Distance Services LibrarianC.G. O’Kelly Library

Winston Salem State University336-750-8933

livasmm@wssu.eduSKYPE: savilm03

DISTANCE SERVICE SCREENCAST

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Catalog- tells you where to find items in C.G. O’Kelly Library.

(Mass Media Research: An Introduction)

(Winston-Salem Journal)

EBSCOhost

(Newsweek)

(Encyclopedia of Communication and Information)

 

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PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

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•Articles written for researchers, scholars and professionals

•Case Studies and reports

•Published periodically

•Vetted to meet academic standards

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Recognition- when supporting your ideas, you must always credit original authors by citing.

American Psychological Association

 

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  Book Citation - APA Style:

Journal Article Citation- APA Style

 

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APAwww.apastyle.org

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

Diana Hacker- Research & Documentationhttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/

 

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Type of Site Domain Characteristics

Government .gov www.census.gov

Education .edu www.wssu.edu

Non-profit .org www.unitedway.org

Business .com www.google.com

 

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Who is the author? What are their credentials?Can you contact them?

What is the purpose of the site? To inform, to educate or to entertain?

Is the information on the page up to date? When was the page last updated? Do the links work?

 

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What needs to get cited

•Words your quote•Words you summarize•Words you paraphrase•Ideas (interpretations,

opinions, conclusions)•Statistics•Photographs

INTERLIBRARY LOAN

If we don’t have it we’ll find it for you.

Articles, Books, and DVD’s.

Email your Distance Librarian the citation information for the item(s) you would like to get through Interlibrary Loan, and she will get those items for you. livasmm@wssu.edu.

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LIBGUIDES- INFORMATION RESOURCESRN/BSN Distance Learning Program Resources

http://wssu.libguides.com/RNBSN

Distance Learning Research Tools

http://wssu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=179263

Distance Learning Resources

http://wssu.libguides.com/distance_learning

Rehabilitation Counseling (Distance)

http://wssu.libguides.com/rehabilitation

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