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Course Guide ~ BIO 211 / Genes, Molecules & Cells: Research Databases

Research Databases

Peer Reviewed, Scholarly Articles - Science

Scholarly General & News Sources

Citing Your Sources and RefWorks

Citing Your Sources and RefWorks

Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Sources

Research Starting Points

Research Starting Points

Have a plan when conducting research:

Ask questions.

  • Think of questions about your topic, and search in databases.
  • After reading articles, think about what interests you.  Ask new questions, and look for more information.


Find the starting point:

  • Library Catalog - Searches books, articles, audio and video files, images, government documents, and more. All Searches
  • Academic Search Premier - Indexes journals across disciplines.   General Searches 
  • Subject Guides - See We Suggest sections for discipline-specific databases.   Advanced Searches 
  • How Do I Find... - News sources, images, statistics, primary sources, and more.   Targeted Searches 


Keep searches simple.

  • Start with a keyword search
  • Enter no more than two or three words connected by the word AND
  • Focus your search by using subject headings

 
Refine your search.

  • Repeat your search after reading some of the information gathered in the previous step
  • Mine the bibliographies of articles on your topic for additional sources

 
Get help.

Request an Appointment

Book an Appointment

For your debate topic or for your final presentations, individualized appointments are available.

Please bring articles you have located to the appointment.

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