Featured Resource
- Star Wars: The Source AwakensYoutube, Nick Streif
Evaluating Websites
Remember to always evaluate a website before using it for research purposes.
Some criteria for evaluating websites include:
- Accuracy
- Authority
- Coverage
- Currency
- Objectivity
- Purpose
- Support
You can always ask a librarian or your professor for an opinion about a specific website as well.
(Ruth Szpunar at DePauw University)
Examples
- Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics The Rosalind Franklin papers
Papers of Rosalind Franklin, best known for her work in X-ray diffraction patterns of DNA.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Call Number: e-BookISBN: 9780760351451Publication Date: 2016
Benjamin Franklin's Science by Call Number: SBU BOL Book 509.2 C66bISBN: 0674066588Publication Date: 1990-04-01Cohen reveals the important theoretical side to Franklin's scientific work. He traces his study, especially of Newton, and examines the theoretical basis of his electricity experiments.
- A-DNA and B-DNA: Comparing Their Historical X-ray Fiber Diffraction ImagesLucas, A. A. (2008). A-DNA and B-DNA: Comparing Their Historical X-ray Fiber Diffraction Images. Journal of Chemical Education, 85(5), 737–743. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed085p737
- Rosalind Franklin British scientistThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica , LAST UPDATED: Jul 21, 2020
- Benjamin FranklinWikipedia Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary & Grey Literature
- Primary, Secondary & Tertiary SourcesOhio State University Pressbooks. Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research by Teaching & Learning, Ohio State University Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
- 10.1 Types of Sources: Primary, Secondary, TertiaryA Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing by Melanie Gagich & Emilie Zickel is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
- Research Foundations: Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary MaterialsSeminole State College
- Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Sources
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A Youtube video created by Suffolk County Community College Library, JMM, 06/2012. - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources in the Health SciencesAn Univ. of Minnesota, Biomedical Library resource
- What is a Primary Resource?
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UCSD Libraries, Social Sciences & Humanities Library - Researching Online for College Students: Five Easy Steps
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What is grey literature? The Fourth International Conference on Grey Literature (1999) defined grey literature thusly: "That which is produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers."
- OpenGrey
From Choice Reviews Online: "This open online index for the sciences, social sciences, and humanities allows researchers to discover papers, reports, and other resources. Institutions, think tanks, government agencies, and other gray literature producers..."
Contact/Library Info Links
Library Information
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