Research Tips & Tutorials

Starting Your Research

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Electronic Resources

Natural Resources Subject Based Databases

Full-Text Databses

Tutorials

My Favorite Tutorials

Where Do I Start? Basic Research Tips by USU Libraries
Research Information Online Tutorial by Rutgers
The Plagiarism Game by Lycoming College
Peer Review in 3 Minutes by NCSU Libraries
Evaluating Internet Sources

Commercial Tutorials

Using Scopus
Using Endnote Web

Finding Scientific Information

Books

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Electronic books

Project Gutenberg (open access)
Hathi Trust (USU only)
E-library (USU only)

Print Books

Quinney Library's catalog
Merrill-Cazier's catalog

Book Indexes

WorldCat (USU only)

Theses & Dissertation

USU Digital Commons Student Works
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text
Open Thesis

Documents

Print Documents

Quinney Library's catalog
Merrill-Cazier's catalog

Utah Online and Print Documents

Utah State Publications
Utah State Extension Publications

Federal Online and Print Documents

Article Indexes

Web of Science

Most used multidisciplinary database where everything is from peer-reviewed sources.

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide

All aspects of wildlife and wildlife management are covered in this one comprehensive volume. Includes many agency publications

JSTOR

A full-text electronic journal collection with coverage from the early 1900s to the 2000s (and sometimes longer).

Science Direct

Includes over 2,500 full-text journals and 11,000 books. Includes current information on life sciences and physical sciences.

Scopus

Covers international science and technology research. Supports peer-reviewed literature citations.

Fish & Fisheries Worldwide

Contains citations and abstracts on fish and related literature covering disciplines such as aquaculture, ichthylogy, and fisheries. Includes many agency publications

Google Scholar

Multidisciplinary scholarly search engine. Covers peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts, and articles, from academic publishers and professional societies.

Digital Dissertations

Doctoral dissertations and some masters' theses from almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities; 1997-present full-text, citations & abstracts earlier years.