Getting started
Are you just getting started in academic research and would like help getting started with searching for scholarly articles or citing?
View our library research tutorials. Learn how to pick a develop a research question, evaluate journals and articles, and more. View videos, slides and checklist. Even if it's not new to you, there might be more you want to learn.
The tabs on this guide provide more detail for specific areas, choosing a database in Database Research, news, books and more in Finding More Sources, other tabs describe the content you can find.
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Databases vs. Search EnginesWhat is the difference? You put search terms in and get results...right? BUT, there are some significant differences.
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Evaluating informationWhat is an infodemic? How do your sort through and find reliable information related to health!?
Health Departments, Public Health Associations
Research Methods and Guidance
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowAn online collection of information for beginning and advanced researchers looking for the best methods to use in their research. Full access to Books & Reference, Cases Part 1, Datasets Part 1, and Video: Practical Research and Academic Skills.
Your Librarian
Lauri Fennell
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Contact:
Snell Library
617-373-3555
Subjects: Health Sciences and Public Health
Current and Hot Topics in Health
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TOPIC: MonkeypoxNLM Leverages Its Information Resources to Improve Access to Monkeypox-related Literature and Research
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