Environmental Geology (Taylor): Home
Welcome
Tips on reading scientific articles
- How to (seriously) read a scientific papersciencemag.com
- How to Read a Scientific ArticleRice University
Narrow Your Topic
- Limit to Magazines or Newspapers
- AND, OR, NOT
- Limit by Subject
- Date
Discovery at Kent State
Finding Articles
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowAccess the full text for more than 4,000 scholarly publications covering diverse academic areas of study.
- Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles in all areas of environmental sciences including ecology, natural resources, geography and more.
- GeoRef (EBSCO Interface) This link opens in a new windowLiterature about geology and related topics from 1785 to present by the American Geosciences Institute. Contains over 3.3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.
- GreenFileInformation covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowRead selected full text for over 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns, and other sources. Includes indexing and abstracts for national newspapers and full text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, and more.
Your Assignment
Points to remember
- Cite the news item
- List the word count
- Include a statement of opinion
- Commentary should be the majority of assignment
Questions to answer
- How does the event affect you or your community?
- What are the implications of the study for the general population, environment or Earth?
- What is the consequence of such a natural disaster on you personally or general population?
- What can you do about the problem described?
Example Article
- What is the research question being addressed in this study?
- What do the authors identify as the most important result?
- What are the implications of the study for the general population, environment or Earth?