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Finding Reliable Biology Articles Using Databases: A Guide for Students

This guide outlines essential databases and search techniques for students seeking reliable articles in biology. Learn about the importance of peer-reviewed articles and how to verify the reliability of sources. Discover databases such as ProQuest, EBSCOHost, and JSTOR, which offer a wealth of academic resources, often vetted by experts. Understand the significance of using keywords rather than complete sentences when searching, and the usefulness of Boolean operators to refine results. This resource empowers students to enhance their research skills in the biological sciences.

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Finding Reliable Biology Articles Using Databases: A Guide for Students

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  1. Using Databases… …to find reliable articles for Biology • What databases can we use? • What search techniques can we use? • What is a peer reviewed article? • How do you know if an article is reliable?

  2. DATABASES: • A collection of magazines, newspapers, academic journals, and other resources available online with a subscription • Easy to find reliable scientific research • Contains more free ACADEMIC SOURCES than the general Internet

  3. What’s an “academic” source? • Published by experts: researchers, universities, academic societies, professional organizations • Often peer-reviewed (“refereed”) “…highly valued… because they contain articles that have been screened by an author's peers (people who work in the same field as the author).”

  4. ProQuest • Irvington’s own database! • Please do NOT share password with non-IHS students • Username: ihsproquest • Password: irvingt0n

  5. Choose e-library or SIRS

  6. Sort by Source Type Sort by source type on left

  7. Peer Reviewed Articles: • In E-Library, look for purple bar: • In SIRS, look under magazines; may need to Google title of publication (Ex: Journal of American Pediatrics. Not the article title)

  8. Alameda County Library • Sign up for an e-cardsee link at irvington.org/library • This form does have some technical issues. If you have trouble, see Ms. McAuley in the library

  9. After you have a card number… • Go to www.aclibrary.org • Under the “Research” drop-down menu, • Choose “A-Z Resources”

  10. Don’t search for your topic in this main screen! This is just a list of databases. You have to choose one database to search.

  11. How Do I Search in a database? • Use strings of KEYWORDS, NOT whole sentences. What effects will global warming have on people and our environment? Global warming Climate change Effects Etc.

  12. Narrow or Broaden Results • Limit to FULL TEXT • Narrow by TYPE • Boolean operators: try connecting keywords using AND, OR, NOT • Scan (quickly look through) results for sources that seem useful. • Click on the title or “Full Text” and read! The next few slides give some examples of useful databases for science…

  13. EBSCOHost: A good general database Advanced Search:

  14. World Wide Science • On the Internet (no card needed) • Some articles unavailable in full text

  15. Click “Full Text Available” under Topics

  16. GreenFile Greenfile

  17. Student Research Center

  18. JSTOR (short for Journal Storage): A great database! • http://www.jstor.org/ • Click Advanced Search • Check box: “Only Content I Can Access” • Search using keywords

  19. IPL (Internet Public Library) • www.ipl.org • Websites reviewed by librarians

  20. Citing Journal Articles from a Database Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture.” Social Work and Society 50.1 (2008): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <www.urlgoeshere.com>. -Name of the database is included. -If required to include URL, put at end:<www.example.com>. -If no pages given: n. pag. -This is for academic journals only. Other databases resources like encyclopedia articles should be cited as whatever they are. The database labels each type of source.

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