Additional Research Resources
Magnet STEM Research Resources
- GALILEO [password help]
use Advanced Search and limit results to Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals - Science Reference Center [password help: GALILEO]
science magazines, journals, reference books and videos - Science in Context [KM]
use Advanced Search for articles from peer-reviewed journals in full-text - Opposing Viewpoints [KM]
news, opinion, reference and other articles on controversial topics - Student Resources in Context [KM]
try Browse Topics with Category set on Social Issues to support the reason your research is needed - JSTOR Register & Read (Advanced Search)
sign up for free access to read up to 100 JSTOR full-text articles every 30 days - Medline in EBSCOhost
health sciences,citations, abstracts, some full-text - The National Academies Press
nearly 10,000 PDF ebooks with scientific reports, search or browse by topics - Public Library of Science: PLoS Journals
publicly available peer-reviewed science & medicine journals, scroll down to select a relevant journal - Society for Science Abstract Search
search and view abstracts from the ISEF project database - BASE
search engine for academic web resources; locate reports for current, open-access, research studies - Google Scholar
find relevant work across the world of scholarly research, then locate the complete document on the web or through your library - Google Patents
full-text patents from around the world - 7-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy
learn about classifications and use of the U.S. Patent Office Quick Search
Additional Support for Magnet Research
- Purdue OWL APA 7 Reference List: Basic Rules
- APA7 References Quick Guide
- APA 7 Style Reference Examples - from the organization that produces the APA Publication Manual
- In-Text Citations - formats and guidelines for the Author-Date Citation System
- Style and Grammar Guidelines - review a variety of topics to improve your writing and formatting style
- Zotero - free advanced tool to collect, organize, cite, and share research
- NU Library's Website Evaluation Guide
- UMGC Credibility Check
- Research Process Flow Chart
- Developing a Synthesis Matrix for a Literature Review
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources for a Science Literature Review
- Set Up for Tri-fold Board Poster Panels (example)
- PaperRater
- Capitalize My Title
Literary Criticism
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- Gale Power Search [KM]
- Literary Reference Center [GALILEO]
articles of literary criticism, with thousands of plot summaries and work overviews, and full text of over 7,000 classic novels - Gale Literature Criticism [KM]
- Gale Literature Resource Center [KM]
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Specialized eBook/Audiobook Collections
More eBooks & Audiobooks
- BITS English Language Learning - multiple users can read and listen to a wide selection of books online!
- YA Quick Reads from Orca Soundings [GALILEO] - find more by viewing older publication dates
- Children's Fiction Collection - use Library PASS for off-campus access
- Children's Nonfiction Collection - use Library PASS for off-campus access
