What do you do when you need an image for an assignment – a presentation or a paper? If the image is one you created yourself, you’re good to go. But what about those times you can’t create your own images? Is it OK to just use that great picture you found on the internet?Continue reading “Creative Commons and Attribution: It\’s the Right Thing to Do”
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New Database: APA Style CENTRAL
Do you need assistance writing and citing your papers in correct APA style? If the answer is yes, then you must check out one of our newest databases: APA Style CENTRAL. You can find it on the A-Z Database List. *Some of the tools within this database require an APA Style CENTRAL account to access. You can createContinue reading “New Database: APA Style CENTRAL”
Attribution: It\’s the Right Thing to Do
What do you do when you need an image for an assignment – a presentation or a paper? If the image is one you created yourself, you’re good to go. But what about those times you can’t create your own images? Is it OK to just use that great picture you found on the internet?Continue reading “Attribution: It\’s the Right Thing to Do”
Citing Sources–Help and More
Citing your sources for a research paper can be a daunting prospect. There are so many questions. Is your book an e-book or a print book? Is that internet source an article, a blog post, a web page, or an online newsletter? Is it possible (or even desirable) to cite a tweet? Perhaps you\’ve feltContinue reading “Citing Sources–Help and More”
Discovery Search has citation help
Did you know that our Discovery search tool can help you with citations?Here\’s how. Citation Help in Discovery1. Do an article search. 2. Click on a hyperlinked title in your results for the article you\’d like to use (see below). Screenshot from a Discovery search results page. 2. Click the yellow icon labeled \”Cite\” onContinue reading “Discovery Search has citation help”
How to create a hanging indent in Word 2010
Both MLA and APA citation styles require a hanging indent–that is, the indentation of all lines, except the first, in your citation. Here\’s how to create hanging indents for your Works Cited or Reference page. 1. Open your Word 2010 document (it should default to the Home tab).2. Highlight the text you\’d like to convert.4. Continue reading “How to create a hanging indent in Word 2010”
Ask a Librarian???
Need Help, like yesterday? You can call the reference desk during library hours at (254) 968-9249 or send an email via web form. Ask A Librarian QR code Can\’t find the article you need in the databases? Frustrated with citations? Lose a book and not sure what fines you\’ll have? Not certain where to begin withContinue reading “Ask a Librarian???”
Top 10 Tuesday: Tips for E-Research
Research can be pretty daunting — so many possible starting places, so little time. Online resources can help us locate useful, quality information, as well as meet deadlines if used systematically. The following list presents one possible strategy: begin with general resources and progress to more specialized resources. 10. Start with Wikipedia for topic overviews.WhileContinue reading “Top 10 Tuesday: Tips for E-Research”
An information mystery
Although I don\’t own an e-reader, I like to read about them and keep track of what\’s going on in the e-book world, just in case I ever decide to break down and buy one. Recently, I read about a report by Alloy Media + Marketing that found that 2 percent of college students currentlyContinue reading “An information mystery”
Re-Issue of APA Publication Manual 6th ed.
If you bought the first printing of the 2009 Publication Manual of the American Psychology Association (6th edition), you need this information.The first printing of APA\’s 2009 Publication Manual (6th ed.) contained many errors. APA has agreed to replace the error-ridden first printing with a corrected edition — at no charge to the purchaser.To determineContinue reading “Re-Issue of APA Publication Manual 6th ed.”
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