A.C. Buehler Library: BIO 315 Genetics: Getting Started

What are primary biology sources?

Primary sources are those where a researcher can find original data.
The major source of primary information are peer-reviewed journals.
These include:

Original articles (aka, scientific papers, research articles) - longer, full accounts of orignal results of scientific investigations.

Publication Process

Popular Press: Material written for the general public.

Scholarly Journal: Articles written by experts in academic or professional fields.

Peer-Reviewed: Articles are submitted to rigorous scrutiny by other subject experts prior to publication.

Reference e-Book Collections

Reference Books are a great way to acquaint yourself with a new topic, find researcher or sources in a given field, and learn terminology.

General encyclopedias are not appropriate to cite in your paper.

Credo Reference
An online collection of over 1000 reference books, covering a wide range of subjects, from art to technology. Credo Reference also includes a selection of specialized reference books from Sage Publishing.
Gale eBooks (formerly GVRL, Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Contains the full-text of hundreds of print reference titles and series, allowing you access to key reference sources without having to be in the library. Includes a variety of topics, and all titles in the Scribner's and Twayne's author series. Most Gale eBook titles can also be accessed through I-Share.

Popular Press Materials

Science
Includes Science: Science magazine from 1880-date, Science Express, ScienceNOW, Science Signaling, Science of Aging Knowledge Environment Archive, Science Translational Medicine.
VuFind IShare
Elmhurst University's VuFind discovery interface for the I-Share library catalog. Use this resource to find books, ebooks, journal titles, movies, and music owned by Elmhurst University, and information about items located in over 94 academic and research libraries in Illinois.
Chicago Tribune
Gets you to the full text (excluding advertisements) from 1985-date. To see the full text of the Tribune from 1849-1990, go to ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune.
New York Times
Allows you to access the full text from 1980-present. To see the full text of the Times from 1851-2003, go to ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times.
Academic Search Complete
Provides abstracts from over 13,750 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from 9,000 titles, including more than 7,850 that are peer-reviewed. Almost every topic of study is covered. The database is updated daily, and includes searchable cited references from more than 1,400 journals.

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