BIO2113 Principles of Biology III Lab

This guide is designed to assist you with your decomposition lab assignment by offering tips on how to search for and locate primary literature within scholarly journals.  Resources for citing your references according to the APA citation style are also provided. 

Featured within this guide are the following sections:

• Types of Journals  - How do you tell the difference between types of journals?
• Primary vs. Secondary Literature - How do you tell the difference between primary and secondary sources?
• Finding Articles  - How do you locate scholarly journals within the databases?
• Evaluating Resources  - How can you tell if a source provides reliable information?
• Citing Sources  - How do you cite resources in APA style?