APA Style
Most social science classes will require you to use APA style to format your in-text citations as well as your list of references. Sometimes you will also be asked to format your paper according to APA style, so be sure to double check with your instructor if you're not sure what you're being asked to do.
Help with in-text citations:
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Help with the reference list:
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Help with formatting your paper in APA style:
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
You can always ask for help at the library, and for really tricky questions you may want to check the printed APA manual in the library's reference section (call no. BF76.7 .P83 2001).
Getting the full text
Sometimes you find the perfect article, but the full text is nowhere to be found. This flowchart (.pdf) shows the different methods you can try to get your hands on a copy, but here are the basics:
- Check the catalog or the e-journals list to see if we have an electronic subscription to the journal. If we do, see if it covers the year you need.
- Check the catalog to see if they have the journal on the shelf in Corvallis. If they do, they'll scan the article you need and email it to you.
- If we don't have a subscription to the journal for the year you need, order the article through interlibrary loan (ILL) .
Some things that mess people up:
- Our databases don't always talk to our e-journals very well. Just because you don't see the .pdf doesn't mean we don't have it.
- When you search the catalog or the e-journal list you must search for the JOURNAL title. Most people try the article title and that just won't work.
- Sometimes we get the journal but it's not the right date. If that's the case we'll have to get it from another library.
- Sometimes what you need is a book chapter rather than an article. Then you search for the book title in the catalog .
Course Librarian
- Kate Gronemyer
- Office Hours:
Library 216. drop in or make an appointment - Contact Info:
AIM: cascadeslibrary Y!M: cascadeslibrarian
Education Databases
ERIC is the most comprehensive education database--it includes articles, case studies, and even conference proceedings back to 1966.
This database has some overlap with ERIC, but also contains a lot of unique material, much of which is full-text.
PsycInfo is not an education-specific database, but will be crucial if your topic relates to learning theory or other brain-related studies.
Last Update: June 30, 2008 14:44
