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Resources Available at the Library-- Ecology 11 Orientation
http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/handouts/ECOL11/Howell.html

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To begin, go to the Library’s web site: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/

Library Catalog  | Ebsco Host  |  Other Databases  | Reference Resources (Print)
          World Wide Web  |  Sites That Select Quality Sites  |  Search Engines
Your Search Strategy

The Library Catalog

Search the library catalog for books related to your topic. Select a topic and create a search statement. Find a book and then its call number. Remember: Books will have in-depth material but will be dated.

Enter your search statement here:

Enter a book you have found here:
 
Title: Author:
Place of Publication/Publisher: Call Number:

Ebsco Host Periodicals Databases

Search the Periodicals databases to find articles related to your topic, some of which will be available as full text from your computer. Remember: you want to search periodicals for more up-to-date material.

Enter your search statement here:

Select an article and enter relevant information:
 
Author: Title:
Title of Journal:  Volume, edition and page numbers:

Take note here, how to print or how to Email an article (when available as full text):

  1. Click on Print/Email/Save
  2. After making selections, click on blue "Submit" button on bottom left
  3. For printing, after print friendly screen appears, print the document from your browser
Where do you go to see if we have a magazine, journal, or newspaper, in print?
Desk that is next to the elevator. Check to see if Ebsco Host states we have it in print, first

To access Ebsco Host from Home: http://www.epnet.com/ehost/login.html
                                                                             Contact reference desk for login and password.

Other Databases

Go to Complete List of Databases and select a database such as Encyclopedia Britannica. the Infotrac Newspaper Database, SIRS Knowledge Source or one of our trial databases.  You can also access databases from home through the Alameda County Library with your Alameda County Library Card!

Enter your search statement here:

Select an online article and enter relevant information:
 
Author: Title:
Title of Source: Other information (web site address, volume, issue and page numbers, if needed):

 

Reference Resources

The Library contains many reference books, which are useful for many purposes such as: providing you with an introduction to various subjects, statistics and factual information, addresses (including web addresses) to look up, and even introductory books decoted to particular subjects (such as subject encyclopedias).  Here are a few examples:
 
Encyclopedia of Energy Technology and the Environment Reference Shelves: TJ 163.235 E53 1995
The Green Encyclopedia Reference Shelves: TD9.F73 1992
The Environmental Crisis: Opposing Viewpoints Reserves Desk: HC110.E5 E49835 1991
Statistical Abstracts of the United States Available at the Reference Desk
1994 Information Please Environmental Almanac Reference Shelves: TD 176.4 I54 1994
CQ Researcher Reference Shelves: H 35 E35
Online Reference Shelf http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://lii.org

World Wide Web

Face it. The World Wide Web can contain good resources for library research, but trying to find them is a chore! There is just too much junk and misinformation or web pages that have information without having their facts verified. Take caution and evaluate each web site you come across carefully. To get a good idea why this is important, take a look at: http://www.lme.mankato.msus.edu/class/629/dhmo.html Take some time to really think what DHMO is.  Then, take a look at this web site:  http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/dhmo.htm

Sites that Select and Evaluate Quality Web Sites:

WWW Virtual Library -- Environment http://conbio.net/vl/

Environmental Planning (UC Berkeley) http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/environ.html

GeniusFind's Environment and Nature Links http://www.geniusfind.com/Society_and_Culture_Environment_and_Nature

Scout Report Signpost http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/archives/

Select Search Engines or Directories that will More Likely Lead you to Academic Web Sites Start with the right side of the Web Guides and Search Engines page first, to search directories that select quality sites. You will often have to search using broad subject terms. Use the search engines or directories listed on the left side to find pages devoted to specific topics, but keep in mind that on the left side, there is little or no "quality control" for what you will get.

Web Guides and Search Engines http://www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/onlineref/websearch.html

Better Search Engines:

Google www.google.com

SearchEdu(Maxbot) www.searchedu.com

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This web site was last updated on March 15, 2001.
 If you have any questions or want to suggest any additions, please contact
Norman Buchwald, Information Literacy and Technology Librarian.
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