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Sciences Research Guides: SHE: Acids and Bases

PREMIUM DIGITAL RESOURCES

The following PREMIUM DIGITAL RESOURCES may be useful for research on this subject. However, they are password protected and when you click on any of the icons below you will be re-directed to a page that requires authentication.

Science Reference Centre will give you the latest published articles on your topic.

The Australia New Zealand Reference Centre - ANZRC   will also give you the latest articles in a broad range of publications.

 

 

WELCOME

Research is a process with many steps, and is rarely linear. A good researcher uses multiple sources and continually goes back and reviews their question and keeps  adding new vocabulary and  learning to their search. This Libguide has been created to provide support for your research tasks in this subject.

PRINT RESOURCES

 

The library has a comprehensive print collection and there are we have some books on acids and bases at 546 however it is limited for is limited for this subject  so websites and journal articles will be the most appropriate sources.

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Before starting your research, it is good practice to think about and create a list of  keywords that you can use to search for information on your topic.  Google is very intuitive however databases  usually require a search string. Here are a few tips to help you.

  • Many search engines and databases use Boolean logic to construct a search term. The asterisk is known as a wild card. The use of AND, OR and NOT can also be helpful.
  • Sometimes it is useful to use other words that mean similar or the same thing (synonyms) or broaden the search by using a less subject specific word
  • Use quotation marks when you are searching for a phrase.

Suggestions for this topic:

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND mining

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND cleaning products

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND beauty products

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND environment

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND food

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND medication

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND agriculture

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND photography

(acids OR (bases OR  alkali) AND cooking

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SOURCES

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

FREE ONLINE RESOURCES

Science News for Students (formerly Science News for Kids) publishes award-winning journalism on research across the breadth of science, health and technology fields. An acids and bases search has been done but you can filter the search by topic.

A website that looks at how science affects day-to-day life. Just do as a search for acids and bases.

ChemMatters is a magazine that helps high school students find connections between chemistry and the world around them. The library also has back issues of ChemMatters you can browse.

REFERENCING

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The Referencing Libguide has resources on how to cite/reference sources in research.

The  Online Reference Generator allows you to create citations and bibliographies using the Harvard Referencing Style for a comprehensive list of resources.

       

MyBib is a free online service that allows users to generate citations and bibliographies. You can paste in a DOI, ISBN or URL and have the fields populate automatically. However it does not always provide the correct reference so you must check that all possible parts of the reference have been included.