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BIO 353W: Microbiology PBL: Articles

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Databases

New York Times Access

Free subscription to the NYTComplimentary access to The New York Times

1.Start here to create an account

2.Click: New York Times

3.Click: Create Account

4.Use Soka email & password

5.Click: Create Account

6.Select ”Student" & grad year

*Needs to be renewed each year*

Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Periodicals

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is an open web source that will search scholarly content.

  • If the item is available freely online, there will be a link that reads "PDF" or "HTML" 
  • If the item is available through Ikeda Library, there will be a link that reads "Find it @ Ikeda Library"
Google Scholar Search

Media Bias Chart

How to Read a Scholarly Journal Article