Orange Lichens
photo: Rene Tanner, Glacier National Park
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Instruction Session
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BIO 181 Library InstructionRecorded for fall 2020.
Search for Articles
Select one of these article databases to search for primary research articles.
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Library One-SearchSearch many ASU Library books, news articles, journals, magazines and more in one search.
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AGRICOLAAGRICOLA is from the National Library of Agriculture. A great source for anything related to wildlife, forests and water.
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Biological ScienceA compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. The latest developments in biological research. Detailed abstracts are written in a nontechnical style for students and interested nonscientists.
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Web of ScienceComprehensive database with a wide variety of primary research articles.
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ScopusScopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and web sources with tools to track, analyze, and visualize research. Scopus provides access to a broad portfolio of peer-reviewed content from around the world.
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PubMedSearch for articles on all biomedical topics including medicine, biology, nursing, and nutrition.
Encyclopedias/Dictionary
Help with Citations
Citations acknowledge the work of other researchers and allow others to locate the original work. There are a variety of citation styles and APA is a common one for the science.
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EasyBibThis free online tool will help you create and format citations.
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Citation Generating ToolsThis guide includes citations tools for a variety of citation styles.
Primary vs Secondary Articles
Tutorial on Primary Research Articles - If you are unclear about exactly what a primary (also known as Empirical) article is, view this tutorial.
Tutorial on Evaluating Resources - This tutorial will help you evaluate information quality.
Video
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Alexander StreetProvides access to selected educational and documentary films from leading distributors covering nine broad subject areas (Art & Architecture, Diversity, Health Science, History, Literature/Language, Music/Performing Arts, Psychology/Counseling, Science/Engineering, and Social Sciences).
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Films on DemandView lectures, documentaries and educational films. Browse under the Subject Area “Health and Medicine” or search for a specific term to find videos related to your subject matter.
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JoVE - BiologyThis diverse section includes, but is not limited to, The collection includes visual techniques in physical biology, cellular biochemistry, genetics, physiology, systems biology and a combination of eukaryotic and prokaryotic model systems.
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KanopyKanopy is a video streaming solution for colleges offering a "Netflix-like" user experience and a broad selection of over 26,000 documentaries, feature films, and educational videos from thousands of producers.
Other Resources
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Company of BiologistsThe Company of Biologists is a not-for-profit publisher and UK charity. Established in 1925, The Company aims to promote research and study across all branches of biology. The Company publishes three journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science and The Journal of Experimental Biology, as well as two Open Access journals: Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) and Biology Open (BiO).
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Darwin OnlineThis is the largest collection of Darwin's handwritten manuscripts and private papers.
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Environment CompleteEnvironment Complete™ offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
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GreenFileGreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environment from a variety of perspectives.
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Google ScholarFind scholarly literature (books and journal articles) on a wide variety of subjects using the Google search engine. Getit@ASU will link to the fulltext of articles, as long as ASU Library subscribes to it.
