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This guide is designed to help you start your research in marine biodiveristy and conservation. Please use the tabs above to discover and link to great resources that the UC San Diego Library is providing for your research.
You may want to start by looking at the basic information found under Encyclopedias & Handbooks above. To locate books and e-books on your topics, use the Library's online catalog, Roger; for more information see the Books & e-Books tabs above. Use the Journal Article Databases tab to search specialized databases for scholarly articles on your topics. Use EndNote, the free online/web version, to organize your references and format bibliographies for your papers.
For more general oceanography information and some Scripps' related resources, please consult the Oceanography, Earth & Marine Sciences webpage.
Please email me if you have any research questions, or would like to schedule an appointment for a demonstration or explanation of resources in these areas.
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Off-Campus Access & Wireless
Most of the resources listed on this guide have been licensed by the UC San Diego Library. Off-campus access, as well as on-campus WiFi access, is restricted to UC San Diego students, faculty and staff. Follow the links below to enable access remotely, off-campus, using VPN, or on campus using wireless.
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VPN (Use AnyConnect Client - Cisco)Download and install the VPN client software on your computer to get off-campus access for everything that the Library has licensed for you, such as eBooks, journal article databases, and the full text of articles. When connecting, select the 'althruucsd' setting.
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UCSD Protected WirelessUse the UCSD-PROTECTED wi-fi network to access UCSD-licensed resources on your laptop, tablet or phone, anywhere on campus. (UCSD students, faculty, staff only)
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