Welcome! Click on a tab below to find books, articles, and websites for use in this course.
You'll need a College of DuPage Library card in order to use most of the resources below from off campus.
Questions? Feel free to contact me, stop by the Reference Desk, or contact us by email or chat.
Biography/Contributions
One of the best places to look for information about your scientist is in the following sources:
First, do a search of Credo, an online database full of dictionary and encyclopedia entries.
Now, start looking for more information in the following books:
- Chemical achievers: The human face of the chemical sciences, by Mary Ellen Bowden
- Notable scientists from 1900 to the present
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography and the newer edition, which have different content
- Women in chemistry : their changing roles from alchemical times to the mid-twentieth century
- Nobel prize women in science
Still not finding much? You can also try a general search in the catalog to see if any books or entries exist. Some of your scientists may even exist on YouTube-- see if you can find interviews or tributes that you can play clips of.
Images
Many of you will be able to find images of your chemist on ImageQuest. You are also welcome to use any images you may find in Credo. You are also welcome to scan any images of your scientist that you may find in a book.
If that doesn't turn up anything, try looking at a Google Image search.
Biological Molecule Structure and Usage
Head to SciFinder and use the Substance Identifier to get the chemical structure of the molecule and other properties. (Don't have a SciFinder account? If so, learn how to register for one here.)
If that doesn't work, try any of the following books:
Credo and Gale are also good places to look for more information on your biological molecules.
Citation Style
For the Works Cited Page:
You can find simple APA citation information on our library citation guide. You will also want to number your sources as they appeared in your presentation.
If you are nervous about creating citations, you're also welcome to check out NoodleTools, a program which creates and organizes citations. You'll want to create an individual account to use the program, and you must "Create a New Folder" when you use NoodleTools for the first time. Click on "I am citing a(n):," choose the type of item you are citing, and then fill in the online form. Your bibliography will be formatted for you.
In-Text Citations
Number each source on your work cited slide. Now, add numerical citations to each slide where one of your works cited is referenced.
For example:
Rachel Fuller Brown and Elizabeth Lee Hazen..... and synthesized nystatin (5).
Your audience would then know that the facts came from source #5 in your citation list.