Biology Project

Searching for Information

Step 1: Determine what you want to know.

Step 2: Search databases and websites to find biology research.

How to search in the databases

Type in your topic using your KEYWORDS.
Choose: REFERENCE ARTICLES first for background knowledge
Choose: NEWS; MAGAZINES for up to date information on your ecosystem
Look to the right of the results and check out the SUBJECTS you need

Databases

Databases to Use for your biology project

Websites

MLA Creating Citations Plus Organizing Your Research

Step 3. Cite your sources.

Citing a Page or Section from a Website

Created by an Unknown Author

 "Title of Section." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Accessed Date Month (abbreviated) Year.

Note: The publisher or sponsoring organization can often be found in a copyright notice at the bottom of the home page or on a page that gives information about the site. If the website publisher is the same as the author and title of the web site, then include only the title of the web site. 

Works Cited List Example:

“Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

Created by a Known Author

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed Date Month (abbreviated) Year.

Works Cited List Example:

Morin, Amy. "How to Prevent the Media From Damaging Your Teen's Body Image." Verywell Family, About Inc., 6 Oct.  2019, www.verywellfamily.com/media-and-teens-body-image-2611245. Accessed 1 Nov. 2019.

3 Steps to getting your Citations Page Done

1. Alphabetical Order (by whatever comes FIRST in the citation)
2. Double Spaced (the whole document)
3. Hanging Indent (watch the video)

 

Works Cited Format

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Pro-Tip!Tips for citing websites:
 

  • Website name should be based on what's on the web page itself (usually in the upper-left corner).
  • Article title is probably the next biggest font on the page after the website name.
    • Do not repeat the article title as the website name.
  • Publisher can often be found in the copyright information at the very bottom of a web page.
    • Or look for a link to an "About" page.
  • Date should not use the copyright date for the whole website at the bottom with the publisher.
    • This isn't necessarily accurate for the individual article you're looking at

 

REPEAT STARTS HERE. See if there is anything to salvage.

Step 1: Take 3 minutes to watch this video on how to search a database.

GVRL - Gale Virtual Reference Library search guide ABOVE

 

Any "In-Context" Databases search guide BELOW 


 

Step 2: Search one of these databases to find biology research.

Databases

Step 3. Browse these trusted websites for more information.