BIOL 201: Tools for Research

The Biology 201 Lab resource site guides you through the various aspects to research, from creating your Interlibrary Loan account to using a database for articles to tracking down citations.

Each section refers to a part of the research process. Navigate to the sidebar for more information on that specific process.

Here is the research process:

CONTACT  Stephanie Brown, Learning & Research Services Librarian

sbrown75@pacificu.edu |503-352-1409 

                            Available by e-mail | telephone | Zoom

IDENTIFY a research topic (or a general idea, which is enough to get started)

Primary versus secondary resources

USE simple search terms (AKA keywords or NOUNS).

APPLY different search strategies to expand, narrow, or focus search.

Truncation (adolescen*) | Phrase searches ("social media")

USE different resources for articles.

Web of Science | BISOS Citation Index | Google Scholar | Dissertations and Theses Global

TRACK citations used in articles' bibliography.

REVISE search as needed.

Will be continually revising based on new discoveries!