Graduate Student Orientation for Social Ecology - Fall 2007

Liaison Librarians:

Julia Gelfand (PSB, PPD)    Brian Williams (CLS)

Science Library 228              Langson Library 107

jgelfand@uci.edu                  brianrw@uci.edu

949-824-4971                       949-824-0473

 

There are many resources at the UCI Libraries devoted to the study of Social Ecology, an interdisciplinary and applied area of the social, behavioral sciences and environmental sciences that studies different aspects of the human condition.  The collection is young as is the academic program here and it is focused upon the general materials, and the specific research interests and coursework that is offered at the present by all 3 departments in the School.   The collection has grown rapidly in parallel as the program expanded its emphases and more faculty and students join it.  Some of the current special interests reflect strong interdisciplinary interests and include: transportation, public policy, urban planning and development, housing, social & developmental psychology across the lifespan, criminal justice, law and society, environmental sciences, water sciences, health psychology & promotions, etc.

 

The UCI Library Website is your point of departure as you seek information - http://www.lib.uci.edu - instructions on connecting from off-campus should be followed - for additional information, consult with NACS at 824-2222

 

Specific areas to search:

  1. Quick Reference - for quick and often needed information verification
  2. Library Hours
  3. List of Subject Guides - one for each department in Social Ecology - Psychology & Social Behavior; Criminology, Law & Society, Planning, Policy & Development
  4. Science Library (SL) Services & Collections; Langson Library (LL) Services & Collections - borrowing privileges for graduate students include 5 weeks at SL and 10 weeks at LL
  5. Media Resource Centers - the MRC at the LL and the ILC at the SL provide laptops and access to videos, DVDs and other forms of software and media to support instruction and research.

 

There are several methodologies to use to find resources:

1.     ANTPAC - online catalog for UCI - most current source for all materials that are part of the collections and accessible at the UCI Libraries in all formats - includes print, nonprint, video, software, etc

2.     MELVYL - online collection for all UC campuses and for the electronic materials bought cooperatively by the California Digital Library

3.     WorldCat - international bibliography of library holdings - UCI's holdings are indicated

 

Selective Indexing & Abstracting Tools or Databases and they, plus others are noted on all the Subject Guides and at "Find Online Resources:"

1.     PsycINFO

2.     PubMed

3.     Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management

4.     Lexis Nexis Academic Universe - for Legal Info & News

5.     Hein Online (Law Reviews)

6.     Web of Science - includes Social Science Citation Index & Science Citation Index

7.     Criminal Justice Abstracts

8.     Sociological Abstracts

9.     PAIS (Public Affairs)

10.  Digital Dissertations

 

 Electronic Journals - consult ANTPAC for access by title or subject heading; consult the UCI Libraries Homepage at www.lib.uci.edu and then "Find Online Resources," and enter element of resource with which you are familiar either by searching or browsing, or use the list by publisher.  UC eLinks support the following publishers which are strong in this subject area: 

·       Elsevier (Science Direct) & Academic Press

·       Springer  (LINK)/ Kluwer/Plenum

·       Wiley/Blackwell

·       Taylor & Francis

·       AAAS (Science) & STKE

·       Nature Group

·       Mary Ann Liebert

·       Cambridge University Press

·       Oxford University Press

·       Annual Reviews - specifically Annual Review of Psychology

 

Specialized titles:

1.     eBooks - an increasing number of eBook packages and titles being added; See CRCNetBase for lists of subject coverage - includes ForensicNetBase, EnviroNetBase, etc and many products in Medicine, including Cochrane Library, Stat!Ref Medical Reference Library, MD Consult, etc

2.     Conference Proceedings - an large body of literature, mostly in print covering different conferences and meetings worldwide, check in ANTPAC for individual conference

3.     Government Information - increasingly resources are included in ANTPAC but specific subject guides may also direct you - in the medical field many important resources exist including Cancerlit, etc

4.     News - use the Subject Guide for News & Newspapers

 

 

 

 

ANALYTICAL TOOLS -

1.     ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for Science and Social Sciences - online from 1999 but tables include additional years of data through the most recent year

 

MEDICAL RESOURCES - the clinical collection is at the Grunigen Medical Library but the Science Library has the largest medical collection.  Please consult the Medical Subject Guide.

 

REFERENCE ASSISTANCE - besides contacting the Liaison Librarians, Julia Gelfand or Brian Williams, you can visit the Langson or Science Library Reference Desks (hours), engage in eMail reference or LIVE CHAT, or schedule a research consultation by using the Ask-a-Librarian service.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE - currently two options exist:

THINGS TO DO:

  1. Come to one of the UCI Library Loan Desks & Activate UCI Photo-ID & obtain bar code strip
  2. Choose PIN # - needed for some ILL & DDS requests
  3. Explore Bibliographic Management Systems
  4. Create a MY ANTPAC account
  5. Explore the UCI Library website
  6. Explore the appropriate Social Ecology Subject Guides
  7. Remember that there is a EEE course on Social & Behavioral Sciences Article Databases,  Friday, Nov 16 at  10am at the TEC- to register go to https://eee.uci.edu/workshops/index.php?page=catalog&workshop_state=workshop_details&ws_id=80&signed=0