RSCH 200: UROC Research and Writing

These short videos will help you understand how to use the library's subject-specific and multidisciplinary research databases to find scholarly articles relevant to your research topics. Please view these videos in advance of the February 25th library research session. During class, we will engage in discussion and activities related to the video content, and then you will have the opportunity to start your research and ask questions.

Search Statements (4:33)
Databases pt. 1 (4:22)
Databases pt. 2 (4:28)
Full Text (3:20)

These short videos will help you understand how to use the books and articles search on the library homepage. The content of these videos may be review if you took Information Literacy Tutorials 1 and 2 in First Year Seminar. Therefore, viewing them before the February 25th library research session is recommended, but not required.

Books and Articles Search pt. 1 (5:00)
Books and Articles Search pt. 2 (2:03)

 

First try...
Search the CSU Union Catalog of the 23 CSU Libraries. CSUMB students, faculty and staff may use ILLiad to borrow books directly from other CSU libraries.

Then try...

WorldCat over 1 billion books, videos, maps, etc.

Remember...

CSUMB students, faculty and staff may use the ILLiad Interlibrary Loan Request Form to borrow books found in the catalogs above.

Once you have located citations to journal articles, follow the button to determine whether the text of an article is available in the Library or through its subscription databases. More...

You may also consult the CSUMB Journals List for a list of journals available at CSUMB in the library or online.

How to prepare an annotated bibliography (from Cornell University)
Annotated Bibliographies (Purdue OWL)
Annotated Bibliographies (UNC Chapel Hill)

Academic Writing: Reviews of the Literature
The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It

MLA (Modern Language Association)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .G53 2003).

MLA Style FAQ (MLA website)
Citation Styles Handbook: MLA (U. of Illinois)
Using MLA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources MLA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
MLA Style Guide (Ohio State)

APA (American Psychological Association)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (CSUMB Reference Collection REF BF 76.7 .P82 2001)

Electronic Reference Formats (APA's web site)
Using APA Format (Purdue U. Online Writing Lab)
Citation Styles Handbook: APA (U. of Illinois)
Writer's Handbook - Citing Electronic Sources APA Style (U. of Wisconsin)
APA Citation Guide (Ohio State)

Chicago Manual of Style (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF Z253 .U69 2003)

Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate Turabian (CSUMB Reference Collection: REF LB 2369 .T8 1996 ).

Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide (Ohio State U.)

ACS (American Chemical Society) Style Manual : REF QD8.5 .A25 1997

This guide from the American Chemical Society (ACS) provides information on citing chemistry documents, as well as suggestions on writing style, sentence structure, etc.
See also these Web sites for how to cite references using the ACS style guidelines:

ACS Style Guide from Williams College

Writing Tools: ACS Style Guidelines from University of Wisconsin

More general guidelines may be found in the CSUMB Library's How to Cite Internet & Print Resources

Scientific style and format : the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers : REF T11.S386 2006
(THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED FORMAT FOR ENVS and BIO COURSES)

This guide from the Council of Scientific Editors (CSE) provides both citation and writing style guidelines for the sciences and related fields.
See also these Web sites for how to cite references using the CSE/CBE style guidelines:

CSE Citation Examples from Dakota State University
Documenting Sources: CSE Style from dianahacker.com

Examples for Citing Internet Resources using CSE Style Guidelines from Weber State University Library

Try SourceAid Citation Builder to format your citation on the fly. Be sure to check the results carefully.

Automatic citation formatting 

Note: if you are using the main books, articles and more search on the library homepage, you will find automatically-generated citations in the most popular format. Click the title of the item and the citations will appear on the right side of the screen. Then, just copy and paste.

Citation Machine - for MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago
Style Wizard - MLA or APA 
KnightCite - APA, MLA or Chicago
SourceAid - APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE

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