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 or 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 agriculture, plant families, plant substances)
http://plants.usda.gov- Plant "dictionary" of
common and scientific names
New
Jersey – Native Plants Project:
Search Online Catalog: new jersey plants (ignore first title)
native plants (look
for titles with “northeast,” “new york,”
“north America.”
Plant Communities of New Jersey: a study in landscape
diversity by Robichaud, Beryl
Print copy on Reserve QK175.R63
Deciduous Forests of North America by Braun, E. Lucy
Click here for e-book
Botany and Healing: medicinal plants of New Jersey and
the region by Still, Celcil
Click here for e-book
Special Plants of New Jersey by Snyder,
David B.
Print Copy: QK86.U5 S552 1992
Health, Plant Substances, 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.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
- Search the USDA
National
Nutrient Database.
Nutrition
and Diet Therapy – Evidence Based Applications - Lutz (e-book)
GALE
Encyclopedia of Diets (Contains nutrition information) (e-book)
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 U.S. and the world.
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/
·
Click
on “Advanced Search” link
·
To find plant information: search the web by using “Latin name” in
quotes.
·
Use advanced search
and limit domain to .edu or .gov or .org.
·
“One or more of these
words” – Enter fact sheet*
·
To find pictures and
images: use “Images” link in
Google. Click on
“Advanced image” search.
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 Library L-222
(availability varies)
and Free Time Lab S-346.
Try this New Resource:
WORLDCAT LOCAL: http://bergencc.worldcat.org
Search
BCC catalog and worldwide catalogs for books and articles.
esirianni@bergen.edu