Books
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- You will need to consult reference sources and monographs to gain background information on your topic
- These materials may be available in print or electronically in what's known as an e-book
- You can check the library CATALOG to search for items by author, title, or keyword
- You can also look in WORLD CAT to see what books exist on your topic - libraries that have books you're interested in here are listed in order by state and by country but Massachusetts is always listed first. You can also place Interlibrary Loan requests directly from this source.
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Articles |
- Articles provide timely and detailed scholarly research which is critical for problem based learning.
- The library provides many discipline specific databases for the sole purpose of searching for articles .
- Not every database offers 100% full text of all its articles but you can use the ArticleNow link at the end of each citation to see what options are available for getting the full text.
- Reading and understanding medical literature can be challenging. The following series of articles may help with the demystifying process.
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Web |
- Using Google and Wikipedia for reseach purposes can yield interesting but uneven results.
- You can use the following criteria to evaluate any type of resource.
- Government websites along with those of professional bodies can offer useful statistical data or press releases on recent research. Ultimately the most sought after information sources for scholarly and clinical purposes still appear in research journal articles.
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