Introduction to Morgan
Library:
- SAGE search for books
or titles of journals (Does the library own the book with the title:
fish hatchery management?)
- Title or author search is good if you know the exact title
and the exact author's name
- The web of life : a new scientific understanding of living
systems by Fritjof Capra.
- Word search is good if you have a topic, keyword, or if you
aren't sure of the title
- I am looking for a book Environmental conditions and aspen
regeneration failure / by W.R. Jacobi
- I need to find books on yellow starthistle
- Use the journal title or title search to locate the title
of a journal (NOT the articles in the journal--use databases
to find journal articles)
- Does the library own the journal Bioscience? example
- Prospector searches
CU-Boulder, Univ. of Denver, other libraries in this area. Good
for books, not articles.
- What if I need a book or journal article or conference proceeding
or dissertation and the library doesn't have it? Order from Interlibrary
Loan
ILL. It can take several days for an article, about two weeks
for a book. Sign up for webview, get your articles via the web!
- Help, I need a good general encyclopedia about fish? Ask at the
Information Desk, the reference collection has good encyclopedias,
overviews to classification, etc. Do a word search in SAGE: fish
and encyclopedia then limit to location: reference.
- A book chapter can give you an overview on the topic, frame some
of the issues, give you a starting point to expand your research.
How to find BOOKS or DISSERTATIONS not in
Morgan Library:
-
Worldcat
will let you search for books in ANY research library in the U.S.
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Digital Dissertations will let you search for dissertations. Are you looking
for someone who is a "Dr.", then check here for information on
their dissertation.
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How to find TITLES OF JOURNALS in Morgan
Library:
- SAGE search for books
or titles of journals (NOT articles in the journal--use DATABASES
to find articles)
- Does the library own the journal Bioscience? example
How to find SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES on a topic, subject, or by
an author
Use Databases to
search, for journal articles on your topic or subject. The library
has over 400 databases, this is a "short list" of starting points.
Set up your home computer to search databases
at home/off-campus. Do you need help getting started, look at
help with databases
Be careful when you search databases for an author. Sometimes the
databases use last name and first name, sometimes they use last name
and just the first initial and middle initial. For example if you
are searching for articles by Dr. Cynthia S Brown you might search
by:
- Brown Cynthia
- Brown C
- Brown C* (the * is if you don't know the middle initial of their
name, the * acts as a "wild card")
- DATABASES to start with.....don't just search yahoo.com
or google.com (start with the ** databases--especially WOS, Plant
Science, CAB Abstracts)
- Biological
Abstracts *
Biological Abstracts is one of the foremost sources of bibliographic
references to the life science journal literature. This database
enables researchers and students to retrieve references to vital
biological and medical research findings, clinical studies, and
discoveries of new organisms. Coverage is international, and includes
agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology,
microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology. Approximately 75% of the
records include abstracts.
- CAB
Abstracts * (Ebsco)
Offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in agriculture,
veterinary medicine, earth sciences, natural sciences, bioagricultural
sciences, crop science, forestry, natural resources management,
biology, agroforestry, aquatic sciences, fisheries, wetlands and
other subject areas. The coverage includes international articles
and conference proceedings.
Coverage from 1973-current. Updated quarterly.
- Entomology
Abstracts** (CSA)
With millions of insect species already identified, and studies
revealing more about them every day, Entomology Abstracts provides
a means for researchers whose work is affected by these findings
to keep up with the field. All recent research reports of direct
relevance to entomology are assembled here, with coverage including
insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods.
From the most ancient fossilized forms to newly-discovered species,
Entomology Abstracts gathers and summarizes all the latest information
on millions of insects and insect-like species, for truly global
coverage of the field.
Coverage from 1981-current. Updated monthly.
- Plant Management Network*
(APS) (once at the website, click on "login" then subscriber
search
The Plant Management Network is a unique cooperative resource for
the applied plant sciences. Designed to provide plant science practitioners
fast electronic access to proven solutions, the Plant Management
Network offers an extensive searchable database comprised of thousands
of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities,
companies, and associations. In addition, the network's three peer-reviewed
citable journals
- Plant
Science ** (CSA)
Plant Science is a bibliographic database containing citations and
abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focussing on
all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis,
biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental
biology. Over 250 primary research journals are scanned by specialized
scientific editors to add approximately 23,000 titles to the database
each year.
Coverage from 1996-present.Updated monthly
- Wildlife
& Ecology Studies Worldwide ** (NISC)
Wildlife Worldwide is the world's largest index to literature on
wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Topics include mammals,
birds, reptiles, amphibians, behavior, habitat use, damage, foods,
feeding, management techniques, habitat management, habitat alteration,
captive-animal care, endangered species, threatened species, traffic
& disturbance, forestry, parasites, disease, pesticides, pollution,
physiology, morphology, ecosystems, and ecology. There are over
500,000 bibliographic records, many include abstracts. The databases
in this exclusive collection offer a global perspective and together
form the ultimate resource on wildlife information. More details
found at: http://www.nisc.com/factsheets/ww.htm.
Coverage from 1935-present. Updated quarterly.
- Web of Science (WOS)
**
Science (ISI) - Formerly known as the Science Citation Index. This
powerful database tells you who cited a particular article and who
that article cited. There is keyword searching, but no thesaurus
or descriptor terms. Best search results include using a variety
of search terms.
Coverage from 1945-present. Updated: Weekly!!
- Zoological
Record (CSA)
Zoological Record Plus (ZR Plus), produced by BIOSIS, provides extensive
coverage of the world's zoological and animal science literature,
covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine.
The database provides an easily searched collection of references
from over 4,500 international serial publications, plus books, meetings,
reviews and other non-serial literature from over 100 countries.
Zoological Record has long been recognized as the "unofficial register"
for taxonomy and systematics, but other topics are also given comprehensive
treatment using indexing in both controlled- and natural-language
format. An online thesaurus of around 10,000 controlled terms arranged
in hierarchies makes it easy to locate appropriate search terms.
Scope notes and related term references are also provided. Coverage
from 1978-present. Updated monthly.
More information: http://www.csa.com/csa/factsheets/zoorec.shtmlStart
early on your assignment!
- How to find
articles, not just scientific articles.
- Ask at the Information Desk as a starting point. START EARLY ON
YOUR ASSIGNMENT! Don't wait until the last night before it is due
and then ask at the desk!
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