Not least, conference presentations and colloquia require the ability to speak and present effectively. The SFCC Library offers a variety of print and online sources which can help you. Some are specifically concerned with techniques for writing and speaking, while others focus on locating appropriate content for your papers and speeches. Students should recognize there is a wide range of value and relevance in the various media. Newspapers and popular magazines often include articles about scientific discoveries and occasionally cover technical issues.
Professional journals are the lifeblood of scholarly communication in the sciences.
Subject oriented encyclopedias typically found in the library's reference section can provide context and an overview of broad topics, while other reference works provide facts and raw data. Books in the circulating collection can offer in-depth coverage, broad context for the average reader, or both. Finally, Internet resources such as the World Wide Web offer information from the most scholarly to the broadly popular to the blatantly false and misleading. This guide offers suggestions for navigating among these sources. Research takes time.