Research Assistance
Reference Tools/Background Information
Elsevier Reference Works (and books)
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Other Reference Works:
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Access ScienceOnline encyclopedia and dictionary for the sciences. Includes biographies, images and animations, and videos.
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eLSFormerly Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, this resource from Wiley contains over 5000 peer-reviewed articles. Monthly-updating.
VIDEO TUTORIAL: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This video tutorial for undergraduate use discusses the role of "background information" in library research. This was done for a summer institute about data. It makes some points that are relevant to any subject area.