Library Paper for Immunology

The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to the primary literature of immunology and to encourage critical thinking skills. The library paper is due Nov. 15, 2001.

The library paper will be on a topic of your own choosing but must be on a Immunology topic.. T Write a 5-6 page library paper using at least 5 original research articles (12-pt. double-spaced, 1" margins) including a short introduction. Review articles may be used as these synthesis the experiments of others rather than describing original experiments but these review articles will not count as original research articles. Thus, there are no methods and materials or results sections in review articles. Research articles describe original experiments that the authors have done, and usually follow the standard format of Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, References. The exceptions are research articles published in Science or Nature magazines; in these journals, to save space the methods are briefly described in either the figure legends or in footnotes, and the article is not broken up by section subheadings. The main body will address the research of the these papers on your topic. Use V. E. McMillan’s Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences the Third Edition as a source for style and technique.

Title format: Title.

Introduction: Do not use heading, do restrict to one or two paragraphs. The textbook should not be referenced. Remember to reference all this work as it is not your work. This is true for this whole paper.

Body: Do not use heading, but start a new paragraph with an introductory sentence such as, "In the study by Frye and Edidin (1970), ..." Explain any unusual techniques used; if you don't understand the methods, do some research to find out about them. Address the hypothesis of the experimenters, the specific experiments to test the hypothesis, and the conclusions drawn. What controls were done? Were you convinced by the results? How strong was their experimental evidence? Did the authors over-interpret their data in the Discussion section?

References: Use a heading for this section only. Alphabetize by first author. Provide complete author list, date, title, journal, volume, and pages.

Citation style: Use (Hertzler, 1998) for one author, (Hertzler and McCorkle, 1998) for two authors, and (Hertzler et al., 1998) for multiple authors within the text. Use (reviewed by Hertzler, 1998) to reference your review in the first paragraph. Use a citation after the first sentence of your research paper discussion, and again whenever a major finding or conclusion is made. Do not cite page numbers. Papers with missing citations will receive a Zero.

Spelling and Grammar: Use but don't rely on the spell-checker on your computer. Always proofread. Points will be lost for sloppy proof reading.

Plagiarism: Do not use quotation marks to cite passages. Put things in your own words. You may think the authors expressed their sentence in the best possible way, but you must rephrase it, and correctly attribute it. I will check the reference if in doubt, and plagiarized papers will receive a Zero with the possibility of further action through the Office of Student Life. If you are unsure of what constitutes plagiarism, consult the handbook PLAGIARISM: A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

Library Use of articles: You must either use references in the library or make a photocopy. Ripping out research articles from journals in the library is a scholarly crime as well as theft and destruction of state property, and will be addressed accordingly.

Library Paper Grading: The paper will be worth 100 points. Papers received late will receive a 5 point per day reduction, starting after the class period on the day due and will not be accepted after three days. Do not use personal pronouns in your paper ( they, I , He or She).