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:
Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some suggested browsing examples are:
To browse journal titles, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.
Browse or search ejournal packages (note: some allow keyword searching of article full text):
To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data, click on Journal Citation Reports or Scimago.
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:
Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing Urban Forestry materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks are: 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
Research Papers | A 13.78 | (Initials of Station - Number of Paper) |
Research Notes | A 13.79 | (Initials of Station - Number of Note) |
Resource Bulletin | A 13.80 | (Initials of Station - Number of Bulletin) |
General Technical Report | A 13.88 | (Initials of Station - Number of Report) |
U.S. Forest and Range Experiment Stations | Station Initials |
Forest Products Laboratory | FPL |
Intermountain Research Station | INT |
North Central Forest Experiment Station | NC |
Northeastern Forest Experiment Station | NE |
Pacific NorthWest Forest and Range Experiment Station | PNW |
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station | RM |
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station | SE |
Southern Forest Experiment Station | SO |
U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Washington, D.C. | WO |
See U.S. Forest Service Publications on the Forestry Research Guide at Humboldt State University for more information.
Here are some resources to help you manage your bibliographies:
Geosciences (includes Climatology)