APA Manual - 7th Edition
In this course, you must locate and use various sources (news, research articles, videos, etc.) for your team presentations.
This guide should help you locate these sources and offer you resources for support if (and when) you get stuck.
Have you ever been reading a news article or media source online only to have a paywall appear asking you for money? While you are a student at UNI and have access to Rod Library services and resources, you have a few more options in your toolkit beyond buying a subscription.
The first thing to try is to check to see if Rod Library has access to the article. Occasionally, a quick search for the title in OneSearch is all you need to do. If that doesn't immediately turn up the article, you could try searching by the publication title or contacting a librarian for assistance!
If it is determined the article exists, but Rod Library does not have immediate access, you may be able to request a copy through Interlibrary Loan.
Have you ever used a website's search capabilities and been disappointed with the results? You are fairly certain the information you want exists, but you can't find the search terms to get effective results.
Using Google's Advanced search capabilities, you can harness the power of Google to add functionalities not available in a general website search. For example, I can use site limiters to search the @cbsnews TikTok feed for their posts mentioning Helene specifically in North Carolina (site:.tiktok.com/@cbsnews Helene "North Carolina") and then limit those results to a certain date or date range using the Tools button. This gives me a much more narrowed set of videos to browse.
For your class discussion project, you must find peer-reviewed articles or book chapters. The best way to locate full-text access to these sources is through Rod Library, whether OneSearch or one of our subject-specific databases.
While you can sometimes find abstracts on the open web, oftentimes, you have to pay money to read the full article. If you find an abstract that interests you but can't locate the full text, you can always search the title in OneSearch (the Rod Library catalog), and if you need additional support, reach out to a librarian for help.
