Library resources

FIND ARTICLES:

  • Web of Science Indexes over 7000 science journals and conference proceedings.
  • more options for discipline-specific databases, see: Research Guides e.g. biology, chemistry, environmental studies/sciences,  forestry, physics, etc.

CITATION MANAGEMENT

RefWorks web-based citation management program that enables you to automatically format citations and bibliographies.

  1. How to set up RefWorks account” (1 min. video)
  2. Direct Import from an Online Database Service” (3:19 min. video)
  3. Creating a Custom Output Style List” (4:25 min. video)
  4. Quick Bibliography” (3:44 min. video)
  5. more RefWorks tutorials here….

HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION

Power searching in Google

  • use phrase searches “” e.g. polar bears
  • use synonyms with OR to find various terms that may be used e.g. “polar bears” OR “Ursus maritimus”
  • find information from US academic institutions e.g. site:.edu
  • find information from Canadian government web pages e.g. site:.gc.ca
  • find information from BC government web pages e.g. site:.gov.bc.ca

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