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BMB 110: Plagues: Past and Present Course Guide |
Selecting a Disease: Some Sources of Inspiration
Researching Your Topic
- Planning to do library research off campus?
- Activate your library card at the Fogler Library circulation desk so you can use library
resources off campus. Wait a day or two for complete activation.
- Computer problems? See
How to
Connect.
- Useful starting points: CDC,
MedlinePlus, Merck Manual (home edition and
professional edition), reference books listed on
library guides
- Further details:
- Databases are designed for use worldwide (not just here), so they refer to items
we don't own.
- Sometimes the full text of articles is included in databases. However, you will find
additional articles online through links in the URSUS catalog, and even more articles in the
print journals at the library, and through interlibrary loan.
Search Tips
Check database guides for detailed
instructions.
Also:
- Document your research process--list the databases you used, the search terms
you tried, etc.
- In many databases, the "advanced" search option will provide more
options and flexibility
- Try using official subject terms (from "thesaurus", "headings", "MeSH")
- Try alternative terminology: leprosy and also Hansen's disease
- Truncate or use a wildcard (usually *): polio* to find polio
as well as poliomyelitis
Combining Terms
AND Leprosy and art |
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OR Leprosy or Hansen's Disease |
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Limits
Commonly available limits: publication year, language (and sometimes
"human").
Finding Journal Articles at Fogler Library...and Beyond
See Finding Items at Fogler Library and
Getting Items From Other Libraries.
Notes:
- Most article copies are free, but sometimes other libraries charge
delivery and copying fees. On the request form, indicate the maximum cost
you are willing to pay in case there is a charge.
- Paper copies are sent to Fogler Library.
- If you are going to visit another library, call
before you travel. Check hours, policies, copying fees, and whether the issue you need is
available.
Created by: Nancy
Curtis | Revised:
01/25/2008
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