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Library Research Guide for Mr. Cassidy’s Biology 01 Class

 

The following sources are available from the Library’s homepage.  (Or, from the Reynolds homepage, www.reynolds.edu, click on Academic Resources and then Library.)

 

1.  Library Catalog:

For finding books on your topic, use JSRCC Library Catalog - VCCSLinc

 

2.  Licensed Research Databases (Invisible Web):

For finding articles on your topic, use one or more of the following databases.  If you are searching from off campus, you will need to enter your user id and password to access the licensed databases.  For instructions, see Off-campus Access.

 

3.  Internet Sources (Visible Web):

An excellent search engine for surfing the web is www.Google.com.  Be sure to evaluate sites carefully!  For tips, see Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources.  Some selected sites are available in the Biology section of our Web Links.

 

4.  MLA Citations:

The Citing Sources link will lead you to three documents with examples of MLA citations for print sources, web sites, and articles from licensed databases.

 

Created 02/24/2005

Converted to wiki 1/20/2010