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Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
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Biology DatabaseProvides access to articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications in all the biological sciences, including biological chemistry, biophysics, and environmental studies.
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Science DatabaseScience Database contains full text and citations in general science. Subjects include: Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry. Includes: charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements. Contains images. Coverage: 1986 - Present. Updated: Regularly.
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Environment CompleteOffers coverage of journals, magazines, and books published across all environmental disciplines.
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MEDLINE (via PubMed)Provides citations and abstracts to life sciences journals and online books, with links to additional relevant websites. Coverage includes the fields of biomedicine and health, the behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.
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Science in ContextScience in Context contains articles from full text academic journals, science-related magazines and newspapers, multimedia records including pictures, and illustrations. A wide variety of subjects are covered, including earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography. Contains audio and video clips and images. Updated: Regularly.
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
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WorldCatWorldCat is the OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide, before 1000BC-present.
Updated: Daily.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA large collection of Oxford dictionaries and encyclopedias, covering literature, art and architecture, science and technology, religion, history, law, philosophy, quotations, and the social sciences. Includes English translation bilingual dictionaries for a number of world languages. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
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Britannica AcademicProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
Discipline specific sources:
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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Call Number: Reference Main Level QH302.5 .E54 2002 V.1-20Publication Date: 2002 -
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0198529171Publication Date: 2006 -
The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780521662505Publication Date: 2005 -
Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781118196656Publication Date: 2011 -
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research
Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781483347684Publication Date: 2015
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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Chicago:
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Ref. LB2369.G53 2016 |
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Ref. Z 253.U69 2017
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Citation Management Tool
RefWorks is a tool that will help you manage the resources you use for your research, and create citations and bibliographies when you write your papers. The RefWorks User Guide will help you set up your RefWorks account and get started using it.
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