BISC209/S11:Resources

Lab Basics

• Familiarize yourself with basic lab techniques such as serial dilutions.

Guidelines for maintaining your lab notebook

• How to maintain a good lab notebook.

Guidelines for oral presentations

• How to give a good oral presentation.

Guidelines for science writing

• How to write about your lab work as a scientific paper.

Guidelines for finding & citing sources

• How to use the Wellesley Library's electronic databases to find sources including Bergey's Manuals and The Prokaryotes:
  • Link to Library Information for BISC209/S11: Library Information
  • Springer has a new interface for electronic access to the e-book form of The Prokaryotes available at

| Springer e-book THE PROKARYOTES. This new interface appears to have all of the content of all 7 volumes of The Prokaryotes. The interface also allow you to simultaneously search all of the volumes easily.

• • The Springer interface can also be used to access Bergey's Manuals at | Bergey's Manuals.
• How to use Endnote Reference Management System to cite sources in any format
  
  • Link to Wellesley College Library Instructions for using EndNote Reference Management tool at

http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Endnote/endnote.html or download instructions here: Media:Endnote.doc

Links to Labs

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