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 Nutrition Information Center (National

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 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/

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.

Edith Sirianni
esirianni@bergen.edu
Revised 09/09/2008