This document provides an introduction to finding information for environmental studies topics at UC Berkeley libraries. It discusses searching the web, books, journal databases, and managing references. Specific resources are recommended for the water crisis in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, including the Bioscience Library and relevant issues around water management, stakeholders, conservation, and climate change. Students are instructed to search for three references on a chosen Delta topic - a journal article, book, and additional source - and email them to the provided address.

1. Finding Information in Environmental Studies “ One of the effects of living with electric information is that we live habitually in a state of information overload. There's always more than you can cope with.” – Marshall McLuhan, 1967

3. Water crisis in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Hot Environmental Topic: :

4. What are some relevant issues? Delta water…

5. Many aspects to consider… Who are the stakeholders? Conservation issues History of water management in California Urban planning and demand for water Drought, climate change, water supply Health of rivers and estuaries

6. How do you find relevant information? Web searches Books and reports Newspapers (current and historical) Scholarly journal articles Delta water crisis: Magazine articles

8. How do you find relevant information? Web searches Books and reports Delta water management:

9. UCB Library Collections Bioscience and Natural Resources Library: Biology, ecology, environmental conservation, forestry, nutrition, agriculture, crop biotechnology. www.lib.berkeley.edu /BIOS Doe and Moffitt Libraries: Social sciences, humanities and general science. Moffitt Library focuses on helping undergraduates with their research. www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff

12. What do library catalogs NOT do? In general, they do NOT index the individual articles within journals, magazines and newspapers! “ Old” Melvyl and OskiCat do not contain information about articles. But things are changing…in new Next-Generation Melvyl, you can find some articles: melvyl.cdlib.org

13. How do you find relevant information? Web searches Books and reports Newspapers (current and historical) Scholarly journal articles Delta water management: Magazine articles

14. Journals and Magazines: Scholarly vs. Popular Intended audience : general public Content : general information and entertainment Written by: staff writers, journalists, no peer review Advertising : heavy; geared towards consumers Intended audience : scholars, researchers, professionals Written by: scientists, scholars, researchers. Content : peer-reviewed original research, including bibliographies Articles often written in a specific format incorporating methodology, results, conclusions and footnoting. advertising : usually minimal Magazines: Popular Journals: Scholarly/Peer Reviewed