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

          http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx  - Worldwide statistical information

                                      for important crops. (countries by commodity)

 

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 Nutrition Information Center (National

                        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 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 CopiersAvailable 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.

       

Edith Sirianni
esirianni@bergen.edu
Revised 09/15/2010