Handout for Biology 1811 (Introductory Biology)

Please ask for help at the Reference desk if you are having trouble finding information on your topic!

Academic Search Premier example search screen below

 

You might also find it useful to search in Medline.

  • Medline connects to the FULL-TEXT of potentially many medical research articles. 
  • Remember to uncheck the option to Map Term to Subject Headings.
  • In Medline the  $  sign is the equivalent of the * in Academic Search Premier.  Thus in Medline the above search would be:  trans fat$   and   cardi$ 

To find articles in Full-Text: If a database does not have the full-text of an article the (Article Linker) icon appears alongside the citations in your search results. Clicking this icon will let you:

1)      Find the article in ANOTHER library database, else

2)      If the article is not online in anyway gives you an option to search in the libraries’ catalog. You will then copy down the journal’s call number and location and find the article on the Libraries’ shelves.

3)      3) If the journal is not available at UMSL then provides a link to Submit an Interlibrary Loan Request. The article will be photocopied from another library and sent to you. You can also choose to see the article online by selecting “E-mail - Electronic Delivery” on the request form. Note: you will need to use your Student ID (not MyGateway ID) to login to the Interlibrary Loan request form.

 

BOOKS:

1)      To find books on a given topic go to the UM-St.  Louis Library Catalog  and search by Subject, such as Human Biology.

2)      You can also search by KeyWords.  Example:  

metabolic disorder*  and   genetic*                          (note the asterisks!)

metabolic disorder*  within 3  genetic*                           

 

Also search the MOBIUS catalog, which lets you get books from from over 60 universities in Missouri!  You can easily have the books sent to the Thomas Jefferson Library using the MOBIUS system.  Remember that UMSL is part of the MERLIN cluster.

 

FOR MORE HELP: You can request a Research Consultation from the libraries’ home page or ask for a Research Consultation form at the desk.