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Types of Information
Choosing a Topic
Accessing Information
As you search, make note of the various keywords encountered to describe aspects of your topic.
If you are not finding what you need, put in an InterLibrary Loan Request for the item.
To find information specific to a certain discipline, search the Database by Subject section.
To find a certain type of information, search the Database by Format section.
Scaffolding to What You Need to Know - Encyclopedias are a great resource for gathering background information. They act as good primers and are more authoritative than Wikipedia.
eLS features over 5,000 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed and citable articles in the life sciences and is an essential resource for students.
eLS articles are written by leaders in the field to provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of each subject area. eLS is updated by approximately 400 articles per year, with new articles publishing on a monthly basis.
Citing Information
What do you know about plagarism and how to avoid it? (WCC Library)
Try Zotero, it is free and open source! Has the functionality to be able to share libraries with colleagues, can be used as a citation manager, organizer of research materials, generate bibliographic text, and more.
Refworks is a tool that can be used to keep your citations and create a bibliography in many citation or journal styles.
Login at http://refworks.proquest.com
Refworks Resource Guide http://proquest.libguides.com/newrefworks/welcome
Doing a group project? Share folders in Refworks or in Zotero to make group work easier.
Use the Refworks Write-N-Cite plug-in to write your paper, insert references, and create a bibliography at the end of the paper, Zotero has a similar functionality.