Horticulture (BIOL 2103)
Instructional Services Librarian
Linscheid Library, Room #321
sbishop@ecok.edu
Unpaywall
Experiencing the full emotional spectrum of research rage?
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It's easy to get frustrated while conducting research! Here are some tools that I like to use while I'm researching:
Unpaywall Extension
Unpaywall is a browser extension that harvests open access (that means free!) articles from over 50,000 publishers and repositories.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) for articles:
Interlibrary loan is a service that the library offers to current students and faculty. We borrow articles and books from other library at no cost to faculty, and usually no cost to students. We'll alert you if it costs anything (it usually doesn't). Most articles are sent directly to your ECU email! Plan accordingly, sometimes ILL takes anywhere from 10 minutes to a week.
Document Delivery:
Is there an article, chapter, or review that you need from the library, but you're unable to get to the library? You can fill out this form and we can deliver any of those things to you electronically, usually within a business day!
Zotero Reference Software:
Zotero (it's free!!) helps me keep track of articles I want to read, use, and cite. You can also download PDFs, use a browser extension to work seamlessly from laptop to mobile. It can create bibliographies from different citation styles and put them into word.
Librarians:
Sometimes when I'm really stuck, I'll contact other librarians. Sometimes it's helpful to talk it out with someone! Make an appointment or email me by clicking on the buttons below my picture.
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Librarian Introduction
Botany Databases and Sites of Interest
- Global PlantsJSTOR Global Plants includes over 2 million plant specimens and related materials such as correspondence, maps, and plant drawings. The plant specimens are highly used by plant taxonomists, but the collection is also pertinent to students and researchers studying in a wide range of areas such as climate change, history of science, and invasive species.
- Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterUse the Native Pants of North America, created by the University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to explore the wealth of native plants in North America. Use the options below to search for 25,198 native plants by scientific or common name or choose a particular family of plants.
- Medical Botany, U.S. Forest ServiceA brief overview of human use of medicinal plants compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service.
- U.S. National Library of Medicine, Digital CollectionsThe National Library of Medicine Digital Collections provides access to the National Library of Medicine's distinctive digital content in the areas of biomedicine, health care and the history of medicine. Unique digital collections are freely available for download worldwide and in the public domain unless otherwise indicated.
- Biodiversity Heritage LibraryThe Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
- CINAHL Plus with Full-Text (EBSCO)
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The world's most comprehensive nursing and allied health research database. Searchable cited references are available for journals, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Coverage varies, with some articles dating back to 1937. Full-text access is available for more than a third of the database.
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthConduct and Support research and provide information about complementary health products and practices
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