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Resources for Starting your Research

These databases are known for their broad and easily accessible overviews. Just enter your 900# at the prompt to access them!

Credo Reference
Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
Films On Demand
A web-based digital video delivery service that allows you instant 24/7 access to over 6,200 full-length programs and 65,800 video segments grouped into prearranged subject-specific categories: Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics, Health & Medicine, Technical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Careers & Job Search, and Guidance & Counseling.
Gale eBooks (Virtual Reference Library)
Full text database providing subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and general reference books as well as the online version of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Subjects include science, history, medicine, psychology and mental health, literature, drama, film, popular culture, business, law, and more.

Credo Reference, Gale eBooks, & Wikipedia

Tutorial for Academic Search Premier

APA and MLA Citation Styles: Guides and Sample Papers

APA 7th Style Quick Guide
A quick guide to APA style, including in-text citations, the References page, and basic citation guidelines.
APA 7th Paper Format Example from OWL
An example of a professional APA style paper.
MLA Style Quick Guide (8th Edition)
A quick guide to MLA style, including in-text citations, the References page, and basic citation guidelines.
MLA Paper Format Example form OWL
An example of a professional paper in MLA format.

What is a scholarly article?

Scholarly or peer-reviewed articles are written by experts in academic or professional fields. They are excellent sources for finding out what has been studied or researched on a topic as well as to find bibliographies that point to other relevant sources of information.

Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
Use this website to help you navigate in a journal