Reading and Citing the Literature

• Read the paper posted on Blackboard and answer a few questions on the article.
• Check out this research guide for Biology 124 Resources for Principles of Biology I.
• Attend the APA citing workshop sponsored by the library.

At the completion of this lab, students will:

Content:

• Know where to access library databases and how to perform a search for desired content.

• Understand what information can be found in sections of a typical research article in order to read and understand more efficiently.

Physical Skills:

• Cite material appropriately from a variety of sources.

Scientific Communication Skills:

• Recognize the difference between research (primary), review (secondary), and textbooks or encyclopedias (tertiary) sources and select appropriately for the purpose.