Research Resources: Libraries,Musuems and E-journals
| Agricultural Economics Library |
 |
Location: 248 Giannini Hall |
| Founded in 1930, the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Library is the oldest university agricultural economics library in the United States. The collection includes approximately 153,000 fully cataloged pamphlets, 21,000 books, and over 700 active serial titles. In addition, the library contains 540 microfiche titles, 3400 microfilm reels and 150 maps. |
| Bioscience and Natural Resource Library |
 |
Location: 2101 Valley Life Sciences Building |
| A collection of over 450,000 volumes including a Macintosh and PC lab for student use and workstations for on-line library research. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS |
| Earth Sciences and Map Library |
 |
Location: 50 McCone Hall |
| The Earth Sciences collection consists of more than 132,000 bound volumes, including atlases; 86,000 microforms; 58,000 geological maps; and 1,600 active journal subscriptions. Reference tools such as bibliographies, directories, encyclopedias, indexes, and abstracts aid in locating specific information. A listing of the more important reference titles is available. Information is actively collected in the following fields: geology, mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, geophysics, seismology, physical geography, geomorphology, glaciology, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, natural resources (mineral, petroleum, coal, water, geothermal), natural hazards, and paleontology (selectively). |
| Engineering Library |
 |
Location: 110 Bechtel Engineering Center |
| The Engineering Library subscribes to more than 1,200 print and 2,400 electronic journals. The library provides access to all the major engineering article databases, as well as a substantial number of online reference materials and monographs. The library also houses a large collection of technical reports of federally sponsored research, particularly reports from NASA, DOE, and the EPA. |
| Environmental Design Library |
 |
Location: 210 Wurster Hall |
| One of the premier architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning libraries in North America, the Environmental Design Library is a subject specialty library of the UC Berkeley Library system. In 1964, the Environmental Design Library was formed by the merger of four departmental libraries: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City and Regional Planning, and Decorative Arts. A branch of the UC Berkeley Library system, the Environmental Design LIbrary supports the research and teaching of the College of Environmental Design. In addition to a large selection of electronic resources, the Library's collection includes more than 204,000 volumes and subscriptions to more than 800 serials from all over the world. |
| escholarship BIE |
 |
Location: http://escholarship.org/uc/bie |
| eScholarship provides a suite of open access, scholarly publishing services and research tools that enable departments, research units, publishing programs, and individual scholars associated with the University of California to have direct control over the creation and dissemination of the full range of their scholarship. |
| Essig Museum of Entomology |
 |
Location: Wellman Hall |
| Collections of insects and other terrestrial arthropods have been housed on the University of California (UC), Berkeley campus since the 1880's, initially for the purpose of teaching. The particular strength of the Essig Museum undoubtedly lies in its long history of distinguished entomologists, and close bonds with other museums.The collection is currently housed in about 400 California Academy style insect cabinets. Pinned specimens (over 5 million) make up the majority of the holdings. However, large slide and alcohol-preserved collections are maintained, as well as thousands of specimens in envelopes and Riker mounts. Over 1800 primary types have been deposited in the Essig Museum. |
| Institute of Transportation Studies Library |
 |
Location: 412 McLaughlin Hall |
| The Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library houses one of the pre-eminent transportation collections in the United States. Established in 1948, it is the country's oldest university transportation library. The Library serves the research needs of the Institute of Transportation Studies and the University of California system. |
| Lawrence Hall of Science |
 |
Location: Centennial Drive |
| Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is a singular resource center for preschool through high school science and mathematics education, and a public science center with exciting hands-on experiences for learners of all ages. |
| Museum of Vertebrate Zoology |
 |
Location: 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building |
| The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) at the University of California, Berkeley, is a center for research and education in the biology of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Founded in 1908, the Museum's mission is to document and increase understanding of the diversity of terrestrial vertebrates, with particular emphasis on western North America. |
| Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology |
 |
Location: 102 Kroeber Hall |
| The Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, was founded in 1901 by Phoebe Apperson Hearst who envisioned the museum as the cultural cornerstone of one of the world’s leading research institutions — a great educator of the people of California.
Today, the Hearst Museum serves the community through exhibitions, educational programs, and research opportunities that promote the understanding of the history and the diversity of human cultures.
|
| Public Health Library |
 |
Location: 42 Warren Hall |
| The Public Health Library collection includes material in all areas of public health, including nutrition in health and disease, health administration, epidemiology, toxicology, occupational health, maternal and child health, biostatistics, communicable diseases, community health and environmental health, and international health. We currently have about 99,000 volumes and 1,200 current serial titles. |
| University and Jepson Herbaria |
 |
Location: Ground floor of the central atrium of the Valley Life Sciences Building |
| The University and Jepson Herbaria of the University of California at Berkeley are two collections of pressed plants housed together along with research labs, libraries, and archives. Together the Herbaria hold about 2,200,000 specimens, one of the largest collections in North America.
•The University Herbarium, established in 1895, holds botanical collections from around the world.
•The Jepson Herbarium, established in 1950, specializes in the vascular plants of California.
|
| University of California Botanical Garden |
 |
Location: 200 Centennial Drive |
| The University of California's Botanical Garden was established in 1890 by E. L. Greene, the first chairman of the Department of Botany, to form a living collection of the native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants of the State of California, with the intent to gather in as rapidly as possible those of the neighboring states of the Pacific Coast. The Mission Statement of the Botanical Garden is "to develop and maintain a diverse living collection of plants to support teaching and worldwide research in plant biology, further the conservation of plant diversity, and promote public understanding and appreciation of plants and the natural environment" |
| University of California Museum of Paleontology |
 |
Location: 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building |
| The mission of the University of California Museum of Paleontology is to investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth's biota through research and education.
|
| Water Resources Center Archive |
 |
Location: 410 O'Brien Hall |
| The Water Resources Center Archives (WRCA) collects, preserves and provides access to historical and contemporary water-related materials that support the instructional and research programs of the University of California and the needs of the people of the State. |
|
