Librarian Subject Specialist

Ruth Gustafson

ragustafson@lib.ucdavis.edu — (530) 752‑1883 — Biological/Agricultural Sciences Reference Department (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)

Librarian Subject Specialist for: General Biology; Animal Science; Avian Science; Entomology (including Bee Biology and Pollination); Environmental Science & Policy; Environmental Toxicology; Evolution and Ecology; Forensic Science; Nematology; and Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology

Need assistance? Ruth Gustafson will have office hours Mon/Wed/Fri 11am-noon starting October 1st through December 7th (exceptions Friday November 2nd & 9th; Monday, November 12th; and Wednesday, November 14th).

SUNDAY Reference -- Available at 1st floor Shields, November 25th, 1-5pm

Develop A Research Strategy

Research Help

BioAg Consultation Desk (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)

Located on the 3rd Floor of Shields Library. Ask for assistance at this Reference desk or you may email bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu

Date: Monday-Friday 1-5pm (530) 752-9781

Humanities, Social Sciences & Government Info Consult Desk

Ask for assistance at this Reference desk or you may email hssref@lib.ucdavis.edu

Date: Monday-Friday 11am-6pm

Location: 2nd Floor Shields Library

Physical Sciences & Engineering Reference Desk

Ask for assistance at this Reference desk or you may email pse@lib.ucdavis.edu or IM: Yahoo!, AIM, or Google Talk: pselibrary; MSN: pseref@ucdavis.edu

Date: Monday-Friday 11am-5pm

Location: 1st floor Physical Sciences & Engineering Library (530) 752-0459

Library Research Aids: How Do I...? Guides (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/guides/)

These guides include Choose a Research Topic, 5 Steps to Better Library Research, Find a Book, and more.

Evaluate Your Sources

Accuracy

Does the author cite references to support her/his thesis? Are the references also from credible sources?

Author

Who produced the information? What can you find about the author's credentials?

Objectivity

Is the content presented as fact or speculation? What is the source's purpose?

Timeframe

When was the source written/created? Is the information still relevant?

Definitions

Abstract

A brief summary of the main points in a book, article or other work.

Bibliography

A list of works cited at the end of an article, book or other information source.

Catalog

A list of records that represent the holdings of a library.

Database

An organized, searchable collection of information, often related to a specific subject area. One of the primary tools for locating articles by topic. Most databases available through the library are licensed resources with access restrictions.

Peer Review

A process through which manuscripts submitted to a journal are evaluated for quality by one or more subject experts in addition to the editor before being accepted for publication.

Scholarly Journal

A publication containing articles that have undergone peer review, a process through which manuscripts submitted to a journal are evaluated for quality by one or more subject experts in addition to the editor before being accepted for publication.

Connect From Off-Campus

VPN (virtual private network) (https://vpn.lib.ucdavis.edu/dana-na/auth/url_default/welcome.cgi)

Use the VPN to connect to library databases and online journal subscriptions from off campus.

Related:

• VPN video (http://www.screencast.com/users/m_browne/folders/Jing/media/c61baf91-8bef-45d8-985c-74ec53fc140e)
  

Search For Books

Harvest UC Davis Catalog (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)

Harvest is the UCD library 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.

Understanding the Call Numbers (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/instruction/understanding-call-numbers-02-25-04.pdf)PDF

Author: Library Instruction Services, Shields Library

Library of Congress Classification is used for all of the UCD libraries except the health sciences libraries (which use NLM -- National Library of Medicine -- classification). Learn about how books are arranged in the UCD libraries with the following guide.

Date: 2004

Subject Guides

Subject Guides (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/)

Use the Subject Guides to identify additional databases to search for information on your topic.

UC-eLinks

UC-eLinks (http://www.cdlib.org/services/info_services/instruct/ucelinks_guide.html)

Brought to you by UC libraries! UC-eLinks helps to link to *choices* to find the item(s) you are interested in. UC-eLinks appears in most library literature or subject databases and provides a consistent way of getting to online articles (if licensed) or to information about which print issues of a journal we own. If we do not own a journal or book, you can use the UC-eLinks service to REQUEST that the item be sent to you for free from another UC library -- often using Web delivery if the item is an article or book chapter.

Search For Articles

Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN

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

Related:

• See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
  

Web of Science [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN

NEW interface loaded July 17, 2011 -- result retrievals will be larger due to search design changes.

Provides access to the content from three Thomson Reuters ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) Citation Databases: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

Coverage: 1900-present [Science 1899-, Social Sciences 1900-, Arts & Humanities 1975-]

Related:

• Web of Science tutorial (http://www.thomsonisi.com/tutorials/citedreference/crs1.htm)
  
• Web of Science Tips (version 7) (http://thomsonscientific.com/media/scpdf/wos7_tips_cit.pdf)PDF
  

Art Full Text (http://uclibs.org/PID/33002) VPN

Art Full Text offers full text of 111 publications back to 1997 plus abstracts and indexing of nearly 400 publications back to 1984. Covers the fields of archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, computer applications and graphics, crafts, film, folk art, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology, painting, photography, sculpture, tv, textiles, and video. Features include: subject thesaurus, indexing of art reproductions, links to websites. (This is "Art Abstracts" with the addition of some full-text.) To search pre-1984 publications use Art Index.

Coverage: full text 1997-present, index and abstract 1984-present

Related:

• Use ART RETROSPECTIVE to search for articles and books published 1929-1984. (http://uclibs.org/pid/16691) VPN
  

BIOSIS Previews [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN

NEW interface loaded July 17, 2011 -- result retrievals will be larger due to search design changes.

More than 22 million records in all life science areas, including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, plant biology, veterinary medicine & pharmacology, and zoology. Indexes over 6000 journals, serials, books and book chapters, conference proceedings and patents.

Coverage: 1926-present

Related:

• FAQ -- NEW July 2011 Interface! (http://wokinfo.com/wok5/faq/)
  
• OLD Version BIOSIS Access (http://webofknowledgev4.com/biosis) VPN
  Backup until end of 2011. Most complete load as of week of July 18th.
  
• Quick Reference Card: BIOSIS Previews, ISI Web of Knowledge (http://wokinfo.com/wok/media/pdf/qrc/bpqrc.pdf)PDF
  
• Online BIOSIS information (http://images.isiknowledge.com/WOK45/help/BIOSIS/h_database.html)
  
• Video training: Saving Histories and Creating Alerts for current awareness. (https://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=27087902)
  
• Register for a library class! (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class35)
  

Business Source Complete [via Ebsco] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126938) VPN

"Indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 25,000 most-cited authors in the database." Business Source Complete is an upgrade from Business Source Premier

Coverage: coverage varies by title with some going as far back as 1886.

Related:

• See also supplementary database Regional Business News. (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bwh)
  
• Ebsco includes a special Business Searching Interface. (http://web.ebscohost.com/bsi/search?vid=1&hid=103&sid=eaa1c2091-ea4e-4b0b-bfa9-3a90112c30f9%40sessionmgr103)
  

CAB Abstracts [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz) VPN

NOTE: default UCD Search Type set to Advanced Ovid Search. Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, forestry, 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. Produced by CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) International (CABI) with more than 9.0 million records as of 10/27/10.

HISTORICAL SCOPE: Archive abstracts added in August 2005 go back to 1910 with 1,860,000 additional records.

CAB DATABASE PDFs: As of January 2009, hard-to-find literature may be available as CAB Database PDFs (so noted *below* the UC-eLinks button). Currently, ONLY Internet Explorer (PC platform) or Safari (Mac platform) loads these PDFs. These CABI Full Text items give users automatic access to over 187,000 (as of March 2013) journal articles, conference papers and reports - 80% of which are not available electronically anywhere else.

Coverage: 1910-present [Archives added for 1910-1971]

Related:

• Fact Sheet [CABI] (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=125)
  Describes content of CAB Abstracts database and provides tabs to coverage and serials cited.
  
• Database Guide (http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/cabadb.htm)
  Database guide to all features of the CAB Abstracts database
  
• Saved Searches/Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (http://www.ovid.com/site/help/documentation/ospa/en/my_alerts.htm)
  
• BioAg Librarians (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/about/meet-staff.php)
  For assistance with searching CAB Abstracts, e-mail bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu or contact your BioAg librarian subject specialist
  
• Veterinary medicine / health-related questions (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/)
  Carlson Health Sciences Library (530)752-7042, hslref@lib.ucdavis.edu
  

EconLit [via Proquest] (http://uclibs.org/PID/9525) VPN

A comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature compiled from the American Economic Association's Journal of economic literature and the Index of economic articles in journals and collective volumes. Topics include economic theory and history, monetary theory and financial institutions; labor economics; international, regional, urban economics; and other related subjects.

Coverage: 1969-present

Related:

• Access via previous software version OvidSP (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=main&D=econ) VPN
  

Food Science and Technology Abstracts(FSTA) [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=fsta) VPN

PLEASE NOTE: upgraded in May 2012 to 8 simultaneous users access -- please LOGOFF when finished. FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts) is the world's largest database of food science, food technology, and nutrition information. FSTA covers topics relating to every aspect of the food chain including all the major food commodities plus biotechnology, microbiology, food safety, additives, nutrition, packaging and pet foods. Covers over 1800 journals and patents, books, theses, conference proceedings, patents, standards, and legislation. Comprehensive coverage. IMPORTANT: default UCD Search Type is set to Advanced Ovid Search.

Coverage: 1969-present

Related:

• Database guide to all features of the FSTA database (http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/fstadb.htm)
  
• Saved Searches/Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (http://www.ovid.com/site/help/documentation/ospa/en/my_alerts.htm)
  
• BioAg Librarians (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/about/meet-staff.php)
  For assistance searching FSTA, e-mail bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu or contact your BioAg librarian subject specialist
  
• Scope of latest content by food type and publication type (http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/downloads/3/8/1/0/3810/FSTAfactsheet2010.pdf)PDF
  
• Register for a Library class! (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class69)
  As of Spring 2009, OvidSP is the only interface for FSTA! Register for a library class on the new OvidSP interface.
  

PsycINFO [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/advanced) VPN

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

Related:

• PsycINFO Lib Guide [ProQuest] (http://proquest.libguides.com/psycinfo)
  
• PsycINFO [via CSA Illumina] This interface will be retired August 1, 2012 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1)
  

PubMed (http://uclibs.org/PID/17708) VPN

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: 1946-present

Related:

• PubMed Tutorial & more (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html)
  
• Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (Saving & Managing Searches) (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53592/)
  
• NLM Searching PubMed with Mesh tri-fold handout (http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/meshtri.pdf)PDF
  
• NLM PubMed Basics tri-fold handout (http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/pmtri.pdf)PDF
  
• PubMed Training Manual [NLM] (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/manuals/pm_workbook.pdf)PDF
  Extensive 148-page training manual from day-long PubMed training class. Updated April 2011.
  
• Tutorials, Guides & Instructional Resources (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/guides/instguides.php#pubmed)
  Lots of information from UCDavis' Health Science Libraries
  
• For help from a Shields BioAg librarian send email to: bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu
  
• Human medicine, veterinary medicine, and health-related questions (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/)
  Carlson Health Sciences Library (530)752-7042, hslref@lib.ucdavis.edu / Blaisdell Medical Library (916)734-3529, mclref@lib.ucdavis.edu
  

SciFinder [Registration Required] (https://scifinder.cas.org) VPN

SciFinder 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 also allows searching of chemical substances, chemical reactions, and includes some property data and spectra. It is the online version of Chemical Abstracts. Includes Cited Reference Searching: 1996 - present.

Coverage: 1907-present (with selected pre-1907 material)

Location: SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff. Registration is required (see below)

Related:

• Register for SciFinder (Required) (http://ucdavis.libguides.com/scifinder) VPN
  
• About SciFinder: Use On & Off-Campus, Troubleshooting & Help, Guides (http://ucdavis.libguides.com/scifinder)
  
• Questions should be directed to UCD's campus contact: Cory Craig, cjcraig@ucdavis.edu, 530/752-0347.
  
• Download Java Runtime (http://www.cas.org/misc/downloads/jreplugin.html)
  Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 6.2 or higher is required to use the structure drawing editor. Get both the Windows and Mac versions at the URL above.
  

Sociological Abstracts [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/socabs/advanced) VPN

Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.

Coverage: 1963-present

Related:

• Sociological Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] This interface will be retired August 1, 2012 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1)
  

Journal Ranking

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (http://uclibs.org/PID/36787) VPN

Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by Thomson Reuters with each yearly data analysis being completed in the following year. The most recent edition is always published in the summer following the year analyzed. Journal Citation Reports can show you the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field. JCR Science Edition contains data from over 7,300 journals in science and technology. JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 2,200 journals in the social sciences. NOTE: For disciplines that have longer timespans for citation, consider sorting for ranking by using the newer 5-year Impact Factor.

Coverage: 2007-2011

Date: 2011

Related:

• Journal Citation Reports: Information for New Users (http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_info.htm#information)
  
• Impact Factors in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor)
  Definition of terms, details on how the metrics are calculated, and information on the validity, manipulation, and misuse of Impact Factors
  
• Using Journal Citation Reports Wisely (http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_using.htm)
  

1) What Is EndNote?

EndNote Instructional Webpage (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/)

Author: UC Davis Libraries

EndNote, licensed for all UCD full-time students, faculty, researchers and staff, is a bibliographic reference manager which enables citations to be stored, searched, and quickly inserted into research papers in the format of many scholarly journals.

2) EndNote Intro Topic Guide

EndNote Intro for BioAg Researchers [Library Guide] (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/topics/index.php?id=130)

Author: Ruth Gustafson

This webpage is the step-by-step guide for the bi-monthly in-person EndNote Intro course taught in Shields Library.

Related:

• Sign up for EndNote Intro Class for BioAg Researchers (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class57)
  

3) Adding References To Your EndNote Library (Quick & Easy)

4) EndNote Cite While You Write (CWYW)

Cite While You Write -- Adding Citations to a Word Document [Youtube video] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa1XdyHwat4&feature=plcp)

Author: Thomson Reuters

Quick 3:19 training video on basics on CWYW.