Biology: BIO 361
Best bets for finding research
Just want to browse through some journals? The link below will take you to an alphabetical list of several embryology journals we have online access to here at Miami. This may be a good place to start for those of you having trouble finding an article you can use as the basis for your presentation. Not all of the articles in these journals fit the criteria for your assignment, so you'll have to do a little bit of legwork to evaluate whether you can use it. If you're not sure, ask me or your TA!
Want to search for your topic instead of browse? The databases listed below are some recommended options for tracking down resources to use in your presentations. If you need a refresher on how to best use them, contact me!
- BIOSIS Citation IndexBIOSIS Citation Index covers all major areas in the life sciences, with broad coverage in molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, endocrinology, genetics, neurosciences, infectious diseases, ecology and organismal biology. This is very useful database for tracking down related research.
- Web of Science (Core Collection) This link opens in a new window
NOTE: If prompted, please enter your MU credentials. Do not select “Institutional Sign In.” Clearing web browser cookies and cache may also fix access issues.
Use Web of Science to perform a cited reference search, where you can look up an article and see how many times it has been cited. The Web of Science Core Collection includes the following databases: Science Citation Index (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900-present), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present), Conference Proceedings Citation Index (1990-present), Book Citation Index (2005-present), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2005-present), Current Chemical Reactions (1985-present), Index Chemicus (1993-present). Users may encounter content in this database the library has not purchased.
- AGRICOLA This link opens in a new windowContaining bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.
Using proximity operators
Get to Full Text with Find It!
Most literature indexes do not have the actual journal articles included within them. Instead, these indexes just contain information about the article, e.g. titles, authors, abstract.
When you find an article of interest in an index, click the "Find It" button by that entry to get to the full text. If we have a subscription, "Find It" will provide a link to the journal article. (Or if we have the print, it will provide a link to the catalog with the location and call number.)
(A few databases, like Academic Search Complete, include full text for some articles. These databases may allow you to search only for articles available in full text, but be aware that you are only searching a small portion of the articles we actually subscribe to.)
In-class library presentation
Here is a powerpoint of the slides I presented in class for those who would like it. I've also included a PDF version as an alternative.
