Kresge Engineering Library
University of California, Berkeley
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- Databases
- Library catalogs
- See also: Research by subject and Course guides
Library Basics: How To…
- Borrow from other libraries
- Connect from off campus
- Evaluate resources
- Find conference proceedings
- Find course reserves
- Find information on the Internet
- Find journal articles
- Find standards
- Find technical reports
- Find websites
- Identify engineering literature (movie: approx. 5mm:00ss)
- Keep current (Alerts, RSS)
- RSS Feeds: Using Google Reader (movie: approx. 3mm:30ss)
- Manage citations and documents (EndNote, RefWorks)
- Read call numbers
- Renew items
- Use AirBears wireless
Guides on Databases
Academic Search Complete
- Searching Academic Search Complete (movie: 3mm:24ss)
- Viewing Full Text in Academic Search Complete (movie: 1mm:58ss)
Business Source Complete
- Tutorial (movie: 2mm:58ss)
CINDAS Microelectronics Packaging Materials Database
CINDAS Thermophysical Properties of Matter Database
Compendex
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
INSPEC
Knovel
- Search Tips
- Help Guide (PDF)
PubMed
- Help and Information for UC Berkeley Users
- PubMed for UCB Searchers – URL Information
- Quick Guide (HTML)
- Quick Guide (PDF)
- PubMed Help
- PubMed Tutorial (National Library of Medicine)
SciFinder Scholar
Web of Science
- Quick Guide (HTML)
- Web of Science: Creating Alerts (movie: approx. 3mm:00ss)
- Quick Guide: Cited Reference Searching (HTML)
- Saved Searches Guide (HTML)
- Quick Reference Card (PDF)
- Tutorial: Cited Reference Searching
Guides to Library Catalogs
Melvyl: Catalog for all UC campuses.
OskiCat: Catalog for UCB campus only