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Research Process & Library Resources
Steps in the Research Process: Topic (Phage Therapy), Sources, Evaluation, Organization & Use
College vs. High School life and research
Library Subscription Resources - paid for by libraries for their patrons to have access to authoritative, credible, reliable and trustworthy sources and, contain: magazines, newspapers, images, electronic books, encyclopedias, images, academic journals and more! (Gale One File database features)
Be Better at Google for Research
Advanced Google Search (Boolean operators, "search phrase", domain searching, etc.)
List of Tips for Advanced Google Searches (Practice Examples)
Advanced Google Book Search - select full view only
example Citing Google Books
Google Gemini - how it works
Citation Assistance from MyBib.com
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Source Name. Volume Number, Issue Number, Publication Date, pages. URL (web address) Accessed Day Month Year.
Czerwinski, Sean, and James Gurney. “Phage Steering in the Presence of a Competing Bacterial Pathogen.” Microbiology Spectrum, vol. 13, no. 7,
July 2025, pp. 1–13, journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/spectrum.02882-24. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Author's Last Name, First initial. Article Title. Source Name. Volume Number(Issue Number). URL (web address)
Czerwinski, S., & Gurney, J. (2025). Phage steering in the presence of a competing bacterial pathogen. Microbiology Spectrum, 13(7).
https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02882-24
State Department of Education Library and Information Standards
12.4.4: Monitor one’s own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress and make necessary adjustments.