BIO 100: Principles of Biology

Dr. Ayala

 

Electronic Resources
Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Accessing Library Resources from Off Campus

Electronic Resources

  • Academic Search Complete ~ This is a good place to find scholarly and popular journal articles.
  • WilsonSelectPlus ~ An all-subject journal article database that covers the sciences.


  • Newspaper Source ~ Selected full text of articles from more than 100 U.S. and international newspapers.
  • New York Times ~ Search the full text from 1999 - present; also includes index back to 1990.
  • Chicago Tribune ~ Search the full text (excluding advertisements) from 1985-date.

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Evaluating and Citing Your Sources

If you want to win a debate, you can't just quote Joe Schmo. How do you know if you can trust your resources? Who wrote them? Are they experts?

Give credit where credit is due. Cite your resources properly.

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