Course Guides
Writing in the Sciences (UWP 104E)
2008/2009
Instructors:
- Dale Flynn (dbflynn@ucdavis.edu) - (530) 752‑1962
- Brad Henderson (bhenderson@ucdavis.edu)
- Eliot Rendleman (erendlem@ucdavis.edu)
- Victor Squitieri (vsquitieri@ucdavis.edu)
- Ken Andersen (kenandersen@ucdavis.edu)
Science Library Collections
The UC Davis campus has 4 separate science libraries and one science department in the Shields Library. Important science information, including maps, is also found as part of the Government Information & Maps department of Shields Library, Lower Level.
- Agricultural & Resource Economics Library (http://arelibrary.ucdavis.edu/)
- http://arelibrary.ucdavis.edu/
- This link takes you to the web site for the Agricultural and Resource Economics Library at the University of California, Davis. The site provides information about the Library's collections and services. The Library's online catalog can be accessed as well as links to various resources and publications.
- Access: http://arelibrary.ucdavis.edu/ (http://arelibrary.ucdavis.edu/)
- Biological & Agricultural Sciences Department, Shields Library (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)
- http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)
- Government Information & Maps (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/)
- http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/)
- Health Sciences Libraries Collections (http://lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/about/collections/)
- http://lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/about/collections/
- Blaisdell Medical Library in Sacramento at the UCD Medical Center & the Carlson Health Sciences Library on campus
- Access: http://lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/about/collections/ (http://lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/about/collections/)
- Physical Sciences & Engineering Library (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/)
- http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/)
Subject Guides
There is a subject guide for nearly every department or section on the UC Davis campus. Find the Subject Guide which best matches your major!
- Subject Guides (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/)
- http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/
- Use the Subject Guides to identify additional databases to search for information on your topic.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/)
Library Catalogs
- Harvest UC Davis Catalog (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
- http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu
- UCD online catalog of the collections of all five UC Davis General Libraries. it does not include the holdings of the law Library. If you log in (My Account) using your library card number and PIN, you can renew books online, and request items that have been checked out to another borrower, or are in storage.
- Access: http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
- Electronic books in the Biological and Health Sciences (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/)
- http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/
- Subject listing of electronic books (handbooks, textbooks, guides) in basic biological and related health sciences disciplines/specialties and subdisciplines/subspecialties. Includes online books in general biology, biochemistry, endrocrinology & metabolism, genetics, microbiology & virology, molecular biology, neurology, nutrition, physiology, toxicology and veterinary medicine. All books are searchable at chapter-level. [Compiled by the UCD Carlson Health Sciences Library]
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/)
Databases
Databases and full-text collections which may be demonstrated or discussed at the library session.
- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936)
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VPN - http://uclibs.org/PID/126936
- The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Coverage: 1887-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/126936 (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
- BIOSIS Previews [via ISI] (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
- http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS
- More than 19 million records in all life science areas, including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, veterinary medicine & pharmacology. Indexes over 6000 journals, serials, books and book chapters, conference proceedings and patents. (Backfile for 1926-1968 added November 2006.)
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
- CAB Abstracts [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz) VPN
- http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz
- FARMED OR DOMESTICATED. NEW OvidSP interface with default UCD Search Type set to Advanced Ovid Search. See RELATED link below for classes on the new interface. Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, rural development, as well as other related topics such as tourism and human ecology. Covers over 11,000 journals & conference proceedings and selected books in agriculture. PLEASE NOTE: Archive abstracts added in August 2005 go back to 1910 with 1,860,000 additional records. Produced by CAB International (CABI).
- Coverage: 1910-present [archives added for 1910-1971]
- Access: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz) VPN
- Compendex [via Engineering Village 2] (http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=quickSearch&database=1) VPN
- http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=quickSearch&database=1
- Most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. About half the citations (from 2600 journals and conferences) include abstracts and indexing in the records.
- Coverage: 1884-present
- Access: http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=quickSearch&database=1 (http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=quickSearch&database=1) VPN
- GeoRef [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=georef-set-c&adv=1) VPN
- http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=georef-set-c&adv=1
- Covers worldwide technical literature on geology, paleontology, and geophysics. Covers the geology of North America from 1785 to present and geology outside of North America from 1933 to present. Also includes GeoRef In Process database
- Coverage: 1785-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=georef-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=georef-set-c&adv=1) VPN
- INSPEC [via Ovid] (http://uclibs.org/PID/22771) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/22771
- Medical information can be found from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, and information technology. For earlier years, see the following printed indexes located in the Physical Sciences & Engineering Library's reference collection: Physics Abstracts, QC1 P535 Ref.; Computer and Control Abstracts, TJ212 C5 Ref.; Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, TK1 E24 Ref.
- Coverage: 1969-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/22771 (http://uclibs.org/PID/22771) VPN
- National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) (http://uclibs.org/PID/144637) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/144637
- NTRL (National Technical Reports Library) is from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). NTRL indexes government-sponsored research, development and technical reports and provides full-text access to reports that have been digitized. Searches over 2 million reports with links to over 500,000 full-text reports. NTRL replaces NTIS via CSA bibliographic database as of 9/2009.
- Coverage: 1964-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/144637 (http://uclibs.org/PID/144637) VPN
- PAIS International Database [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
- http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1
- Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs and public policy. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
- PsycINFO [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1) VPN
- http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1
- PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association (APA). It provides citations to articles in professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, dissertations and even important internet sites in psychology and related disciplines, most with abstracts and some citations. (Psychinfo is the incorrect spelling.)
- Coverage: 1840-present
- Access: http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1 (http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1) VPN
- PubMed (http://uclibs.org/PID/10354) VPN
- http://uclibs.org/PID/10354
- Citations and abstracts for articles published in approximately 8,400 journals in medicine, life sciences, health administration, veterinary medicine, nursing, molecular biology and genetics. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Coverage: 1949-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/10354 (http://uclibs.org/PID/10354) VPN
- SciFinder Scholar [WEB Version] (https://scifinder.cas.org) VPN
- https://scifinder.cas.org
- SciFinder Scholar is the most comprehensive bibliographic database for scholarly research in the field of chemistry. It contains over 29 million citations and indexes over 10,000 journals, covering all aspects of chemistry, including chemical aspects of: biology and life sciences, engineering and materials science, food science, geology, medicine, physics, and polymer science. SciFinder Scholar also allows searching of chemical substances, chemical reactions, and includes some property data and spectra. It is the online version of Chemical Abstracts. SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff. Registration is required to use the web version, a "ucdavis.edu" email account is required to register.
- Coverage: 1907-present
- Location: SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff. Registration is required to use the web version, a
- Access: https://scifinder.cas.org (https://scifinder.cas.org) VPN
- Web of Science [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
- http://isiknowledge.com/wos
- Provides access to the three ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Citation Databases: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
- Coverage: 1900-present [Science 1900-, Social Sciences 1956-, Arts & Humanitities 1975-]
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
Library Contacts
- Ruth Gustafson
- ragustafson@ucdavis.edu (530) 752‑1883
- Biological/Agricultural Sciences & Map Services
- Phoebe Ayers
- psayers@ucdavis.edu (530) 752‑9948
- PSE Reference/Collections
- Meredith Saba
- mksaba@ucdavis.edu (530) 752‑6184
- Biological/Agricultural Sciences & Map Services