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BIO 450/630/791: Biology Seminar: Reading Articles

Biology Seminar

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

When reading scientific articles you may come across vocabulary you do not comprehend. These 2 online resources below can help you understand the words you do not know.

Gale Ebooks
A collection of electronic reference books (ex. encyclopedias) covering everything from the arts and history to medicine and the sciences.
Oxford Reference Online
Good source looking up words in articles you do not know or understand.

More Web Resources on How to Read Scientific Articles

How to Read a Scientific Research Paper from Hampshire College
Brief document providing guidelines on how to read a scientific article. Included is a list of questions that will help you better understand the article.
How to Read a Scientific Paper Tutorial
Interactive tutorial that provides guidance on how to read a scientific article and explains the parts of a scientific paper.

YouTube Video: How to Read a Science Paper

Here is the YouTube Video we watched in class about reading articles.

This video was created by biology students at Georgetown University in conjunction with Bio 504 course taught by Dr. Janet Russell, Fall 2007.

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