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Biology - Genetic Disorder Research 🧬: Finding Information Sources

Source Types

Source Types Defined

Reference - typically comes from an encyclopedia and provides general information about a topic.  These are usually the best sources for high school students.  The Science database has a lot of subject encyclopedias that should give you some great information for your topic!

Scholarly Articles/Academic Journals - articles or research articles typically written by research scientists or doctors.  They may also be called peer reviewed articles, as they have been reviewed by other experts before publication.  These sources can challenging to understand if you don't have a lot of background information.

News/Magazines - Major newspapers and popular magazines often employ science writers that take scholarly articles and re-write/share the information for the general public (that's you!).  You will also see these as results in the Science database. 

Government Organizations - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or National Institutes of Health (NIH) have doctors and scientists that conduct and review research.  While they publish scholarly articles, they usually also provide guidance on topics for the general public.  If you are unsure of an organization's mission use lateral reading strategies to learn about the organization before you use their information. 

Print Books - If you're not in the library contact Ms. Hopkins at rachel.hopkins@nhsau57.org to see if there are any print books available on your topic. 

NoodleTools

NoodleTools Tips 1-2-3

Click here for the NT Login Page

1) How to Create a Project Folder
2) Add citations:

3) Create a Works Cited Page

Recommended Databases

Databases are great because:

  • you can trust the information has been written, reviewed and edited by experts
  • they have no pop-ups or paywalls preventing access to the information
  • they provide you with a MLA citation you can export to NoodleTools
  • using and being comfortable with academic databases will help you prepare for college!

If you feel stuck - reach out to Ms. Hopkins. That's why she is here!

The four recommended databases for this topic are linked below. 

How to export a MLA citation to Noodletools from the Science or Gale ebooks database.

  Click here to access CREDO Source. 

How to export a MLA citation to Noodletools from CREDO Source.

 Click here to access Britannica School

How to copy and paste a MLA citation into NoodleTools from Britannica School