The Bioscience Library's Top Ten List

Things Every Berkeley Bioscience & Natural Resources Researcher Should Know:

1. How to determine which article database is most appropriate for your field
   
   The Bibliographic Databases Page has coverage information and links to the major databases. See BIOSIS Previews, CAB Abstracts, Environmental Science and Pollution Management, PubMed, and Web Of Science.
   
2. How to find papers that cite a key reference
   
   Using Web of Science to do a cited reference search:
   http://scientific.thomson.com/media/scpdf/wos7_tips_cit.pdf
    
3. How to keep current with newly published research
   
   Setting up e-mail updates and RSS feeds to alert you to new papers and news in your field:
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/keeping_up.html
    
4. How to locate journals in electronic format
   
   Determining if a journal you need is available electronically:
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/ej.html, or
   http://ucelinks.cdlib.org:8888/citation_new/sfx_local
    
5. How to locate books, journals, & conference proceedings in paper format
   
   Using the library's catalog to quickly locate printed materials: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/about_catalogs.html
    
6. What to do when the Library doesn't own something you need
   
   Requesting materials not owned by UCB - Special services for Bioscience & Natural Resources Library researchers:
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/ill.html
    
7. How to access the Library's electronic resources when you're off-campus
   
   Using the Library's Proxy Server or Virtual Private Network (VPN):
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/proxy.html/ or http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Help/vpn.html
    
8. How to keep track of the references you've located
   
   Using bibliographic management software (such as EndNote or RefWorks) to manage key references and automatically format them for papers and theses:
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/refman.html
    
9. How to renew books yourself online
   
   Keeping track of the books you have checked out of the library:
   http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/renew.html
    
10. Where your library is:
    
    Marian Koshland Bioscience and Natural Resources Library, 2101 VLSB
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/
    
    And who your librarian is:
    • MCB & IB: Beth Weil
    • CNR: Norma Kobzina
    
    And how to ask us questions via the Internet:
    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/ereference.html

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