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Getting Started
This research guide is targeted at students in the field of Biology, though may be useful to others as well. By navigating the tabs along to the left of the guide you can find resources for:
tools for managing your research citations
links to course guides
link to Willamette biology theses
requesting articles through interlibrary loan (ILL)
The Web holds a wide variety of information and misinformation, ranging from popular press coverage and advertisements to scholarly communications and grey literature. Be careful when using information from web sites, because it changes often which makes it hard to cite in a paper. The print equivalent is often preferred to electronic sources when citing because the print version is more reliable (it won't disappear as easily).
Always evaluate a web site before using it for research purposes.
Some criteria for evaluating web sites include (click here for more info):
You can always ask a librarian or your professor for an opinion about a specific site.
