Writing 44.02 Science and Technology Writing & Presentation

In this guide you will find information related to the skills of writing and presentation in the STEAM disciplines. Topics covered include finding and evaluating resources, location e-books and physical books, using scholarly journals and articles, and managing your citations to save you time. If you would like assistance with your project, please contact one of the librarians listed in this guide to set up an appointment or email them directly.

These guides contain essential information related to writing successfully. Consider them to be additional pages on this guide.

Why use browser extensions?

In short there are a number of articles & ebooks that we have access to through a platform like EBSCO, but not via the direct link to the publisher. Instead of you taking the time to use the library search to determine if access is available, LibKey Nomad++ will help to redirect you from that publisher page to the access point available through the library. Extensions help you get the information you need faster with less effort. Additionally, the extensions can redirect you to submit an interlibrary loan request for materials we do not have. Another benefit: LibKey Nomad is also directly linked to RetractionWatch, and will let you know if the article you are examining has been retracted!

Do you get frustrated when you can't get access to an article? We do! That's why we have set up LibKey Nomad to provide a link to an article's full text! Simply install the extension in your browser, and access articles from publisher websites at the click of a button. Nomad works with Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi & Safari. LibKey is also directly linked to RetractionWatch, and will let you know if the article you are examining has been retracted! Select the "Access Options" to be directed to the catalog where you can place an interlibrary loan request.

Install LibKey Nomad on your browser

This class covers science communication, but in the library catalog there are many ways to refer to science communication. These terms are used a subject headings within the catalog, and you may see versions of them used in other databases as well.