Library Guides: Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: Get Started

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Campus Wireless

AirBears2 is the UCB wireless network available in almost every building on campus; click on the link for more information about configuring the AirBears2 network on your device.

Connecting from off campus

To access electronic journals, books, and other subscription resources from off-campus, please use one of the following:

EZProxy is now the preferred way to connect from off-campus (the 'old' proxy server will still continue to work for some time).

Virtual Private Network (VPN) - A software program that will establish a "tunnel" to our campus network. The general recommendation is to try the proxy first before trying the VPN.

New and Exciting

Library Events

Calendar of Library Workshops
The Science Libraries offer drop-in workshops, particularly towards the beginning of each semester. Topics include Data Management, GIS, Citation Management, Productivity Tools, Data Visualization, and more.

For workshops on software, data analysis, and programming languages such as R and Python, watch the BIDS and D-Lab calendars.

The Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF) has workshops on geospatial topics.

New Library Resources

Food Studies Online
Primary archival materials, visual ephemera, text, and videos that explore how food shapes the world around us.

Content includes food labels, advertisements, documentary films, pamphlets, recipes, menus, books, photographs, and more.

Horticulture Compendium
Reference work containing authoritative horticultural datasheets on temperate, tropical, and subtropical crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts, herbs/spices, and commodity crops).

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Datasheets cover: taxonomy; growth stages; biology and ecology; genetics/main cultivars; key pests/non-infectious disorders; uses; propagation; cultivation; harvesting; postharvest treatment; nutritional value; production and trade; phytosanitary issues and food safety. Also included are thousands of images, a multilingual glossary, and datasheets on horticultural pests.

Forestry Compendium
Note: our license is limited to three simultaneous users. Reference work containing detailed datasheets on trees and forest pests, full-text of selected articles and reports, a multilingual glossary of forest terms, species distribution maps, and images.
Sage Research Methods
SAGE Research Methods is the essential online resource for anyone doing research or learning how to do research. With more than 800 books, reference works, and journal articles from SAGE’s world-renowned research methods list, SAGE Research Methods provides information on writing a research question, conducting a literature review, choosing a research method, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up the findings.

SAGE Research Methods’ coverage spans the full range of research methods used in the social and behavioral sciences, plus a wide range of methods commonly used in science, technology, medicine, and the humanities.

Becoming More Productive
This guide provides resources and ideas for optimizing your workflows. It includes notes from the Becoming More Productive workshop presented by graduate students in the Life and Health Sciences.

FERN's Ag Insider
Daily reporting on news and policy of food, agriculture, and the environment. [2014-Present] (Ag Insider)

Includes tag-based searchable archive.
Water Intelligence Online
Digital reference library from the International Water Association.