Guides: NSM 202: The Scientific Enterprise: Home

Start Here

This guide is intended to link you to the best resources available at Jenks Library for your research. Start with the resources listed below and use the tabs to find more specific resources:

PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
For search by Publication Type, see PubMed's subject term guide: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes.html
IOPscience
Pay-per-view access provided by Jenks Library offers you journal content published by IOP Publishing covering scientific, technical and medical content. Please read the article abstract carefully before downloading. Once you download an article, save it on your computer for future use. You can help to make this pay-per-view pilot cost-effective.
OneFile: Science
Search a subset of Gale Academic OneFile journals covering the latest scientific developments in science, mathematics, computing, and technology. This includes particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, engineering, and hundreds of other areas.

The Process of Scientific Literacy

Read, Converse, Evaluate

1. Read with Understanding

Popular press from newspapers and magazines are great sources of new information and are often based on newly published scientific studies and scholarly articles.

2. Engage in Conversation

Research is not a solitary pursuit. After consuming new information, you should be able to engage in conversations with peers, mentors, and experts about what you have read.

3. Evaluate the Quality

Always ask questions about your reading, like "Is it accurate?", "Does it match other research?" "Does the scholarly research confirm what this popular article is saying?"