Welcome
This is an online guide to the library instruction session for your BI 383 Coral Reef Ecology Seminar. This guide will direct you to library resources useful for the research required for the LITERATURE SEARCH section of your pre-proposal worksheet. Please contact me if you have any questions about our library instruction session or the research of your topic.
Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
Selected Databases
Selected Databases
Use databases to find articles on your topic. These databases are the best place to start.
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Biological Sciences DatabaseProvides access to articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications in all the biological sciences, including biological chemistry, biophysics, and environmental studies. Formerly known as Biology Database.
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Environment CompleteOffers coverage of journals, magazines, and books published across all environmental disciplines.
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Science in ContextA collection of journals, magazines, and background sources that covers science topics. Contains experiments, images, video, and audio files.
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Google ScholarTo access the Library's subscribed resources, go to Settings, Library links, search & select Fairfield University Library.
Ask a Librarian
Beyond the DNL
Can't find the book or article you want?
Try Interlibrary Loan (ILL)! With ILL, you can:
- Use materials from other libraries' collections free of charge
- Get articles via e-mail within 3-5 business days
- Get books within 2 weeks
- Be notified by e-mail when your items arrive (physical materials will be held at the Library in your name)
Request materials online:
Other options for finding books:
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WorldcatSearch this worldwide library catalog to see which libraries own a book. Once you've found the book you want, you can click on the "Get From Other Libraries (ILL)" link.
If all else fails, you can always try searching Google Books to see if you can access the partial or full text of the book you need!
Other options for finding articles:
Sometimes if the Library doesn't have the full text of an article, you can find it by searching for the article title in Google Scholar.
