Learn Effective Database Search Strategies--The following are suggestions to improve your search results
Use different search terms or key words
Truncation or wildcard (*)
Try different databases
Help page
A note about Google Scholar . . .
Although Google Scholar contains many resources, it does not contain access to all relevant resources for journalism/media studies research. Researchers are strongly encouraged to look at the additional resources mentioned above to conduct a thorough literature review. You do not need to purchase articles via Google Scholar many are available for through the UNLV Libraries or via Interlibrary Loan.
Be sure to go to Settings, then click on Library Links...Then in the search bar, type in UNLV, then separately, type in University of Nevada Las Vegas--then check the boxes & be sure to click SAVE!
Handout covering the basics of APA style - 7th Edition.
PPT (updated for 7th Edition), including potentially tricky examples such as book chapters and secondary citations.
From APA, color-coded explanation of journal, book, and book chapter references (pdf).
Side by side comparison of the two editions, created by a librarian at East Carolina University.
This is a dependable site for APA questions. Look for their Sample Paper, too.
Other Resources:
From APA: Detailed instructions and examples from the 7th edition
from APA
Provides a DOI for an article citation when one is available.
Explains when to give credit to another person for their intellectual work (and how to do it correctly). Look for the "Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing" section on the left for examples of each.
What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:
"New" RefWorks Instructions
