Science Information Sources

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Most scientists use and trust these sources of scientific and technical information.

Science (Napa Valley College has current and past 3 years)
Nature (NVC does not subscribe to this journal, but you can go to their webpage
and click on archive to view past issues)

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Subject Specific Resources

Anatomy-Physiology
Botany
Chemistry
Ecology
Engineering
Health
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Nursing: Evidence-Based Medicine
Nutrition and Food Science
Respiratory Therapy
Zoology

General Information Literacy Modules
Unit 1: The Research Process
Unit 2: The Web
Unit 3: Reference Sources
Unit 4: Online Databases
Unit 5: Circulating Books
Unit 6: Associations
Unit 7: Writing and Citing
Unit 8: Annotated Bibliography

Scientific Information Literacy Modules
Unit 1: What is Science?
Unit 2: Scientific Information
Unit 3: Information Formats
Unit 4: Defining Search Terms
Unit 5: Conducting a Literature Review
Unit 6: Science Information Sources

History Information Literacy Modules

Unit 1: The Work of the Historian
Unit 2: Historical Thinking Skills
Unit 3: Primary Sources
Unit 4: Secondary Sources
Unit 5: Keeping a Research Journal
Unit 6: Tips on Writing Well
Unit 7: Information Sources for History

How to Do Research Homepage

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