Geochemistry of Earth Systems 203 (O'Day): Research Tips

VPN software allows you to connect to the library's online articles and eBooks from off campus.

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• Go to US EPA Online Library
• Enter Keywords, e.g. "vernal pool"
• Click Search
• If no link to the article/report is available, copy the article/report title, e.g. "Field guide to the vernal pools of Mather Field, Sacramento County"
• Paste the title into theUC Library Searchsearch box
• If not available at UC Merced, click article title
• Click Request to ILL the item.

Known Citation (Complete information)

1) Favorite short cut -->  Try searching for the article title in Google Scholar.

2) Search for the journal title in the eJournal finder.

3) Seach for the journal title OR the article title in UC Library Search.

Spotty Citation (About the Article)

Look for specific information such as author(s), journal in which the study was published, date of publication, unique words to describe the subject area.

• If the journal name is given, use the eJournal finder to locate the journal. 
  • Note: This will only locate journals to which the UC Merced Library subscribes.
• If the author and/or other topic information is given, trying searching a database using those terms. e.g. Google Scholar, UC Library Search (catalog), or Web of Science.

Get it at UC connects you from a source citation to the resource.

You will be taken to UC Library Search where you can navigate to the full-text of the source OR initiate a request for the source through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

The Get it at UC button will appear in many library databases. Use it to more easily locate or request the resources you need!

The Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a given period of time.  It is one way scholars measure  the relative importance of a journal within its field.