This guide is suggested for students of BIO 6610 or those interested in Research in Biology.
Thesis Proseminar Research Guide
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LIbrary Session HandoutDatabases for Biology Research
Biological Abstracts [Details]
Biological Abstracts is a comprehensive database that directs you to information covered in life sciences journals.
A very large collection of Biomedical literature access provided by the National Institures of Health
- Zoological Record [Details]
- Animal biology and biodiversity research literature.
- Also see the Biology Subject Guide for more resources.
Biology Searching Tips
Construct your searches
- Use AND, OR, NOT, and quotes
- When searching for an organism use ("common name" OR "other name" OR "scientific name")
for example: ("snake plant" OR "mother-in-law's tongue" OR "Sansevieria trifasciata")
Keep a Search Journal or other log of your progress
| Date | Database | Search | #of useful results | Notes |
| 9/2 | PubMed | "snake plant" | 0 | No Results |
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(“snakeplant” OR “mother-in-law's tongue” OR “Sansevieria trifasciata”) |
1 | No results for "snakeplant" or "mother-in-law's-tounge" | ||
Use the Save Search functionality of a database to save your progress
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Save Citations in Endnote for future follow up
See the Endnote for Biology Students Guide for more information.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Robin is a Life and Health Sciences Librarian at Falvey Library in charge of the Biology Collection
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