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North American Network of Small Herbaria

Yukon University Herbarium (North American Network of Small Herbaria) This link opens in a new window
To access the YukonU Herbarium collection:
1. Select/Deselect all collections
2. Select YUKONU
3. Search

Small herbaria constitute a major source of information for understanding North America's plant diversity. The North American Network of Small Herbaria is an open access data portal provided by Symbiota and intended to foster digitization of small collections and facilitate collaboration among institutions. YukonU is also part of this project: the Yukon University Herbarium (global identifier: YUKONU) captures Yukon plant biodiversity from the 1960s onward.

Start your search

1. Select a topic that meets the requirements of your assignment.

2. Explore information: explore ideas and perspectives and identify potential sources of information.

3. Narrow your topic: identify key points you want to explore and formulate a question or argument around them.

4. Refine your search & evaluate resources: explore information related to your argument and make connections between your ideas and the ideas of others.

5. Use information appropriately: give credit to the original creators of information and strengthen your argument with citations and references.

Learn more about the search process and search strategies with this guide.

Start your search with

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Birds of the World This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window

Make use of Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to combine keywords.
Use geographic locations in your searches, without abbreviations. E.g.: Yukon, Canada, British Columbia (not BC)
Consider synonyms and related keywords when searching for specific populations. E.g.: animals OR fauna; plants OR flora
When searching health related topics in databases such as CINAHL or Medline, use the subject headings and thesaurus to discover other keywords you can use in your search. More information from this tutorial.

What is a peer-reviewed article?
Peer-reviewed or scholarly articles are studies that are evaluated by experts prior to publication. Experts consider if the article meets certain criteria of originality and quality, recommending revisions that must be made as a condition for publication in an academic journal.

Check the Understanding Peer-Review guide for more information.