Students in Intro to Sociology brainstormed for keywords about college students and drinking. We put the results into wordle.net to create a word cloud and see what they came up with. The larger the word the more frequently it came up.

Welcome to your one-stop shop for all your research needs. We’ve got links to the library databases/search engines, APA style guides, and more.

Powerpoint from class: need to jog your memory about what we talked about? Watch the presentation again

Essay #2 Assignment: the key to academic success is knowing what you need to accomplish, where better to look than your assignment?

Library Search Engines: (if you’re off-campus, use the username/password you use to sign into a library computer)

• Academic Search Premier (ASP)
• LexisNexis
• Opposing Viewpoints
• SocINDEX

So you’ve got the sources, and read them, but still need some help getting to the writing?

• The Writing Center: located in the Academic Success Center on the 2nd floor of the library, it’s a great place to help you tweak your paper or get you on the right track for the outline

Need help putting your citations in APA format? Here are a few links that might help:

• APA Style Guide: a short APA cheat sheet with examples
• Diana Hacker’s APA guide: a more extensive site with lots of examples and a sample formatted paper (use the side navigation)
• SourceAid: if you provide the citation information, this website will provide the formatting, but remember you’re smarter than the software, so double check it!

Need help with finding research? Want to talk out a topic? Ask me. You can find me in my office just outside the library computer classroom or at the reference desk, or contact me by phone (x3649), email (bcanovan@dbq.edu), or Facebook. You can always leave a comment here too!

Are you starting to look for research for that major paper you have to write? Can’t remember the name of the database you saw in the library session? Here are a few links and useful resources to help you along the way!

Research Review PPT from class: The slideshow will open as a PDF. All the links (choices) should direct you to the right page. (You can also just flip through the pages in order, but that might not make as much sense.) The “return” links in the bottom right will usually bring you back to your most recent page of choices. The diamond symbol in the bottom left will always return you to the first option of books, articles, or websites.

Here are some direct links to the databases (library search engines) mentioned in the powerpoint:

• Library Catalog
• SocINDEX
• PsycINFO

Need help with APA citations? Both SocINDEX and PsycINFO will email you results in APA format. Ask me or at the reference desk for help. Want to format the citations on your own or need help formatting your paper. Try the APA Style Guide, also available at the reference desk or try Diana Hacker’s site which has examples of more source types and another sample paper. (Use the navigation on the left side.). SourceAid is another helpful site that lets you plug in the information and it will do the formatting for you.

Need help with finding research? Want to talk out a topic? Ask me. You can find me in my office just outside the library computer classroom or at the reference desk, or contact me by phone (x3649), email (bcanovan@dbq.edu), or Facebook. You can always leave a comment here too!

Here are a few resources that may be helpful as you work on your paper:

Assignment sheet: Your Bible for this project, it’s the place to go to for clarifications about the paper

APA citation guide: A PDF quick guide to APA style for your bibliography and paper. The guide can help you tweak those MLA citations from the library catalog.

SourceAid: Didn’t remember to send yourself the citations already formatted? Use SourceAid to help you format in APA. But remember, it’s not as smart as you are, so check the final product to make sure it’s correct.

Powerpoint from class: Want to check out the powerpoint again?

Here are the subject-specific library databases (search engines) that might be useful to your theorist:

• SocINDEX (Sociology)
• PsycINFO (Psychology)
• ERIC (Education)
• Lit Resource Center (Literature and English)

Need help finding resources? Can’t remember the difference between subject and keywords? Ask me. You can find me in my office just outside the library computer classroom or at the reference desk, or contact me by phone (x3649) or email (bcanovan@dbq.edu) You can always leave a comment here too!