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 these books in the Reference Room, on Level 4 of Williston
Library:
| GC 9 E58 2001 Ref. |
Encyclopedia
of Ocean Sciences |
| GE
10 E53 1994 Ref. |
Encyclopedia
of the Environment |
| 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 Ref. |
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 (online
version) |
| QL365.4
.A1 E36 2001 |
Ecology
and Classification of North American Freshwater
Invertebrates |
| RA1215
.S58 2002 |
Sittig's
Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals |
| TD9
.E5 1992 |
Encyclopedia
of Environmental Science and Engineering |
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences is also available online.
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 biology or
chemistry. Here are some locations to try:
- G-GB (geography)
- GC (oceanography)
- GE (environment)
- GF (human
ecology)
- QE (geology)
- QH (natural
history, general biology, ecology)
- T (general
technology)
- TD (environmental
pollution and technology)
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, including
lots of articles on organisms you will see in lab
- 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.
