FINDING PERIODICALS
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BIOLOGY 

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Definitions

Article: A written piece on a specific topic found in a journal, periodical, magazine, or newspaper

Peer Reviewed Process: When an article is submitted to a scholarly journal, it is evaluated by experts in the field who examine the article's originality, quality of research, clarity of presentation, etc. and determine if the article falls within the scope of the publication. Also known as refereed, scholarly or academic.

 

Database Access

Stout Users Only!Access is restricted to UW-Stout students, faculty, and staff. When off campus you will enter your Stout email username and password when prompted.

See Remote Access instructions.

 

Getting the Article...

When in a database, click on an icon:

PDF icon orFull text iconor Full Text icon = Full Text

Find It!  Links to:

  • full text in another database or
  • the periodical title in the Library Catalog, if it is available in the Periodicals Area on 2nd floor or
  • the Interlibrary Loan/Illiad form to request from another source if the article is not available full text online nor in the  library 
  • More info: Find It! FAQ  

When you have a journal title:

 
 

Indexes/Databases for Biology

Stout Users Only Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.

Indexes/Databases to try first:

Health Related Indexes/Databses to try:

Other Indexes/Databasses to try:

Periodical Links

  • PLoS Biology  
    A peer reviewed, open access journal from the Public Library of Science (PLos).
 

At the Library

Selected periodicals available on the second floor of the Library.

  • American Biology Teacher
  • Audubon
  • Environment
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Quarterly Review of Biology (microfiche)
  • Journal of Chromatographic Science
  • Journal of Environmental Health
  • Journal of Food Biochemistry
  • Nature
  • Science
  • Scientific American
 

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4/7/2009