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One Guide to Rule Them All: Research Station

This guide was created as a way for all students at Ferrum College to get basic 'help' with research, tutorials and quick tip suggestions.

What's a "peer-reviewed scientific journal?"

RESEARCH REVIEW PAPER: Supporting Materials

General Science Databases

Useful for general background discussion of research and to "define any specialized terms".

Biology Databases

Dictionary of Genetics
General reference tool
American Journal of Botany
Conservation Biology
E-Books: National Academy Press Full-Text Books on Biology and Life Sciences

Environmental Science Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes academic journals, magazines, reports and books across disciplines, and includes the full text of over 5,700 active peer reviewed journals. Includes more than 77,000 videos from the Associated Press, with footage from 1930 to the present.

Dictionary of Ecology
General reference tool
Encyclopedia of Ecology
Ecology
Searchable full-text versions of four journals from the Ecological Society of America. It is good place to start research in environmental science.
Journal of Applied Ecology
E-Books: National Academy Press Full-Text Books on Environmental Studies