Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Leyla Cabugos
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Hello! These guides are designed to get you started in your information searches. I am available for information research consultations, and can work with you to develop learning experiences that address the information needs of your course or lab group. My work is informed by masters degrees in botany and library science, diverse professional experience in food systems, and ongoing study of evidence synthesis.
(805)756-5719
Subjects: Agribusiness, Agricultural and Environmental Plant Sciences, Agricultural Communication, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Animal Science, BioResource and Agricultural Engineering, Botany, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Experience Industry Management, Food Science, Forestry and Natural Resources, Horticulture, Hospitality and Tourism, Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, Nutrition, Plant Sciences, Recreation, Reference, Science, Soil Science, Sports, Water and Hydrology, Wine and Viticulture
Find Senior Projects, Theses and Dissertations
- Cal Poly Digital CommonsThis guide introduces Cal Poly's database for scholarly work created by Cal Poly faculty, staff and students. Use it to help you you find existing senior projects, and prepare your own work for addition to the database.
- Cal Poly Masters Thesis SearchThis link leads to the Advanced Search interface, with a filter for Master's Theses selected. To find this option from the main link, under Browse on the right column (green) choose Collections>Research>Student Research>Master’s Theses (under Graduate Research). Choose Advanced search (right). You can change the search field from All Fields to Subject to search for disciplines like nutrition.
- Dissertations & Theses Global: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
- Dissertations & Theses Global: The Sciences and Engineering Collection This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the fields of science and engineering.
Writing and Citing
These library pages will help you determine how to properly acknowledge work produced by others that you use in your own writing or creative activity:
- Citing Your Sources
- This guide explains when and why you need to cite your sources, and points to tools to help you follow popular citation formats.
- Copyright and Senior Projects
- Your senior project (or thesis) will be publicly available in Digital Commons, so be sure you have permission to use any copyrighted work you include.
- Library Help with Copyrighted Material
- This guide is for authors and creators who want to use copyright protected material in a work they plan to share publicly.
- Images and Copyright
- A guide to finding, using, and citing other peoples' images in your own work.
- Choose a Citation Management ProgramCompare popular reference/citation management software options, some of which are free.
