BIO 157: Experiment Paper: Home: Finding Articles and Research

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Starting Your Search

• Start your search with two or three keywords.
  • One keyword isn't specific enough and will produce an overwhelming number of results.
  • Too many keywords might be too specific and won't produce enough results.
• Revise your search -- try other keywords and see how that changes your results.

Some Keywords to Try

• Catalase AND temperature
• Fermentation AND ethanol
• Fermentation AND salt
• Fermentation AND temperature
• Fermentation AND sugar

Try these search tips to locate information efficiently in our databases:

Boolean operators

• AND: for combining unrelated search terms (like catalase AND temperature)
• OR: for searching similar words (like salt OR sodium chloride)
• NOT: for eliminating results (like fermentation NOT bacteria)

Phrase searching

• Use quotation marks to search words as a complete phrase, like “biochemical process”

Limiters

• Full text
• Publication date

These databases are good for finding in-depth articles on your topic.

This list contains links to open access scientific information on the web. Remember to evaluate the information carefully!