| Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Science Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
T & W, 10-11am, appts. |
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For this class,
you must consult outside information in order to
understand your learning issue.
You must allow yourself plenty of time to search, read,
and evaluate the information you do find.
Using the web
Using the web as your primary source of
information is strongly discouraged.
Many students start their search at
Google
or other search
engines.
Find
at least
a second source that supports the information
you find on the web.
Cite the non-web source.
Use the web to get a preliminary idea of a
concept, topic, issue.
Find
at least
a second source that supports the information
you find on the web.
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Places to start |
DMOZ
Biology
DMOZ is a directory of web sites. Organized by area
of study.
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Yahoo! Directory: Biology
A remarkable collection of sites. Organized by area
of study.
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BioTech
A life science resource from the University of
Texas. Includes some quality reference sources.
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Background
information
Reference works help you quickly find
a
definition, explanation of a process,
or a brief introduction to a concept.
These resources are perfect for supporting
the information you
may have found on the web and include bibliographies that
direct you to journal articles.
Search
CSUSM Library
Article databases
Article databases are collections of
journal articles, which are reports on research done by
professionals in the field.
Biological Abstracts
A complete
collection of bibliographic references covering life
science and biomedical research literature published
from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
BioOne is
collection of about 100 journals in the
biosciences and is searchable via
Biological Abstracts.
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PubMed @ CSUSM
The primary database of world biomedical literature.
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PubMed Central (PMC)
The National Library of Medicine's free digital archive of
biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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Scirus
A science-focused search engine that also searches
for journal articles. Links to our library's
collection when accessed via the campus network.
Does not
link to our library's collections when accessed
outside of the campus network.
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GoogleScholar
Search the research literature using Google.
However, at this time, it does not link to our library's
collections. Stay tuned.
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Getting articles
- Select
PDF when you are trying to get the entire
article.
PDF format maintains charts, graphs, and figures.
- Select "Full Text" if there isn't a
PDF option.
Citing information
You are expected
to cite all your sources. The links below include examples
for a variety of sources.
CBE Style is used in
many of the sciences.
Many students
prefer
APA Style.
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