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Start Here / Best Databases

  • Web of Science Combined - Search Web of Science; Biosis; Medline; and Zoological Record combined.
  • TreeSearch - U.S. Forest Service publications.
  • Urban Forestry Database - Index to publications relating to Urban Forestry.
  • Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
  • CAB Abstracts - Agriculture, forestry, animal health, nutrition, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, soils, and veterinary science.
  • WorldCat - Catalog of materials in libraries worldwide.
  • Google Books - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

NOTE: The above databases will also be duplicated in the sections on databases and books.

 

All Relevant Databases

For an overview of the Cycle of Scientific Communication click here: Scientific Communication.

For an outline of a Comprehensive Science Literature Review click here: Science Literature Review.

For tips on improving database search results click here: Improving Database Search Results.

 

Suggested databases:

  • Academic Search Complete - 1975-present; Multidisciplinary index to journals and magazines; Some full-text articles.
  • Agricola - 1970-present; Comprehensive index to agriculture and forestry (includes USFS research).
  • Biosis Previews - Includes Biological Abstracts and provides comprehensive indexing of life sciences and biomedical research literature for journal articles, books, conference proceedings and patents.
  • CAB Abstracts - 1939-present; Comprehensive index to forestry literature.
  • Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
  • Science.gov - Gateway to U.S. government science information.
  • Treesearch - U.S. Forest Service publications.
  • Urban Forestry Databases - Index to publications relating to Urban Forestry.
  • Web of Science - Multidisciplinary science index.
      
     

    Journals

    Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: American Forests; American Nurseryman; Tree Planters Notes; Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

     

    To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

     

    Browse or Search Ejournal Packages (note: Some allow keyword searching of article fulltext):

    For an explanation of Popular vs. Scholarly (magazines versus research journals) click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.

    For an explanation of Peer Review click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.

    For an overview of placing article alerts click here: Article Alerts.

    To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data click on: Journal Citation Reports or on Eigenfactor.

        
       

      Book Catalogs

      Consider various subject headings appropriate to your research topic when searching for books in catalogs. A partial list of headings to use are: urban forestry; trees in cities; community forestry; tree planting; vegetation management.

      Book catalog resources:

      For search hints, take a look at: UM Catalog Help.

      Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing Urban Forestry materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks or library catalog: 635.9

      For a more detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers click on: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries

      Main Government Document call numbers for browsing Urban Forestry materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks or library catalog: A 13

          
         

        Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks

        • Botanical Latin (580.14 S799)
        • The Concise Dictionary of Botany (581.03 C744)
        • Dictionary of Forestry (634.903 T319)
        • Dictionary of Plant Toxins (615.952 D554)
        • Dictionary of Wood Products Industry (674.058 H236)
        • Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science (630.3 E56)
        • Encyclopedia of Entomology - Online encyclopedia.
        • Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences - Online encyclopedia.
        • Encyclopedia of Horticulture (635.903 E93n)
        • Encyclopedia of World Timbers (634.97 B778)
        • Hortus third : A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States & Canada (634.03 B155)
        • Seeds of Woody Plants in North America (634.9562 Y73s 1992)
        • The Literature of Forestry and Agroforestry (634.9 L776)
        • Terminology of Forest Science: Technology, Practice and Byproducts (634.903 T319)
        • Trees and Shrubs in Montana (582.1609786 T786)
        • Wikipedia - An encyclopedia that is written & edited anonymously & collaboratively.
         

        Web Sites - Search Engines

        For hints on how to use search engines effectively, take a look at the following: Finding and Evaluating Web Sites.

         

        Some suggested search engines are:
         

        Citation Guides

        Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:

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