Biotechnology (BTEC) Research Guide

This guide will help you learn how to conduct research for Biotechnology projects.

If you are new to the research process or have not used an academic library in some time, you may want to review the following guides:

• Getting Started with Your Research - how library databases work and how to use them efficiently.
• Advanced Search - how to choose resources and structure searches to make them as specific as possible.

In addition, you may find it helpful to read the following:

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Avoidance - learn how and when to cite, and how to work ethically.
• Artificial Intelligence Guide for Students - how artificial intelligence works, and what uses are acceptable and not acceptable with university work.

Use these resources to find background, textbook-like information on a topic. 

Searching these databases will lead to many articles from peer-reviewed journals that are not available on the free Internet.  Many of them will link you to full-text articles in the database, but remember: The University Librarian can get a copy of almost any article or book that you need. 

You can PowerSearch all these databases at once!

These databases are more subject-specific than the ones in the box above. Use these databases to search for biotechnology-related information in the literature of fields such as medicine, environmental studies, business, agriculture, and other fields. 

You can PowerSearch all these databases at once!