Research Guides: BIOL 260: Zoology (Patrick): Where do I find sources on my topic?

This interactive tutorial will walk you through the basic features of the Library Catalog.

The links below are guaranteed to have scholarly sources related to your topic.

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News Databases

Access Newswires This link opens in a new window Full-text of current and archived articles from key domestic newswires including AP, Scripps Howard, McClatchy-Tribune, Copley, PR Newswire and Financial Wire.
News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window Searchable full text database combining articles from 1,000+ newspapers and news wires from around the world, plus some news blogs and television shows. Includes some major U.S. papers (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, etc.) but coverage is strongest in English-speaking British Commonwealth countries (Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, etc.). Also includes three major Spanish-language papers from Mexico (El Norte, Mural, Reforma).
Newswires This link opens in a new window Top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire from the past 30 days.
Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window This is a full-text news resource offering coverage of over 8,200 local, regional, national and international sources from over 200 countries. Browse replicas of popular local newspapers' like the Topeka Capital Journal and Kansas City Star, with full-color layouts of all news articles, graphics, advertisements, classifieds, weather reports, box scores, puzzles, cartoons and more. Available as soon as print editions.

Scholarly Article Databases

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
BioMed Central This link opens in a new window BioMed Central's portfolio of 206 journals includes general titles BMC Biology and BMC Medicine alongside specialist journals (e.g. BMC Bioinformatics, Malaria Journal) that focus on particular disciplines. All the research published by BioMed Central's journals is open access, but BioMed Central also provides access to various additional products and services that require a subscription.
Science This link opens in a new window Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. Contains millions of full-text articles that include national and global publications as well as 200+ experiments, projects, and top reference content.

Library Resources

Biology Subject Guide This subject guide provides links to biology related resources available through Forsyth Library

Can't I just Google it?

This video will help you understand why you should be searching for scholarly sources at Forsyth Library instead of out in the wild.

What is a database anyway?

This video will help you understand what a library database is and how it is different than a search engine you find on the internet.