Research guides: BIOD13 Herbology: Home

Learning Outcomes

Sign up and register for Zotero, a citation management tool so to help you stay organized in your research and citations
You will practice adding various resource types to your Zotero library so to build your reference list.
You will identify a list of keywords specific to your topic that will help you to retrieve relevant books and articles in a library database for your research paper.
You will design and refine needs and search strategies as necessary, based on search results.

In Preparation

Please go to zotero.org before the workshop and do the following:

Download the Zotero program to your computer

Download the browser connector for Zotero

Zotero
Register for an account

Key Resources

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Citation information and research impact factors for multi-disciplinary journal articles, conference papers, books, and more.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Public version of Medline, the core database for health sciences disciplines. This platform is best for quick clinical searches.
Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles, ebooks, theses, and government publications, with a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada and a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
Lexi-Comp Online This link opens in a new window

MedlinePlus - Herbs & Supplements
Explore dietary supplements and herbal remedies to learn about their effectiveness, usual dosage, and drug interactions.

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