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Finding Information for Environmental Science 100
Finding your way
Library, Information and Technology Services (LITS) provides library and technology support to the campus. Use our document Getting Around in LITS to tell you where to find people and places in our buildings. Many of the materials you may want to use for your classes are available online, but you will also need printed resources to do your best work. You may also want to Ask a Librarian for assistance. The science librarian is Sarah Oelker, and her office is next to the Reference Room on Level 4 of Williston Library.
Some other spots in the library you may need:
- Science books are on Level 6 of the Miles-Smith wing, call numbers Q-TP
- Science journals are on Levels 2 & 3 of Miles-Smith, shelved alphabetically by journal title:
- A... - Journal of Differential Equations -- Level 3
- Journal of Ecology to Z...-- Level 2
- Photocopiers -- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
- Photocopiers -- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
Background Information
You can find the print books on this list in the Reference Room, on Level 4 of Williston Library:
| GE 115 B43 1993 Ref. |
Beacham's Guide to Environmental Issues & Sources |
| GE 149 E47 2002 Ref. |
Encyclopedia of Global Change |
| Q121 .M3 2002 |
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology |
| QD65 .H3 |
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |
| QE 5 O94 2000 |
Oxford Companion to the Earth |
| QH83 .M36 1998 |
Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life On Earth |
| QH302.5 .E54 2002 |
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (see below for online version) |
| QH302.5 .H65 1995 |
Henderson's Dictionary of Biological Terms |
| QH304 .M36 2001 |
Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences |
| QL7 .G7813 2003 |
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia |
Books
To find books on a particular topic, or by title or author, search the Library catalog.
You can also browse the stacks for books on chemistry. Here are some locations to try:
- QH (natural history, general biology, ecology)
- QK (plants)
- QL (animals)
- QM (anatomy)
- QP (physiology)
- QR (microbiology)
- R (medicine)
Journal Articles
Need some science articles to do your research? Try these databases:
- Academic Search Premier has a good mixture of general and specialized articles on all sorts of topics
- Web of Science covers 5000 journals and will tell you who else has cited an article
- JSTOR has science articles from 1881 to the present
- ScienceDirect is a very large collection of science articles from science publisher Reed Elsevier, covering 1995 to the present day
Evaluating Information
As you do your research, think about where the information you are gathering came from, and who created it. This will help you to avoid outdated information, incorrect facts, and even hoaxes. Here are some resources that can help you evaluate your sources:
Need more help?
Contact Sarah Oelker, Science Librarian, or try Ask a Librarian. You can find additional resources on the library's Biology Research Guide.
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