BIOL:4898 Communicating Research; BIOL:1808 Ways of Knowing Science: Home
Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints.
Recommended Textbooks
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A Student Handbook for Writing in Biology
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Call Number: Main Library Q223 .H63 2014ISBN: 9780199947560Publication Date: 2013-12-27
Types of articles
Original research articles are primary literature that will contain the methodology and results. Popular articles written for a general audience and review articles written to give an overview of several articles are secondary literature. Can you find the original research article from the popular article below? How about a review article on the topic?
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One Giant Leap for MaggotkindA popular science article from the Atlantic
Places to Find Articles
Is a journal peer reviewed?
You can search Ulrich's Web with a journal title to verify if the title is peer reviewed. Peer reviewed is also sometimes called refereed.
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Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new windowA bibliographic database providing detailed and authoritative information on journals and other serials published throughout the world. Ulrich's covers all subjects, and includes regularly and irregularly published serials that are available free or by paid subscription.
