| Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Sciences and Nursing Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
Tues & Wed 12-1
also by appt. or when in office
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For this course, you are to use primary literature to
complete the literature review/background portion of your lab
reports. Use the guide below to get started.
Contact Yvonne Nalani Meulemans with questions regarding
your research at any time. Consult your
instructor, Matthew Escobar, for specific lab report requirements.
Reference
sources
Sources below provide basic,
introductory information that students can use in completing
their laboratory write-ups. Reference sources such as these
often refer back to the primary literature for further
information.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
In-depth,
peer-reviewed articles on concepts,
organisms, chemicals, etc.
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Magill's survey of
science. Life science series
QH307.2 .M34 1991
REFERENCE
Table of Contents
This huge reference work focuses on
processes rather than organisms.
Each entry has bibliography for further reading.
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Oxford dictionary of biochemistry and molecular
biology
QD415.A25 O94 2000 REFERENCE
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Encyclopedia of biological chemistry
QD415 .A25 E53 2004
REFERENCE
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Treatise on geochemistry
QE515 .T69 2004 REFERENCE
Table of Contents
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Encyclopedic dictionary of genetics,
genomics, and proteomics
QH427 .R43 2004 REFERENCE
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Dictionary of gene technology
QH506 .K333 2004 REFERENCE
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Use the search box below to search the library's book
collection for other sources.
Search strategies
All databases (even search engines) work best when only key
terms are used. Follow the recommendations below. Do not
enter long phrases.
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AND |
OR |
NOT |
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"proteasome*"
and
"protein inhibitor*" |
"ghrelin" or "leptin" |
"ghrelin" not "leptin" |
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gets results
with both
terms
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gets results on either or both terms
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gets results on ghrelin, but nothing about
leptin
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-an * at the word roots retrieves
plurals/variations:
sex* = sexual, sexes, sexism, etc. |
Recommended databases
As a biology
student, you should be familiar with the following databases.
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
A complete collection of bibliographic
references covering life science and biomedical
research literature published from more than
4,000 journals internationally. Provides access
to
ScienceDirect and
Wiley Interscience.
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1969→current |
PubMed @ CSUSM
The premier database of world biomedical
literature on clinical medicine and preclinical
research.
Medline provides a more user-friendly
interface, but less updated content.
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1966→current |
PubMed Central
This subset of PubMed consists solely of open
access journals within PubMed, i.e. journals
that do not require paid subscriptions. Many journals in this
database are very technical and are for
researchers in the field.
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1966→current |
GoogleScholar
Search the research literature using Google.
Does not link to our library's collections
when accessed outside of the campus network.
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unknown |
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Citing your
information
The Council of Biology Editors produces a guide to
appropriate scientific style. If you are a Biology major, you
ought to have your own copy of it:
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Scientific style and format : the CBE
manual for authors, editors, and publishers.
6th ed. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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If you need some quick help, the following are web sites on
CBE citation style:
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