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Library Resources for FSCN 3612
Slides from Megan Kocher's in-class presentation.
Using the Libraries During COVID-19
The Libraries look different right now, but we are still able to help you get materials and research assistance! This page has up-to-date information about building openings and hours, and other Covid-19-related library questions.

After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:

Find ideas and language on a topic using online tools and techniques
Use techniques like mind mapping, the 5W’s, and freeform writing to narrow a large topic

Use these databases to find peer-reviewed articles on human nutrition. You can also use the Libraries' search box at the top of this page.

PubMed
Searches MEDLINE, which is the primary source of journal articles for the health sciences (fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health, health care systems, and basic sciences). Coverage is from the 1940s to the present.
AGRICOLA -Agriculture (Ovid)
Search agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics, and rural sociology. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.
SPORT Discus
The world's most comprehensive bibliographic resources for all aspects of sport and fitness. Includes websites, conference papers, journal articles, unpublished papers and theses. It also includes Full-text access to over 350 journals. Limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Citation and research help (from Purdue OWL)
Examples and instructions for how to cite many types of materials in MLA, APA, Chicago, and AMA styles.
zoterobib
Zoterobib formats bibliographies in any style automatically. Just enter a doi or title.

Mendeley is a free citation manager that can:

create a database of citations by easily importing items from databases;
manage your PDFs;
sync your database to the Web;
tag citations, organize them into folders, annotate, and share with others; and
create bibliographies and in-text citations in a variety of styles, or export bibliographic data to other citation management applications like Zotero and EndNote.

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