Sleutherama - Online access to journals

The Bibliotheque Nationale de France by Dominque Perrault was one of the crowning architectural jewels of Francois Miterrand’s socialist government during the 1980’s and90’s. One of the most celebrated libraries in the world, it does not carry out a wireless network.

Since you are registered in the Berkeley system for the summer, you get online access toelectronic versions of major research journals--even from your own computer at home!

To make this work, you need to set up Proxy Server access in your web browser. Once you have done this, any time you encounter a login gateway, you have to enter your CalNet username and password (these are different from your Student ID number, and different from your login to the computer lab accounts within Wurster).Then, you go to the UCB Library homepage and you will find link to finding and accessing electronic journals, such as "E-journal titles A-Z”.

A street view of a monument to german literary giants in Berlin, Germany

Now let me step back for a moment. This is the way to actually get the articles, but how do you search an issue in peer-reviewed journals (i.e. "critiques of Climate Action Plans--California")?
First, there is Google Scholar, which focuses on peer-reviewed publications.Second, there are various electronic library catalogs, such as Berkeley's OskiCat.

Happy sleuthing!