Agricultural Education & Communication Senior Project
Recommended Resources
Research Tools
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive index of peer-reviewed scholarly journals in social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multicultural studies, as well as popular magazines published from 1990-present. Provides Full-text access to peer reviewed articles from thousands of journals.
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AGRICOLA This link opens in a new windowAGRICOLA is a comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, theses and more in the field of agriculture. Disciplines covered include food & human nutrition, agricultural engineering & technology, earth & environmental sciences.
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Communication Source This link opens in a new windowCommunication Source offers abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to communication, linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, media studies and other fields relevant to the discipline.
Communication Source is a complimentary upgrade to Communication & Mass Media Complete available to authorized Cal Poly users until June 30, 2023. -
Education Abstracts This link opens in a new windowEducation Abstracts features content on a wide array of subject areas including adult education, comparative education, government funding, higher education, school administration, teacher evaluation and more.
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ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to educational literature and resources. It contains more than a million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents from ERIC back to 1966.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar allows you to simultaneously search scholarly content across many disciplines, databases, and information sources. Results can include books, articles, chapters, conference proceedings, and more.
Tips on using Google Scholar are available here.
Senior Projects
Writing a Literature Review
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The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success by Call Number: Permanent Reserves (Front Desk) - LB1047.3 .M33 2012ISBN: 9781452240886Publication Date: 2012 -
The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students by Call Number: Permanent Reserves (Front Desk) - LB2369 .R525 2008ISBN: 9781412934268Publication Date: 2008
Reading Articles
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How to Read a Scientific ArticleAn excellent overview of how to read an article - includes a template for taking notes.
By Mary Purugganan, Ph.D. and Jan Hewitt, Ph.D. of Rice University
Citing Your Sources