Radov Summer 2020: Home

We are off-campus!

You will be asked to log in to the library databases. Screenshot of login page ------------->
Your username is your EA username (your email address before the @).
Your password is your EA password (same as your EA email password). 

Login not working? Website asking you to pay for the article? Need research help? 
Ask Ms. Yu!

Think original study. Examples: lab reports, experiments published in science journals

• Science Daily
  Click the DOI link under "Journal Reference"
   
• Science Direct
   
• Proquest - Science
  Sort by Source Type: Scholarly Journal

Think secondhand information. Examples: news articles, magazine articles, published reports or summaries

• The New York Times - Science
   
• Gale - Science in Context
  Look under "News" or "Magazines"
  
  
• Science Daily

Think general overview. Examples: encyclopedias, textbooks, websites giving a summary of a topic

• Gale - Science in Context
  Look under "Reference"
   
• Wikipedia
  Do not cite from Wikipedia!
   
• Encyclopedia Britannica

Who created the source?
It could be a person, a group of people, an organization, a university, or a government entity.

Are they a CREDIBLE source for SCIENTIFIC information?
Keep in mind that science is often used for non-scientific purposes.

Note on websites:
Keep in mind that anyone can create a website. Sites that end with .org, .edu, or .gov are generally more trustworthy than sites with .com or .html. However, this is a general rule. Some .com sites are edited and curated to contain high-quality information, while some .edu sites are geared towards young children and may lack in academic depth.

What is the purpose of the source?
To inform? To educate? To persuade? To scare?

The purpose of scientific research is to further scientific thinking. Information for science research must be free of political bias. Because science is often used for non-scientific purposes, you should only use sources that study and publish SCIENTIFIC findings. This is different from other subjects like history, where you could incorporate perspectives from different disciplines like economics, political science, sociology, etc.

Does the source reference other sources?
A reliable scientific source will always cite or provide links to other scientific research.

If none is provided, you should ask: is this a source that actually studies science? Is the information replicated elsewhere? If other reputable sources are saying the same thing, chances are the information presented is accurate. If other reputable sources cite the source and support its findings, chances are the information presented can be trusted.

Avoid plagiarism!

Show your credibility!

Contribute to the World of Knowledge!

Using any text, images, charts, or data pulled from another source

Directly quote AND paraphrase information

Something is a fact, but not common knowledge.