GEOGRAPHY 175:
Topics in the History of Natural Resource Management

Spring 2008: Carrying Capacity

• 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. (Agricola Factsheet)	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
WEB OF SCIENCE Indexes core journals in all scientific fields. Allows cited reference searching, which allows you to identify later articles which cite a given author or article.	1901-present	Most
Related Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
Compendex   UCB access only Indexes over 5,000 journals, conferences, technical reports, and other materials related to the engineering and technical literature. Quick Guide (HTML) Quick Guide (PDF)	1884–present	Some
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

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Suggested Web Sites and other Links

• Carrying Capacity Network
• Global Research Research Center (GDRC)
• California Government Information
• Foreign Government Information
• Rangelands West (Western Rangelands Partnership)
• Science.gov (USA.gov for Science)

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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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