Abby Juda
Best Bets
Not sure where to start your research? If you're looking for articles, here are some great databases to try:
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PubMed
Developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Contents: Citations, abstracts, and full-text articles, biomedical literature, and books.
Need search tips? Take a look at our YouTube video on how to use PubMed.
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ScienceDirect
Subjects covered include biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, education, and psychology.
Contents: Abstracts and full-text articles from scientific, technological, and medical scholarly journals and reference books published by Elsevier.
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bioRxivA pre-print server for biology articles, hosted by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)Resources in biology, biochemistry, and more, supported by the National Library of Medicine.
Reading a Scientific Paper
If you haven't read an article from a peer-reviewed science journal yet, or if you have trouble making sense of them, check out the guide below. It has some great tips for reading and understanding science articles!
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How to Read and Understand a Scientific ArticleA clear guide to reading and understanding science articles. Written by Dr. Jennifer Raff at the University of Kansas.