Biological Sciences: Additional Help

Are you new to research databases? Take a look at The Research Process guide for an introduction and additional help.

Comprehensive guides for:

• MLA Citations 
  (Based on the MLA Handbook, 2021)
• APA 7 Citations 
  (Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 2020)
• CMOS Citations 
  (Based on The Chicago Manual of Style, 2017)

Your instructor shall tell you which citation style you should use or check your course syllabus!

Each guide instructs you how to format your research papers and how to cite sources you use to support your research.

Note: Quick and Tech Guides with more guidance can be found on the library's home page under Research Help.

Use the link below to discover whether a journal, magazine or newspaper is available online in one of our databases.

This video explains how this search works!

During your search, you may encounter times when the full text (PDF or HTML) of an article is not available in the database.  Follow these steps to see how you may locate an electronic or print version of your article:

1. If PDF and HTML full text are unavailable, click in certain databases to locate print copies in Columbus State's library or electronic copies in another database, such as the Electronic Journal Center.
2. If you know the name of the journal in which the article appears, search the eResource Lookup to see if the journal is available online in one of the research databases.
3. If the article is not available at Columbus State's library or electronically through the research databases, search the OhioLINK catalog for print holdings at nearby college or university libraries. 

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