The Innovation Station & Virtual Reality
The Innovation Station in the J.D. McKean Library, Room 102, has three VR setups offering a selection of Steam VR programs to explore and experience. Biology related programs and games include:
- opens new window3D Organon VR
- opens new windowThe Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell
- opens new windowSave the Earth
- opens new windowLifeforms: Binary Fusion, and more.
To use VR, just stop at the Library Service desk, check out the VR controllers, and then go to the Innovation Station.
Explore a Topic
As you begin your research, it may be helpful and beneficial to opens new windowmeet with a librarian for guidance on how to start your research, which resources to use, important search terms, and more.
Additionally, consider searching your topic in a references database to get started. Use reference resources (e.g., subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, handbooks, databases) to obtain background information, an overview of your topic, key issues, an understanding of basic concepts, narrower and related terms, and definitions.
- AVON: Academic Videos Online This link opens in a new window
Search videos by keyword, then filter by date, channel, publisher, and more. Find a video of interest and search the video transcript to play specific sections relevant to your topic.
Sample videos:
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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