Laboratory protocols and methods
This guide links to laboratory protocols and research methods.
Several databases and publication describe experimental procedures. These research methods and protocols often provide step-by-step instructions for performing the experiment. Most of these protocols are for research/experiments in the life sciences.
You can use Discovery Search to find protocols. Combine protocol or method with your experiment's name or subject.
Protocol databases
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JoVE UnlimitedThis package is JoVE’s complete video library. It includes all research journals−Behavior,
Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Engineering,
Genetics, Immunology & Infection, Medicine and Neuroscience−and all sections of Encyclopedia
of Experiments (Biology and Cancer Research). JoVE Education collections, such as JoVE Core,
Lab Manuals, and all Science Education subjects−Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Skills,
Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Physics and Psychology−is also included. -
Protocols.ioProtcols.io is an open access repository of science methods. There are features for working in groups discussing methods, and annotating documents.
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Springer Nature ExperimentsSpringer Nature Experiments is a set of peer-reviewed, reproducible procedures or protocols for scientific experiments in the life sciences with step-by-step instructions in HTML and PDF and some streaming videos. 1980s-present.
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Wiley Current ProtocolsWiley provides full-text books on research methods and topical overviews in the life sciences in HTML and PDF. Complex procedures are clarified with illustrations, tables, data charts, diagrams, and videos.
