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Biomedical Engineering Library Guide

Use this research guide to locate resources and services which are highly relevant for Biomedical Engineering research and publication.

Why Use Background Sources

Reference tools are great places to start your research. Use these tools to:

  • Refine your research question by becoming familiar with the key issues, themes,and figures important to your research topic.
  • Locate short summaries, definitions, and background info which is essential for your own understanding and is useful for the introduction of your paper. 
  • Identify and understand important and technical terminology & vocabulary which will be useful in your search for articles. 
  • Locate references to reliable and authoritative sources 
  • Find known information (taxonomy, species information). 

Most of our background sources are available Online 

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