1) What information am I looking for? Information published in scientific journals, annual reviews, and scholarly web sites

2) Where will I find the information?

Link to FirstSearch		Use the MEDLINE database to locate information in medical journals. Wilson Select Plus and , Periodical Abstracts will provide you with access to research published in general academic journals. View a Sample Search
Link to Synergy		An online journal service that will provide you with access to scientific journals. We do not subscribe to all of the journals in this database, so be sure to limit your search to "Subscribed Journals" if you want online access to full-text articles. View a Sample Search
Link to ScienceDirect		The ScienceDirect contains more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information. We do not subscribe to all of the journals in this database, so be sure to limit your search to "Subscribed Journals" if you want online access to full-text articles. View a Sample Search
Link to Web of Science		The Web of Science provides you with access to citations published in high quality, peer-reviewed scientific journals published from 1994 to the present. It also allows you to search the Science Citation Index to measure the impact of particular journal articles on the scientific community. Learn more about the Web of Science database View a Sample Search
Link to Wiley Interscience		The Wiley InterScience electronic journal collection expands the Library's online holdings in the areas of medicine, basic sciences, public health, pharmacology, psychiatry and psychology. Link to the video learning modules View a Sample Search

Do you still need more information?
Consult the databases featured on the library's list of Suggested Resources for Biology to locate information published in scientific journals and annual reviews.
Consult the list of recommended web sites compiled by Benedictine University faculty and librarians.
3) How good is the information you have found?	Review "How to evaluate periodicals" Review "How to evaluate web sites"
4) How will I ethically use this information?	Export the citations you have collected into RefWorks and produce a bibliography. Print or download the "Skimpy Guide to CSE format".

J. Hopkins, February 27, 2008