PubMed Lesson Activity
PubMed Tutorial Videos
Peer Review in Three Minutes
What is a Peer Reviewed Article? How do articles get peer reviewed?
Watch this short video to learn more.
How to Read a Scientific Paper
Click the image below to view a short tutorial that will guide you through the parts of a scientific article. Thanks to Michael Fosmire at Purdue University.
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How to Read a Scientific Article - Mary Puraggnan & Jan HewittA handout that takes you through the process of reading a Scientific Article
Research Tools
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PubMedA medical and health database developed at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that provides access and searching for life science journals.
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ScopusIndexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature.
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JMU Library CatalogFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
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OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)An online catalog of human genes and genetic disorders maintained by Johns Hopkins University
Primary Sources VS. Secondary Sources
Primary Sources Versus Secondary Sources
| Primary Sources | Secondary Sources |
| Direct observation | Reviews or remarks |
| Author is who conducted the research | Author did not conduct the research |
| Usually a research paper, a lab notebook, research data, technical reports, or a conference presentation | Includes review article, book, and brief or popular science report about the topic |
Keep it Credible
Science & Math Librarian
Services
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Book a Group StudyNeed a room to study, book here!
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Connect from Off-CampusTo access library resources off-campus please follow these instruction on how to do this.
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Interlibrary LoanRequest books, journal articles, and other materials NOT available in the JMU Libraries.