Finding methods & protocols
Methods and protocols can be surprisingly tricky to locate. Whether looking for protocols in Scholar OneSearch, or a database like Web of Science, you'll likely have the most luck by searching for your topic and/or organism, plus a term like 'method', 'protocol', or other synonym.
Library resources - methods & protocols
- Protocols.ioRepository for methods and protocols in the life sciences. NU researchers can create, manage, and share their research protocols and methods with other users on the platform, making them freely available for other scholars and improving reproducibility across the field. Users may also choose to keep their research private. Register with your Northeastern email address to access premium features.
This is just a small sample of the resources available to you through the library. Try Scholar OneSearch for more!
SpringerProtocols is a database of over 66,000 reproducible laboratory protocols in biomedicine and and life sciences, so users can find the right protocol for their lab set-up.
SAGE Research Methods is an online collection of information that supports beginning and advanced researchers looking for the best methods to use in their research.
Molecular cloning: a laboratory manual
A mainstay of molecular biology for over twenty years, this manual covers a range of techniques and protocols.
An introduction to methods & models in ecology, evolution, & conservation biology
Auditory and vestibular research: methods and protocols
Plant bioinformatics: methods and protocols
Websites with methods & protocols
Company websites can be good resources for basic protocols. Some examples:
Qiagen - Molecular biology methods
Other websites with protocols include:
Featured resource: JoVE
- JoVE: Journal of Visualized Experiments This link opens in a new windowJournals, but formatted with video, combining high-quality video demonstrations of experiments with detailed text protocols. All content is peer-reviewed and indexed in biomedical databases. Northeastern University has access to all JoVE Video Journals and Science Education subjects.
Here's a basic methods video showing how to do a Western blot.