CHE 121: General Chemistry - Inorganic
Reference Librarian and Associate Professor
Inside this guide
- Basic Chemistry Terms - Brief definitions, linked to more in-depth entries and related videos.
- Find Articles - Best databases for finding journal articles. Tips for searching databases.
- Find Books - Suggested books, and online catalog search help tips.
- Find Video - Suggested online videos and video search.
- Find Web Pages - Suggested organization websites and online learning tools.
- APA Style Guide - Help formatting citations for papers and projects.
- Questions? Ask a Librarian!
"Trans-dichlorotetraamminecobalt(III)" model credit: Benjah-bmm27, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Science News Literacy and the Scientific Method
Know how to verify legitimate scientific claims, and debunk junk science.
The Problem of Bad Science:
"'Bad Science' Is Everywhere. What Can We Do to Stop Its Spread?"
"When research evidence is misleading" (2013)
"Trust: The Need for Public Understanding of How Science Works."
Addressing the Problem:
The Center for Open Science - Providing an infrastructure for detailed reporting scientific experiments and and the promotion of reproducible discoveries.
Unpaywall - Browser plugin that allows legal and free access to full texts of peer reviewed journal articles. Best when paired with the Open Access Button - Free, legal research articles and data delivered instantly or automatically requested from authors.
Little Maxima - Virtual Reality News Reader
Evaluating sources using the ABC test - Authority, Bias, and Currency. (video)
More on the Scientific Method. From Dziak, M. (2023). Scientific method. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science.
"Scientific Method" image is shared with a public domain CC0 license at Wikimedia Commons.