ESPM 178:
TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• 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. Library catalogs do not index the individual articles within magazines and journals.

Catalog	Coverage	Unique Features
MELVYL MELVYL Help	All libraries on the UCB campus AND the entire UC system; web-based	Request feature allows you to request items UCB doesn't own
GLADIS GLADIS Help	Most UCB libraries (excludes Law, IGS, WRCA, several others); telnet-based	Renew your books online; look up reserve items by course number (NOTE: Telnet links are disabled in Windows Vista and in IE 7: click here for help.)
Pathfinder (web version of GLADIS) Pathfinder Help	Most UCB libraries (excludes Law, IGS, WRCA, several others); web-based	Allows you to request items stored offsite at NRLF

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Finding Articles

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 Life Science/Environmental Science Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
AGRICOLA Agriculture, biotechnology, ecology, economics, and forestry; indexes journal articles and USDA reports. US focus. (Quick Reference Card: PDF)	1970-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences article database. (Guide: HTML, PDF)	1926-present	Most
CAB ABSTRACTS Ecology, forestry, agriculture, rural sociology, and economics. U.S. and international focus.	1910-present	Some
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT All aspects of environmental issues, including air, land, and water pollution, bacteriology, waste management, water resources and environmental biotechnology. (Quick Reference Card: PDF)	1981-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)	1949-present	Most
Related Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
Expanded Academic ASAP Contains records for articles from popular magazines, newspapers, general interest journals, scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences. The complete text of articles (including some full-text images) is available for many of the 3,500 journals covered in the database, 2,100 of which are peer-reviewed.	1980-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
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Citations to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, pamphlets, book chapters and statistical sources in the fields of social and political policy. (Quick Reference Card: PDF)	1972-present	Minimal

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Suggested Web Sites on Environmental Education

• California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES)
• Envirolink
• Environmental Education (from the EPA)
• NatureServe An excellent source of information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
• North American Association for Environmental Education
• Science.gov A gateway to scientific information produced by US government agencies.

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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)

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