Information
Sources
People-Plant
Relationships
www.bergen.edu/library
PRINT and A.V.
Materials:
Library
of
Congress Classification (helpful for browsing)
QK-Botany (encyclopedias, dictionaries, plant
descriptions)
SB-Plant culture (horticulture)
ONLINE CATALOG – For ALL projects.
Search by subject and keyword.
Online
Resources:
All Projects:
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online (Useful
to find “latin name” of plant. From the
library
homepage, look under “Find
articles / electronic Resources” Click
on
“Encyclopedias.”)
Biography Project:
Biography Reference Bank Indexes
periodical articles and books about
thousands of people past and
present.
Plant
Information Project:
AccessScience (McGraw
Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology) Useful for plant genus information.
http://plants.usda.gov- Plant "dictionary" of
common and scientific names
Health,
Plants and Consumption by Humans Project:
http://www.nutrition.gov/
- Nutrition
Web Site from U.S. Gov
http://www.medlineplus.gov
–
Health/Medical Web Site from U.S. Gov
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
-Food and
Agriculture
Library.)
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
- Most recent information
on
Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
http://www.mypyramid.gov/ - Most Recent U.S. Government “Food Pyramid”
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutrition.html
- MedlinePlus website with links
to
nutrition information.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
- Search
the USDA
National
Nutrient Database.
GALE
Encyclopedia of Diets (Contains nutrition information)
http://sslopac.bergen.edu/search/t?SEARCH=gale+encyclopedia+of+diets
Magazine
/ Journal / Newspaper Articles:
Online
Periodical Indexes
Go to the library homepage
and look under the heading,
FIND ARTICLES
/ ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Use
one of the ‘frequently used’
databases.
NOTE: You will need your BCC ID for off-campus
access.
ACADEMIC ONE FILE
Academic
and general interest periodicals and scientific journals.
Updated daily. Citations, abstracts,
full-text, images
ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
Indexes magazines and journals.
Citations, abstracts, full text, images
PROQUEST Direct
Indexes magazines, some newspapers and some scientific journals.
Updated Daily. Citations, abstracts,
full-text, images
LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC
NEWSPAPERS from the
Indexes hundreds of newspapers, magazines and
journals.
Full text. No images
AGRICOLA
Indexes worldwide journals in botany and agriculture.
Citations, abstracts. Not full text. Interlibrary loan possible. Ask at reference d
SEARCH
ENGINES: Evaluate carefully!
Hints for
Google
Searching: http://www.google.com/
Use
advanced
search and limit domain to .edu or .gov or
.org.
Plant
information project:
(Search web by typing the latin name in
“this exact wording or phrase”)
Pictures
and images: (Use “Images” link in
Google.)(Medium
size)
More Useful
Information:
What is
Plagiarism? Use
link from left side of library homepage – light orange bar on
left – “handouts,” “Plagiarism.”
Citation
Guide -
Use
link from Library Home Page –
light orange bar on left side of screen.
Journal
Titles List -Use
link from Library Home Page – light orange bar
on left side of screen.
Lists all of
BCC’s full text journals available
in print
and online.
Color
Copiers – Available
in library's copier room. $.20 per copy.
Color
Printer
–
Available
in Free Time Lab S-346.
esirianni@bergen.edu