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Science Resources: Research Tools

This guide provides access to scholarly journals and databases useful for science research and coursework.

PeliCAT

PeliCAT is the online catalog of the Katharine Brush Library.

Research Tools

 

NoodleTools generates, edits, and publishes an MLA/Turabian/APA bibliography. NoodleTools takes care of punctuation, alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list. Noodletools also creates digital notecards. All the NoodleTools screencasts for this guide are located in the Noodletools LibGuide.

Useful NoodleTools tutorials:

RegistrationThis section contains one video and guide outlining how to register for a NoodleTools account using the Brush Library subscription.

Creating CitationsThis section contains three videos and guides outlining how to create a project, importing a book citation from WorldCat, importing a book review, and importing an article.

Turnitin is a plagiarism prevention service. Turnitin checks submitted papers against over 17 billion web pages, 200 million student papers, and library databases. Turnitin is also used to provide student teacher feedback on papers.

The Research Process

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