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Think through these questions as you begin your research:
1. Topic/Problem Statement: What do you already know? What do you need to investigate?
2. Sources: Which types of primary, secondary and tertiary sources might be helpful to find and read?
Types of Sources: | Research Tools |
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Annotated Bibliography | Oxford Bibliographies Online: Environmental Science |
Books, Conference Proceedings & Gov. Docs. | Library Search |
Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Articles | Databases-Subject Guides |
Websites (e.g. gov. reports, news, photos) | Commercial Search Engine(s) |
4. Analyze/Refine: It’s typical to revise your perspective and search strategies as you work your way through the information research process. If you are finding too much, consider narrowing your focus:
Broad question: What’s the impact of global warming on oceans?
More focused question: Do warming ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching?
Use the UC Davis Library Catalog to search collections available in and through the Library.
Tips for locating books in the library:
ProQuest article databases (such as TOXLINE, GeoRef, and Agricultural & Environmental Science Database) include a checkbox to limit to “Peer Reviewed” articles. For journals retrieved from other databases, use Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to find out if an article is peer-reviewed.
Use the Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory to check if your article is peer-reviewed.
The one-stop source for those who need to stay on top of all of today’s major environmental and energy action. With an average of more than 25 stories a day, covering the complete spectrum, from electricity industry restructuring to Clean Air Act litigation to public land management.
See also the related resources linked from this site: EnergyWire; Climatewire; E&E Daily; E&E NewsPM.
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for over 600 U.S. newspapers. The “America’s Newspapers” product has been expanded to “Access World News” with many more U.S. and California titles plus hundreds of international news sources.
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. Also contains full text from more than 335 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR and more.
A database of in-depth, authoritative reports on a full range of political and social-policy issues extending back to 1923. Each report is footnoted and includes an overview, background section, chronology, bibliography and debate-style pro-con feature, plus tools to study the evolution of the topic over time.
The collection includes thousands of weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton. The NOAA captures the work, observations and studies of NASA scientists, engineers, and other personnel.
Use these resources to locate government reports, methods/protocols, maps, and statistics.
This guide includes information about commonly used citation styles (MLA, Chicago, APA, etc.). It includes information about style manuals and recommends citation guides that will help you be consistent and clear with your citations.