Chromosomal abnormalities

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Chromosomal abnormalities

• Biology
• November 3, 2006

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What do you remember?

• Finding articles in Science News and
  Scientific American
• What database did you use?
• How did you get articles from just those two
  journals?
• Could you find full-text articles that were only
  two pages long?
• How did you cite using APA?

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Next Assignment

• Your group will be expected to find articles in
  Science and Nature.
• These articles will be at least two full pages.
• These articles will be about a genetic disease.
• These articles will be cited using APA format.

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What is a genetic disease?

• Look in the library
• Keyword search genetics
• Use your textbook!!

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What is a genetic disease?

• Google Directory
• Librarians Internet Index
• March of Dimes
• Chromosome Deletion Outreach
• Remember to evaluate web sources.

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Search Smartly

• Start Narrow
• Find Exact Phrases
• Trim URLs
• Find Similar pages

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Here we go again

• SJP Home page
• Academics or Student Life
• McShain Library
• Find Information Online
• Newspapers/Magazines/Websites
• MasterFILE Premier-school
• MasterFILE Premier (yes, again)

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JSTOR

• Search for articles from Science
• Use Advanced Search
• Narrow to articles, opinion pieces, other

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Student Resource Center

• Basic Search
• Check Related Subjects
• Print or Email Article with citation

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Lets Wrap this Up

• Choose a genetic disease
• textbook, websites
• Find articles in Science and Nature
• McShain Library website
• Cite using APA format