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Physics-Astronomy Library's Top Ten

1. How to SEARCH for articles, proceedings, & preprints/eprints using the best INDEXES (Article Databases)

ADS, ArXiv, Compendex, INSPEC, Web of Science
-- Explore a LIST of the Best PHysics & Astronomy dBases -- http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PHYS/cal.html

2. How to LOCATE journals in electronic format. - EJournals

Use: e-journals, all UC or our list of Electronic Journals (Physics-Astronomy Library)
Learn what

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3. How to SEARCH for books, journals & conference proceedings in PAPER format.

Use Melvyl (UC), Worldcat

4. How to FIND papers that cite a key reference.

Use Web of Science to do a cited reference search

5. How to stay CURRENT with newly-published research.

Set up alerts using indexes and publishers’ web sites to have new citations emailed to you automatically, use updates in Melvyl and RSS Feeds (Rich Site Summary).

6. How to ACCESS to the Library’s electronic resources.

Via the Library’s Proxy Server
Via the Virtual Private Network (VPN)

7. How to BUILD your own database of citations and references.

Use bibliographic management software (EndNote or RefWorks) to manage references and automatically format them for papers and theses.

8. How to BORROW materials that UCB does not own.

Ask about Interlibrary Loan services – use the online forms. ILL / NRLF

9. How to RENEW books that you have borrowed from the library. GLADIS

Use Inventory, Renewing / GLADIS on the Physics-Astronomy Library website.

10. Know YOUR Library: Physics-Astronomy Library, 351 LeConte Hall.
Your LIBRARIAN: Susan Koskinen (skoskine@library.berkeley.edu), Physics-Astronomy Librarian

FOR FUN:

Free Speech Movement Café (located at the entrance to Moffitt Library)
Morrison Library (just inside the north entrance to Doe Library) for recreational reading.
Media Resources Center (first level of Moffitt Library) – to view DVDs & videos
Music Listening Facilities (Music Library)

To learn more check our website & attend a drop-in class:

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