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 specific collection to serve the MA Program in Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) 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 faculty in the department.   The collection has grown rapidly in parallel as the program expanded its emphases, reflecting more of a public policy orientation and more faculty and students join it.  Some of the current special interests reflect strong interdisciplinary interests and include: transportation, preservation, geographical information systems (GIS), 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, and other parallel interests found throughout the School of Social Ecology.

 

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

 

Most of your research will be conducted with resources at the Langson Library (LL) which contains the collections for social & behavioral sciences, policy science, arts, literature, business/management, government publications.  The Science Library (SL) supports the physical sciences, life sciences, environmental sciences, medicine, information sciences, and engineering/technology.  Most of the planning literature is at the Langson Library however there are some relevant materials at SL - the following breakdown of call numbers and locations will allow you to browse physically and via ANTPAC: (unless noted at LL)

            GE1-350 - Environmental Policy/Environmental Sciences - at SL

            HD101-1395 - Land use

            HE 305-311 - Urban transportation

            HE 331-380 - Transportation engineering

            HE5601-5725 - Automotive transportation

            HT51-1595 Communities. Classes. Races

            HT51-65 Human settlements. Communities        

            HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology

            HT161-165 Garden cities. "The city beautiful"

            HT165.5-169.9 City planning    

            HT170-178 Urban renewal. Urban redevelopment

            HT201-221 City population - Including children in cities, immigration

            HT231 Effect of city life

            HT251-265 Mental and moral life

            HT281 Recreation. Amusements

            HT321-325 The city as an economic factor. City promotion

            HT330-334 Metropolitan areas

            HT351-352 Suburban cities and towns

            HT361-384 Urbanization. City and country

            HT388 Regional economics. Space in economics

            HT 390-395 Regional Planning

            JK1-9993 Public institutions and public administration - US

            KF 3581-3598 - Environmental law

            NA1-9428 Architecture

            NA1-60 General architecture

            NA100-130 Architecture and the state

            NA190-1555.5 History

            NA1995 - Architecture as a profession    

            NA2000-2320 Study and teaching. Research

            NA2335-2360 Competitions

            NA2400-2460 Museums. Exhibitions

            NA2500-2599   General works

            NA 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism

            NA2695-2793 Architectural drawing and design

            NA2835-4050 Details and decoration

            NA4100-8480 Special classes of buildings

            NA4100-4145   Classed by material

            NA4150-4160   Classed by form

            NA4170-8480 Classed by use

            NA4170-(7020) Public buildings

            NA4590-5621 Religious architecture

            NA7100-7884 Domestic architecture. Houses. Dwellings

            NA7910-8125 Clubhouses, guild houses, etc.

            NA8200-8260 Farm architecture

            NA8300-8480 Outbuildings, gates, fences, etc.

            NA9000-9428 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying

            TA170-171 Environmental engineering - SL

            TA1001-1280 - - Transportation engineering - SL

            TD1-1-66 - Environmental technology - SL

            TH1-9745 Building construction - SL

            TH845-895 Architectural engineering. - SL

            TH900-915 Construction equipment in building - SL

            TH2025-3000 Details in building design and construction - SL

            H4021-4977 Buildings: Construction with reference to use Including public buildings, dwellings - SL

            TH6014-6081 Environmental engineering of buildings - SL

            TH9025-9745 Protection of buildings - SL

 

 

Specific areas with which to become familiar:

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 - specifically refer to the one for Planning, Policy & Design
4. Science Library (SL) Services & Collections; Langson Library (LL) Services & Collections - borrowing privileges for graduate students include 10 weeks at both SL and 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.
6. Special Collections Department - contains the campus archives and strong collection in local and California history and is the administrative oversight for the Southeast Asian Archive

 

There are several methods 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 - covers environmental psychology

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 (& Archive) - Public Affairs

10.  Digital Dissertations

11.  Index to Current Urban Documents

12.  Transport

 

 Electronic Journals - consult ANTPAC for access by title or subject heading; consult the UCI Libraries Homepage and go to

 "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 - specifically the former Carfax imprint

·       AAAS (Science) & STKE

·       Cambridge University Press

·       Oxford University Press

·       Annual Reviews - specifically Annual Review of Psychology

·       And specifically the Journal of Planning Literature

 

Specialized resources:

           

1.     E-Books - an increasing number of eBook packages and titles are being added; See CRCNetBase for lists of subject coverage - includes ENGnetBase, EnviroNetBase, etc and many products in Medicine, Information Technology & Business,

2.     Conference Proceedings - an large body of literature, mostly in print covering different conferences and meetings worldwide, check in ANTPAC for individual conferences - specifically for EDRA (Environment Design Research Association)

3.     Government Information - increasingly resources are included in ANTPAC at the source level (title or agency) with full-text access - but specific subject guides may also direct you for Orange County, California, US Federal and International Government Information - The Government Information print collection is located in the LL Basement, divided by Orange County (does not circulate); California, US Federal (in SuDocs classification) with the exception that International is distributed throughout the collections.  Census and demographic data for CA and US is abundant.  

4.     Maps/Atlases/Spatial Information & Cartographic Content - use the Maps & Atlases & Aerial Photography Subject Guide

5.     Data Archives - from public opinion, social science indicators, consumer behavior, census and demographic data, etc is abundantly available - see the Social Science Data Subject Guide

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

7.     Trade & Industry publications - consult Factiva and Business Source Premier and other resources listed on the Business Subject Guide

8.     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.

 

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

 

REFERENCE ASSISTANCE - besides contacting the Liaison Librarian, Julia Gelfand or any of the Government Documents Librarians at Langson Library - Yvonne Wilson for Orange County & California, Kay Collins for US Federal and Dan Tsang for International; he is also the Data Librarian; visit any of the 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:

• RefWorks - a free web-based system - you can read more about it and register for this at http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/new/archives/refworks.html
• EndNote - a description about this product is at http://www.lib.uci.edu/bms/endnote.html  - take the trial before you invest and make sure it is something that you feel comfortable using

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, especially for PPD
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