Articles
Best Bet
- American Chemical Society This link opens in a new windowIncludes full-text from most American Chemical Society publications, from the broad coverage journals such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society to the specialist journals such as Environmental Science and Technology. (VIVA)
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- Science (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new windowScience topic overviews, biographies, periodical articles, images, videos and detailed experiments. (VCCS)
- Science Magazine (AAAS) This link opens in a new windowScience is a leading weekly general scientific journal, publishing primary peer-reviewed research and breaking science news. The online version of Science magazine includes access to high impact peer-reviewed research and award-winning news content, 1995-present. (VIVA)
- TOXLINE (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowAccess to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and environmental pollutants. This version of TOXLINE does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS, or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. (VIVA)
Looking for something more specialized?
What If You Get Useless or Irrelevant Articles?
There are a few reasons why you may end up with a list of articles that are not what you're looking for.
1. If you get a list of very few articles, the selected keywords might be too specific.
In this case, you will need to be more general.
Instead of: body mass index of children in elementary school who eat doritos
Try: body mass index AND children AND junk food
2. If you get a list of too many articles that cover too many aspects of the topic, the selected keywords might be too general.
In this case, you will need to be more specific.
Instead of: plants
Try: invasive plants
Another way to be more specific is to put phrases in quotation marks:
"invasive plants" "soft drinks" "body mass index" "junk food"
3. Article authors may have used slightly different words.
For example, instead of soda, they may have used soft drinks.
Research Tips
◊ Keep your search simple. Use only 2 or 3 keywords.
◊ Look at your number of results.
Too Many: Add keywords or be more specific.
Too Few: Change keywords or make them more broad.
◊ Ask for help! Librarians are happy to help!