BI+430L+Cell+Biology+Fall+2009

BI 430L Cell Biology - Fall 2009 BI 488 Molecular Biology - Spring 2010 Dr. Lita Yu [|What is primary research?] Can be identified by the use of a set structure including introduction, data, methods, conclusion, and references. A lit review is a systematic search for all the existing research that has been published related to a specific topic. The review is not only a summary, but an analysis of how this previous research relates to each other and also opens up opportunities for your own primary research. [|Tutorial - Intro to Literature Reviews]
 * Identifying primary research articles**
 * Defining a literature review**

· Start with Keyword search –add Limits with Advanced Search, scroll to Details to refine the search. · For full text, click on article title, and look for FULL TEXT AVAILABLE links, or click the FIND IT! Button. · Use Journal Finder on the library home page for searching/browsing through journals. If not found, go to [|ILL request] page or get a form from the Reference desk. ILL is free for students. · My NCBI – free account, saves search history · For more info, check out Pub Med online [|tutorials] or PubMed wiki page
 * Finding research and review articles using PubMed**

[|Life Science Databases] (Biological Abstracts)
 * Other sources for Biology articles**

Biology Reference [|Encyclopedia of Life Sciences] 20 Volumes

§ [|In print at Besse Library - 6th ed.] § Online guide to [|APA style manual - 6th ed.] § Besse Library Weblinks page – [|Writing & Citing]
 * Citation guides – Publication manual of the Amer. Psychological Assoc.**

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