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HAS 221: The Big Deal About Little Things: Ecology and Evolution of Microbes
Biology Librarian: Nancy Blase
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Subject encyclopedias can be a quick way to get an overview of a topic, how it has been researched and sometimes who has done that research. Encyclopedia articles often include a bibliography of resources that can jumpstart your search for materials. Search the UW Libraries Catalog to find an appropriate encyclopedia - or talk with a reference librarian. Other printed and online resources often also have background information.
To find academic journal articles that are applicable to the subject you are studying, consider whether you want to use a general (broad) database or one of the more specific ones. Link directly to Research Databases or under Resources by Subject (for example, Biology). Using concepts, synonyms, as well as Boolean AND's and OR's, maximizes getting better retrievals.
Article Databases
General Databases
- Web of Science
This database includes the Science Citation Index of citations and abstracts in all the science fields.- Expanded Academic Index
Academic and popular articles in many disciplines; about 60% of the articles are in full text. Limit to scholarly material by checking the "Refereed publications" box.- Research Library Complete
Academic and popular articles in many disciplines; about 60% of the articles are in full text. Limit to scholarly material by checking the "Scholarly journals" box.More Specific Databases
- Pubmed
Provides access to over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals' articles. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles.- BIOSIS (Biology)
Comprehensive coverage of international life science journal and meeting literature.- Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
Coverage includes meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, physical oceanography, hydrology, glaciology, and related environmental sciences.
- Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Multidisciplinary database providing comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences.
- Research 101 Tutorial
<Path to it: Libraries Home Page - Services - More Services - Services for Undergraduate Students- Help with Research>
Citation & Writing Style
- RefWorks, web based software that can help you keep track of citations and format them for bibliographies. .
- EndNote Web is another software option for collecting and managing citations.
- Citation & Writing Guides, MLA, APA, and other style guides.
- For some information about plagiarism see a recent UW Library's webpage about it
Not finding anything useful?If you get stuck looking for information Ask a Reference Librarian for more suggestions in person, on the phone, or using our 24/7 chat service. Librarians can help you with your search strategy, suggest additional places to look for information, and show you tricks for getting more out of the databases you search. Bring your assignment sheets and/or your textbook when you come talk to us--we might be experts in research, but we'll need input from you, too. |
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Last modified: January 31, 2008
