IB 24: Future of Marine Ecosystems

Book Discovery Tools
Journal Article Discovery Tools
Suggested Web Sites
Managing Your References/Evaluating Your Sources

Book Discovery Tools

Use a library catalog to find books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials owned by the UCB libraries, or use Google Books to search within the full text of books owned by libraries worldwide. Library catalogs usually do not index the individual articles within magazines and journals.

Tool	Coverage	Unique Features
Google Books	Millions of scanned books, from libraries and publishers worldwide. (more information)	Excellent for searching within the full text of books to identify books on your topic; use the Find in a Library feature to locate the book in a Berkeley library.
OskiCat OskiCat Quick Guide (PDF)	Most UCB libraries (more information)	Renew your books online; find course reserves; request items checked out by another borrower or stored offsite; restrict your search to specific UCB libraries, to online items only, or to available items only.
NextGen Melvyl Pilot NGM Help	Most UCB libraries and many libraries worldwide, plus citations to selected articles (more information)	Search libraries worldwide; create and save lists and add tags to items; automatically format citations; find selected article citations; easy-to-use, Amazon-like interface.
MELVYL MELVYL Help	Nearly all libraries on the UCB campus and the entire UC system (more information)	Request feature allows you to request items UCB doesn't own; most complete coverage of libraries on the UCB campus.

Journal Article Discovery Tools

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?
AQUATIC SCIENCES AND FISHERIES ABSTRACTS Aquatic biology, ecology, fisheries, oceanography, limnology and aquaculture. (Quick Reference Card: PDF)	1978-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences article database; indexes over 6000 peer-reviewed journals. (Guide: HTML, PD F )	1926-present	Most
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

Selected Web Sites

America’s Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change: Published in 2003 by the Pew Oceans Commission, this report is a result of a three-year, nationwide study of the oceans—the first of its kind in 30 years. The report stresses and issues recommendations for immediate reform of U.S. laws and policies to restore oceanic wildlife and ecosystems and preserve the ecological, economic, and social benefits the oceans provide.
Census of Marine Life (CoML): Coordinated by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, CoML is a decade-long, international research program assessing and explaining the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine organisms throughout the world’s oceans. Through field studies and other projects, ranging from analyzing historical documents to modeling future ecosystems, CoML will enable scientists to compare what once lived in the oceans to what lives there now, and to project what will live there in the future.
EurekAlert Marine Science Portal [American Association for the Advancement of Science]: An online global news service and directory providing links to digital libraries, databases, educational tools, maps, U.S. and international laws and regulations, programs, publications, and organizations. Of particular value are the press releases announcing significant news, new articles in journals, funding opportunities, and meeting dates.
Marine Biology Links [SUNY Stony Brook]
NASA Climate Information
National Ocean Service [NOAA]
NOAA.gov - Oceans
ReefBase: An online information system on coral reefs, ReefBase provides information services to coral reef professionals involved in management, research, monitoring, conservation, and education. ReefBase provides data and information on the location, status, threats, monitoring, legislation, and management of coral reefs in 131 countries, along with data on coral bleaching between 1963 and 2005, downloadable datasets, and a bibliography of nearly 23,400 publications.
Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station Library Marine Links
UN Atlas of the Oceans: Provides information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans; the UN Atlas of the Oceans is designed for policymakers needing to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students, and resource managers needing access to databases and approaches to sustainability.

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

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)
Citing Your Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Quick guides to APA, MLA, and Chicago-Turabian styles.
Critical Evaluation of Resources Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.