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Finding Information for Statistics 160-01 (Gifford)
Finding your way
Library, Information and Technology Services (LITS) provides library and technology support to the campus. Use our document Getting Around in LITS has a building guide, a map, and floor plans. Many of the materials you may want to use for your classes are available online, but you will also need printed resources to do your best work. You may also want to Ask a Librarian for assistance. The science librarian is Sarah Oelker, and her office is next to the Reference Room on Level 4 of Williston Library.
Spots in the library you may need:
- Reference works, including science reference books, are in the Reference Room on Level 4 of Williston Library
- Science books are on Level 6 of the Miles-Smith wing, call numbers Q-TP
- Science journals are on Levels 2 & 3 of Miles-Smith, shelved alphabetically by journal title:
- A... - Journal of Differential Equations -- Level 3
- Journal of Ecology to Z...-- Level 2
- Photocopiers -- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
- Photocopiers -- Level 2, Miles-Smith, and Level 2 1/2, Williston
Background Information
Materials marked 'Reference' are in the Reading Room on Level 4 of Williston Library, and those marked 'Stacks' are on Level 6 of the Miles-Smith wing.
- Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics QA276.14 E84 2002 Reference
- CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. QA5.W45 1999 Reference
- Encyclopaedia of Mathematics. QA5.M3713 1988 Reference
- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics. 4 vols. QA5.I8313 1987 Reference
- International Encyclopedia of Statistics QA276.14 I63 1978 Reference
- Mathematics Dictionary. QA5.J33 1992 Reference
- Notable Women in Mathematics.QA28.N68 1998 Reference
- The Oxford Illustrated companion to medicine R 121 .O884 2001 Reference
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary R121 .S8 2000 Reference
- Successful scientific writing : a step-by-step guide for the biological and medical sciences R119 .M28 2008 Stacks
- Understanding Medical Terminology R123 .F7 1998 Reference
- The Universal History of Numbers from Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer QA141 I3713 2000 Reference
Books
To find books on a particular topic, or by title or author, search the Library catalog.
Here are some locations to try in reference and in the stacks:
- Q: General science
- QA: Mathematics, statistics
- R: General medicine, history of medicine
- RA: Public aspects of medicine, including medical statistics and health indicators
Journal Articles Need some science articles to do your research? Try these databases:
- General Science Abstracts covers 200 major science journals. It's a great place to begin, but you will want to use other databases too.
- JSTOR has science articles from 1881 to the present. If you want to see what medical research looked like 100 years ago, this is the place to start.
- PubMed is the source for medical literature, made by the National Library of Medicine. Need help getting started? Try the PubMed Tutorial.
- ScienceDirect is a very large collection of science articles from one large science publisher, Reed Elsevier, covering 1995 to the present day
- Web of Science covers 5000 of the most influential science journals, and includes tools to show you how scientists use and cite each other's work.
Evaluating Information
As you do your research, think about where the information you are gathering came from, and who created it. This will help you to avoid outdated information, incorrect facts, and even hoaxes. Here are some resources that can help you evaluate your sources:
Need more help?
Contact Sarah Oelker, Science Librarian, or try Ask a Librarian. You can find additional resources on the library's Biology Research Guide, and the Mathematics/Statistics Guide.
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