Finding Research Material in Databases
FLITE Databases help you find magazine, journal and newspaper articles for your research topics. Two databases will be especially helpful for this assignment, because all the material within them is in full-text.
This general database may also be helpful.Most of the General OneFile articles will be available in full-text for you. If you reach only the abstract or citation, use the "Find It" link to see if we can retrieve the article for you from another database.
Please read Off-Campus Database Access if you want to do your searching from home or somewhere away from the Ferris campus.
OWL - Purdue University Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/) is an invaluable reference for writing research papers. Covering everything from creating a thesis statement and coping with writer's block to formatting citations and the principles of academic writing, this comprehensive web site is a resource tool for every paper you'll ever need to write.
Citations
Check out our new Citations web page for help with your references and bibliographies! Avoid plagiarism by properly citing your sources.
The following links provide information on how to use APA
Citation Style Guide: APA (PDF)
An APA Citation Style guide with examples created by FLITE.APA List of References
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the APA format.APA Citation Style for Electronic References
A link to the APA site for newly updated information about Electronic Media and URLs.Citations in Text for Electronic Materials
APA instructions for placing citations in text for electronic references.
Copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition, are found in the Ready Reference section near the FLITE Oval Information Desk.
KnightCite and Son of Citation Machine - Help with Citations
KnightCite, a tool prepared by the Hekman Library at Calvin College, will help you format your citations properly if you are having trouble figuring out the proper form. The newest APA revisions will be reflected in your citations. You can create a free account that will help you save your citations and alphabetize your reference page.
Son of Citation Machine is a tool which you can use to create bibliographies, but it has not been revised since April 2006. The newest APA revisions for electronic resources are not reflected in APA citations from this web site.
If you choose to use a citation assistance tool, please remember to review your bibliography to be sure it is correct.
- KnightCite: http://www.knightcite.com
- Son of Citation Machine: http://citationmachine.net
If you have any questions regarding using the library for research,
Email Kristy Motz.
Don't forget, you are welcome to come to the Oval Information Desk and ask for help at any time. You can also call us 231-591-3602 or chat with us.
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Last Update: April 8, 2008