Independent Research

American Society for Microbiology - website; society promotes and advances the microbial sciences and includes researchers, educators and health professionals; browse by topic or search the ASM Journal Collections for open-access articles.

Britannica Academic Edition - college level combination of Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools; provides variety of reliable sources for conducting thorough research; written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other notable experts

EBSCO databases -  Narrow findings by selecting “full-text” and “peer reviewed.” Use quotation marks around your search term for accuracy.

Science Reference Center         

Academic Search Premier - includes journals in subject areas of computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, medical science

EBSCO MegaFile - general interest science 

MAS Complete: School Edition  - includes New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American   

Gale databases -  To further limit or redefine results – choose “full-text”. Choose content type from the box on the left.

Gale OneFile: General Science Collection  - Database providing access to scholarly journals and magazines covering the latest scientific developments. Key subjects covered by the database include biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

Health News Review - website providing critical approaches to health care news. See Toolkit tab for tips to analyze studies and health care claims. See the criteria for review on this page.

NHSJS: The National High School Journal of Science- The National High School Journal of Science is a free, online, student-run and peer-reviewed research journal that is targeted towards high school students. 

Pew Research Center -   a nonpartisan fact tank that conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.  Publications, data sets, interactives and expert analysis available. See Science and Society page.

PubMed - PubMed® comprises more than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Science  magazine – online archives for print magazine; access to video, webinars

Today's Science - database offers in-depth explanations of important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Science news, interviews with researchers, and related content, and authoritative sources provide sources for student research and study.

Citation Help

Noodle Tools (Citation tool)

Purdue OWL (Citation help website)

Citation Maker (MLA, APA Citation tool)