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IDST 290.011 - The Need for Speed: Home

Library Session PowerPoint Slides

Science Databases

       **Please note you will need to register in SciFinder to access the database**

Popular Science Sources

These sources are not scholarly, but may give you a good idea of current research trends and topics.

Discover Magazine Scientific American
The Economist Science News
National Science Foundation - Discoveries Time Magazine
The New York Times - Science (register for access)  US News and World Report
NPR Science News Washington Post
Popular Science  
   

Writing and Citing

UNC Writing Center

Outlines:

  • How to write an outline (video)

  • Why and how to create an outline (Purdue OWL)

Abstracts:

Researching in the Sciences (videos)

Author's Guide for submitting an article to the ACS journal Analytical Chemistry

MLA Formatting and Style Guide (online)

Zotero Library Guide

             

Create/log in to your Zotero account

Zotero how to video

Includes

  • What is Zotero?
  • Getting Started with Zotero.
  • Organizing Citations in Zotero.
  • Creating a Bibliography with Zotero.

Presentation by SILS graduate assistant Julie Fields.

Science Libraries Chat

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About the Kenan Science Library

The Kenan Science Library is on the ground floor of Venable Hall. See our library page for locations and hours.

Science Librarian

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Therese Triumph
she/her/hers
Contact:
G301E Venable Hall
Kenan Science Library
919-962-3625
Website

Media Librarian

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Winifred Metz
she/her/hers
Contact:
Media & Design Center,
Undergraduate Library
(919) 962-4099
Website