What is Citizen Science Month?
Citizen Science Month is a world-wide observance in April to "celebrate and promote all things citizen science: amazing discoveries, incredible volunteers, hardworking practitioners, inspiring projects, and anything else citizen science-related!" --Citizen Science Association
Accurate communication of scientific research findings is an essential component of the scientific method; participation in this process of documentation is one way we can all be citizen scientists. Adding new articles or new content to Wikipedia would be great, too, for those wanting to do a little more!
Event Information
- Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
- Time: 4-6 pm EST
- Location: Science Center Library
- Session Leader: Alison Ricker, Head, Science Library
- Who should attend: Anyone who appreciates accuracy in scientific research and reporting
- Hashtag: #CitSciMonth
- What to bring: Your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation
Thanks for joining us!
Article Databases
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowSearch all databases in Web of Science. (includes Medline and BIOSIS, direct link for on-campus users).
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GeoRef This link opens in a new window
Indexes all topics in geoscience, in journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses and all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Dates of Coverage: 1785-present
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Inspec This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive coverage of scientific and technical literature in physics, astronomy, engineering, and computer science. Dates of coverage: 1969 to present.
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CAS SciFinder-n This link opens in a new window
Reference, substance, reaction and supplier information, step-by-step procedures and protocols, citation mapping, sequence searching, retrosynthetic analysis, patent landscape mapping, and touch-screen enabled structure drawing. (1907-present) Note: Access requires individual registration from on-campus or after authenticating with the Proxy Server or VPN. New users register here
