Subject Guides: EES 489:Critical Issues in Ecology and Environmental Sciences: Home

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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
The Fogler Library Interlibrary Loan Department works with other libraries and information providers to obtain research materials not held by Fogler Library.
Article Linker Tutorial
This short video tutorial will show you how to access the full-text of scholarly articles using the Article Linker tool. It is advised that you view this tutorial before you begin your research, so you will already know what to expect when you encounter the Article Linker tool in Fogler Library's subscription databases.

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Welcome to the Library Research Guide for EES 489! Use this guide to help you find and analyze sources for your writing assignments.

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Types of Scientific Resources

Primary, secondary or tertiary sources depend on how close that information is to the source of the original lab research. In the sciences, research findings are communicated through conference proceedings, journal articles, technical reports, self publication or edited volumes in a series on a certain topic. Secondary sources pull from primary sources, and tertiary sources pull from secondary sources. Use the chart below to help distinguish between different sources

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