Importing Records from PubMed to RefWorks (2 min)
• Other Resources
  • NLM PubMed Tutorial
  • PubMed Help
  • My NCBI & the NIH Public Access Policy
  • My NCBI Help

AGRICOLA

• Fact Sheet for Agricola
• Search Alerts
• List of Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA
• Introduction to Using ProQuest Databases [ProQuest]
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)
• Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks [RefWorks] (2 min)
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)

Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts

• Fact Sheet for ASFA
• Search Alerts
• Introduction to Using ProQuest Databases [ProQuest]
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)
• Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks [RefWorks] (2 min)
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)

CAB Abstracts, a Web of Knowledge Database

• Two-page guide: (HTML) | (PDF)
• Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)
  (BIOSIS, Web of Science, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Inspec)
• Web of Knowledge: Creating Citation Alerts [Thomson-Reuters] (4 min)
• Web of Knowledge: Creating Alerts (HTML) | (PDF)

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database

• CSA Quick Reference Card (PDF)
• Fact Sheet: Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
• Search Alerts
• Introduction to Using ProQuest Databases [ProQuest]
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)
• Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks [RefWorks] (2 min)
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef)

GeoRef

• Guide to GeoRef
• CSA Quick Reference Card (PDF)
• GeoRef Fact Sheet
• Search Alerts
• Introduction to Using ProQuest Databases [ProQuest]
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)
• Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks [RefWorks] (2 min)
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef)

Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)

• Web of Knowledge: Creating Alerts (HTML) | (PDF)
• Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)
  (BIOSIS, Web of Science, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Inspec)
• Web of Knowledge: Creating Citation Alerts [Thomson-Reuters] (4 min)

Zoological Record (ISI Web of Knowledge)

• Two-page guide: (HTML) | (PDF)
• Web of Knowledge: Creating Alerts (HTML) | (PDF)
• Importing Records from Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)
  (BIOSIS, Web of Science, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Inspec)
• Web of Knowledge: Creating Citation Alerts [Thomson-Reuters] (4 min)

Google Scholar

• Using UC-eLinks with Google Scholar (HTML)
• Using UC-eLinks with Google Scholar (2 min)
• Importing Results from Google Scholar into EndNote
• Importing Results from Google Scholar into RefWorks

Getting Article PDFs/Full text

• Getting Articles Using UC-eLinks (HTML)
• Getting Articles Using UC-eLinks (4 min)
• Finding an Article from a Citation
• Using UC-eLinks with PubMed (HTML)
• Using UC-eLinks with PubMed (2 min)
• Using UC-eLinks with Google Scholar (HTML)
• Using UC-eLinks with Google Scholar (2 min)

General Library Guides

• Finding Materials on Course Reserve
• Renewing Your Books
• Evaluating Resources
• The Bioscience Library's Top Ten List

EndNote & RefWorks

See Reference Managers for more information.

EndNote

• Tutorial: Importing Records from PubMed (2 min)
• EndNote: Importing Tips for Bioscience Databases and Catalogs
• Importing Results from Google Scholar into EndNote
• Using UC-eLinks With EndNote (works with versions 7 and 9 or higher)
• Getting Started With EndNote [EndNote]

RefWorks

• Creating Bibliographies in RefWorks (2 min, from refworks.com)
• Importing Records from ISI Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)
  (BIOSIS, Web of Science, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Inspec)
• Importing Records from PubMed to RefWorks (2 min)
• Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks [RefWorks] (2 min)
  (Agricola, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, GeoRef, PAIS)
• RefWorks: Importing Tips For Bioscience Databases and Catalogs
• Importing Results From BIOSIS
• Importing Results From CAB Abstracts
• Importing Results From PubMed (HTML) | (PDF)
• Importing Results from Google Scholar into RefWorks
• Importing Results From SciFinder
• Importing Results From Web of Science (HTML) | (PDF)
• Importing Results From Zoological Record
• RefWorks Help

Ebooks

• CRC NetBase Collections: FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide
• ebrary: Getting Started with ebrary
• ebrary: Printing and Copying in ebrary
• Knovel: Help Guide (PDF)

Subject Guides

• Energy
• Environmental Science, Policy & Management
• Integrative Biology
• Molecular & Cell Biology
• Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology
• Plant & Microbial Biology

Course Guides

• Bio 1B - Library Guide
• Bio 1B - Online Class: Finding Information in the Life Sciences
  
  
• ERG 201: Information Resources for the Energy and Resources Group
  
  
• ESPM 2: The Biosphere
• ESPM C10/L&S C30: Environmental Issues
• ESPM C12/ENGL C77: Introduction to Environmental Studies
• ESPM 24: Insects, Ticks and Human Diseases
• ESPM 24: Issues in Natural Resources Conservation
• ESPM 60: Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law
• ESPM 100ES: Methods of Environmental Science
• ESPM 107/IB 158: Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands
• ESPM 108A: Trees: Taxonomy, Growth and Structures
• ESPM 108B: Forest Genetics
• ESPM 115C: Fish Ecology
• ESPM 155: Sociology of Natural Resources
• ESPM 167: Environmental Health and Development
• ESPM 168: Political Ecology
• ESPM 175: Senior Research Seminar in Environmental Sciences
• ESPM 185: Applied Forest Ecology
• ESPM 192: Molecular Approaches to Environmental Problem-Solving
  
  
• HIST 2: Foodways: A Global History
  
  
• IB 24: Animal Navigation
• IB 24: Future of Marine Ecosystems
• IB 87: Introduction to Research Methods in Biology
• IB 119: Evaluating Scientific Evidence in Medicine
• IB 135: The Mechanics of Organisms
• IB 160: Evolution
  
  
• Journalism 226: Science Reporting
  
  
• MCB 15: Current Topics in the Biological Sciences
• MCB 143: Evolution of Genomes, Cells and Development
• MCB 198: Directed Group Study
  
  
• MDP 227: Principles of Natural Resource Management
  
  
• NST 10: Introduction to Human Nutrition
• NST 104: Human Food Practices
• NST 135: Food Systems Organization and Management
• NST 192: Junior Seminar in Dietetics
  
  
• PMB 107: Principles of Plant Morphology
• PMB 190/290: How Would Nature Do That?
  
  
• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
  
  
• Biowerks (CCA)
  
  
• Science Reporting
  
  

Web Search Guides

• Evaluating Web Resources [Teaching Library, UC Berkeley] 
• Finding Information on the Internet [Teaching Library, UC Berkeley]

Using Bioinformatics/Structure Databases

BIOBASE Knowledge Library

• BIOBASE User Guides & FAQ [from BIOBASE]
• BIOBASE YouTube Channel [from YouTube]

PubChem

• PubChem Instruction [12 videos, from the UC Berkeley Chemistry Library]