LibGuide: A & P Research Project

A&P Research Project

If you are taking Anatomy & Physiology, you probably need to access peer reviewed, primary research articles. Here are our best resources to help you find what you need! Contact the Library for database login information or answers to your research questions.

Searching

Start your research at the enCompass search bar on the Library homepage. This search bar gives you access to all of our electronic resources. If you are researching from home, you'll need to log in with your library card.

When you search for peer reviewed research, don't limit yourself to one key word! Use quotation marks around phrases and Boolean operators (and, not, or) to narrow your search. These research tools will help you combine concepts to find the best results.

"protein synthesis"

kidney and elderly or "ages 65-80"

Source Type

In the left-hand column of the enCompass discovery service, you will see a menu of limiters. Choose to limit your search to "full-text" and "peer reviewed." But be careful! Not all of the results you see will be peer reviewed primary research. Some will be case studies, literature reviews, or think pieces. Open and skim your results to check that the article has the hallmarks of primary research:

• Introduction
• Method
• Results
• Discussion
• References

Citation

You'll have to cite your sources in APA. Any article you access on the research databases comes with a citation. Double-check the accuracy of the pre-generated citation by consulting our citation page.