CHEM: Research

Complete this exercise using a resource from below:

Google Scholar (video)

• Go to Settings, click on Library Links, add Kapiolani Community College Library to link to additional PDFs.

Advanced Google Search (video)

• Check that it is a scientific report or study providing scientific evidence and it should have references too.

PubMedCentral (video)

• Limit by date
• Automatic APA citation
• Fulltext access to 8+ million articles

Sample search string: biofuel production | waste cooking oil
Use more search words to focus results: biofuel production cooking oil
Add alternative words to expand results: (biodiesel OR biofuel) (production OR process) "cooking oil"

• NotebookLM (video): Provides summaries, asks questions, and even generates a podcast. Store your articles and notes.
  • Click Create 
  • Add Source (Link to the PDF, websites, etc.)
  • Ask your questions
  • Try the Briefing Doc or FAQ feature for an overview of the articles
  • Click Notebook Guide to generate Audio Overview/podcast
• Google Scholar PDF Reader: to view article outlines quickly
• Reading scholarly journal articles
• APA examples | ACS style quick guide
  • Use Scribbr for website citations (not journal articles as that is available from the databases)
  • Google Doc > Tools > Citations > APA (7th ed.) > Add Citation Source
• Zotero in Google Doc (video | handout)