2. top 10 tips
For Physics & Astronomy Library Resources &
Services

3. Find your LIBRARY
 HELP! We are here to help you
 Manage your library account
 Quiet study
 Printer / Scanner – use your Cal1Card
 Reserves - find
 New books every week! Best collection in
the UC system, west coast and the US.

4. Articles
Looking for articles on a topic? =search a database.
Best for Physics & Astronomy (our access):
 INSPEC, Web of Science, Compendex
 OPEN: for preprints: arXiv, ADS
 Others: Melvyl, Google scholar.
SpringerMaterials = Landolt Bornstein –
For all subjects: UC Berkeley List.

5. eJOURNALS……………………

6. eJOURNALS
Know which article you need?
have the journal name, article title, author, volume, page
 eJournals list – UCB
 A to Z – UC System
 Google works
 Melvyl works
 Link to Springer Downloads

7. BOOKS, eBOOKS, Proceedings, Journals
2 main catalogs:
 OskiCat (UCB) = renew, holds, recalls, reserves
 Locations: NRLF books & articles, LBNL now included
 Melvyl (UC) = books, ebooks, articles & other collections.

8. Off campus? use resources from home
IMPORTANT to set up before connecting
to library e-resources!
Use the Proxy server or VPN

9. ILL =- Interlibrary Loan
 Materials not at UC Berkeley
 Use Request in OskiCat
 Use Request in Melvyl
 Takes 1-3 weeks depending….
 Check your ILL requests on online.
 Check Stanford – special arrangements.

10. KEEP UP ---
There's an app for that……

11. CURRENT~ how do you keep up?
If most of our journals are online, how
do you keep track…..
Sign up for alerts, feeds, download
journal APPS, use updates in Melvyl.

12. PDF Overload?

13. ..manage your documents
 Keep your PDFs, articles,
 Create bibliographies, download & import
 Refworks – free library license
 EndNote – for purchase (UCB discount).
 Use Others = Zotero, Mendelay….

14. DATA overload~~
National Science Foundation, January 18, 2011
Scientific Data Services = UCB library help
DMPTool = write a plan
Merritt = UC tool for managing, archiving &
sharing digital content.
EZID = find your papers anywhere, create DOIs
& ARKs.

15. For Fun…..
 Free Speech Movement Café – in Moffitt Library
 Morison Library – for recreational reading
 Media Resources Center – view DVDs & videos
 Music Library – listen to music
 Other cafes: Yollies, Strada,