APA Cite Sources
Where do you go to locate the APA 7th Edition Style guide?
You go to How Do I? found in the black bar at the top of the library home page. Then, you choose Citing Sources and click on APA 7th Edition Style.
Which database searches multiple databases?
LopeSearch
What database has the largest collection of books?
Ebook Central
How many total research guides does the library have?
98
Where can you find the information to contact the librarians?
You can locate it on the bottom of the home page. It can, also, be found by clicking on About Us in the black bar on the top of the home page and then choosing Contact Us.
What section in the APA 7th Edition guide can you find examples of webpages?
You can locate examples of websites and webpages in Reference Examples under the Examples: Other Online Sources.
Which database under 'Nursing & Health Sciences' is listed as the first choice?
CINAHL Complete
Which of the databases focuses on business topics?
Books24X7 BusinessPro
Where do you locate the General Research guide?
It is located under General Research.
Where can you locate Webinars & Workshops?
You go to the black bar at the top of the home page and click on Library Services. Then, you will click on Webinars & Workshops.
How do you reference a journal article with a DOI?
You start with the author's last name, followed by the first and middle initial. Next, you have the year in parentheses, proceeded by the title of the article. Then, the journal title follows along with the volume and issue number. Lastly, you add the URL with the DOI or URL which an open access article.
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), xx–xx. https://doi.org/xyz
How do you truncate a search term?
You add an * to the end of the root word.
For example -
bully*
nurs*
Which database has encyclopedias and dictionaries?
Credo Reference
What guide should you go to in order to find a specific course guide?
You will go to Course Specific Guides.
What is a boolean operator?
The 3 boolean operators are 'and, or, nor/not'. They connect search words together which narrows or broadens search results.
How do you write an in-text citation for 3 or more authors?
You cite the first author, followed by et al. and the year. e.g. (Smith et al., 2019)
What terms would I use to search for a topic on ways to educate children online?
Something like this -
Box 1: elementary school or primary school or grade school -TI Title for Select a Field
Box 2: online or virtual or distance or remote - TI Title
Box 3: educat* or teach* or learn*
How do you get to the Advanced Search in LopeCat?
You click the purple search button and then click Advanced Search on the next page.
Which guide can you locate a definition of a peer reviewed article?
You can go to the guide for General or General Research and look for Evaluating Sources.
How do you request a book or journal article that the library does not have?
You request it through the InterLibrary loan process which is called Tipasa.
How do you reference a chapter in an edited book?
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. x–x). Publisher.
What terms would I use to locate empirical research articles?
method* and (results of findings) - TX All Text for Select a Field
Which database will help you design a research project, write a research question, choose a methodology, and more?
Sage Research Methods
What guide can you find in all of the 22 subject guides?
the Citing Sources Guide
How many databases do we have in the library?
There are 240 as of 8/5/2021.