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Biology 202 - Human Physiology: Find Scholarly Sources

This guide focus on resources for the grip strength assignment. It also contains the purposes and parts of scholarly scientific articles.

What Does a Scientific Article Look Like?

Anatomy of a Scholarly Journal Article
Scientific articles may seem confusing at first. Use this interactive map to learn about the sections found in a scientific article.

Why Scientific Articles?

How to Read a Scientific Paper
Scholarly scientific articles have a different purpose and appearance than many other types of articles. In this tutorial from Purdue, you will learn what makes scientific articles unique.
How to Read Scientific Articles
In this video, you'll learn some tips for reading scientific articles efficiently.

Need an Article Not Available Online?

Request an Article
If you find an article that is not available online, order it from the library and we'll get you a copy in 5 business days.

Medical Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
PubMed This link opens in a new window

General Science Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window

ScienceDirect Tips

ScienceDirect Tutorial
ScienceDirect has many features to help you find science-related journal articles and e-books. The advanced search features will help refine your search. Follow this interactive tutorial to master the advanced search.

Google Scholar

Use Google Scholar to find:

peer-reviewed journal articles
theses
books
abstracts
other scholarly literature on the "public web"

From off-campus, the link above will set your preferences to let you know if an item is available free from LCC Library.