Biology Issues Project Research Guide-IN PROGRESS

Library liaision for Math/Science: Amy Radermacher Reference/Cataloging/Electronic Resources Librarian amy.radermacher@csp.edu Phone: 651.603.6315

For additional assistance stop by the reference desk, send an email, or give us a call. reference@csp.edu 651.641.8812 Reference Desk Hours (See Hours page for special holiday/summer hours) Mon - Thur: 10am - 8pm Fri: 10am - 4pm Sat: 12pm - 5pm Sun: 4pm - 8pm

Introduction to Research/Research Help

• Research 101
• Ask a Reference Librarian
• Other Research Tips
• Citing Your Sources
• Library Tutorials

Reference Resources

• Oxford Reference Online: Check here for brief definitions and overviews of terms.
• CQ Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints can also provide some overviews of certain topics.

Finding articles and citations (periodicals/databases/indexes)

PRINT JOURNALS

• Nature
• Science

SELECTED RESEARCH DATABASES

• Opposing Viewpoints
• CQ Researcher
• BioOne
• Academic Search Premier
• Project Muse
• Also try the other databases listed on the Science/Math Databases page
  

OTHER TOOLS

• Journal Finder/Article Linker: This tool has multiple uses!
  -Use it to browse for journal titles that may be in your subject area (in the Browse journals by subject area, choose Health and Biological Sciences)
  -Use it to find the full text when you only have a citation
• Google Scholar
• BearHunt

Finding Books
CATALOGS

• CLICnet 
• Worldcat.org
• OCLC FirstSearch
  
  
• Opposing Viewpoints series
• At Issue series
• Taking Sides series
  

-eBook collections

• NetLibrary 
• Gale Virtual Reference Library 
  

-Dewey Decimal System

• DeweyBrowser
  

-Dewey Decimal Classifications for Biology

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Supplementary Web Resources: selected websites by subject area

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