1. RUNNING OUT OF
TIME?
UTILIZING THE RESOURCES AT THE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
18 October 2010 | State Quad
Emily Gover
eg154329@albany.edu

2. Information Overload?
 Too much
information and
don’t know what to
do with it?
 Have an idea for a
paper, but not sure
where to start?

3. University Library to the rescue!
 Subject-specific databases and
e-journals
 Full-text (.pdf or HTML)
 Available on-site or off-campus
 Subject specialists
 Research assistance – for free

4. Online databases
 Search straight from the library’s
home page
 EBSCO Academic Search
Complete (12,000+ publications)
 Find databases for your subject
area
 Use full-text, peer-reviewed, and
other filters
 Available anytime, 24/7

5. Reference Assistance
We’re here to help
 In person – at the desk
 IM – library.albany.edu/help/im
 Text us – 265010, write ualibraries: your
question
 Call us – 442-3558
 E-mail – library.albany.edu/help/email
 By appointment

6. • Individualized research help
• Find accurate and reliable information
• Learn effective search strategies to save you time
• Get help with bibliographies and works cited pages
P.A.W.S.
Personalized Assistance With Searching
Call 442-3556 or visit the reference desk

7. LibGuides and UserEd
libguides.albany.edu library.albany.edu/usered
 Guides on specific areas of study
 Helpful external links
 Reference collection resources
 Steps to a thorough research process
 Searching on a local level to worldwide
 Evaluate web sites efficiently
LibGuides
UserEd (Instruction & Tutorials)

8. Plagiarism
 PLAGIARISM (n.): “Copying the text of
a work created by someone else and
passing it off as your own.” (Dictionary
of Law)
 Check with your instructor on style
preference – it does matter
 APA and MLA are most common;
Chicago and ASA are also used
 Academic dishonesty is not worth it.
When in doubt… cite it!

9. APA MLA
Authors&
editors
List all authors; last name and initial(s) If more than 3 authors, list the first and then et
al; spell out first name, include middle name or
initial asit appearson title page; only first
author’sname inverted
Titles Capitalize first word; italicize the title Capitalize every important word; underline the
title
Place of
publication
List city and state where published List city where published
Dates Listed in parenthesesafter author’s
name
Listed at the end of the entry
Indent “first line of each reference isflush left
and subsequent linesare indented.” 299
First line, flush left; second line indent
Citation in text Numbered footnotes; “use superscript
arabic numerals…list on page at end
entitled Footnotes…indent first line of
each footnote…Number footnotesto
correspond with numbersin text.” (300-
301)
“parenthetical citationsin the text keyed to an
alphabetical list of workscited that appearsat
the end of the work” (152)
W eb Generally, include retrieval date and
URL
Generally, date item accessed and itsURL
Journal article Author last name, initials. (date of
article). Title of article. Title of Journal
italicized, volume number italicized(issue
number in parentheses), pages.
Author last name, first name. “Article title in
quotation marks.” Journal title underlined
Volume number (year): pages.
Contrasting APA and MLA

10. Help With Citations
 Style guide tip sheets:
library.albany.edu/usered/cite/index.html
 Generators
library.albany.edu/reference/citegen.html
 P.A.W.S.
 Handouts near the reference
desk and Information
Commons (MLA and APA)

11. Interactive Media Center (IMC)
 Digitals cameras, flash drives,
digital camcorders, tripods,
microphones and more available for
loan
 Video/audio editing, photo
manipulation, web design software
(among others)
 Online handouts and tutorials
 Free classes and workshops

12. The World Within Reach…
the University Libraries
library.albany.edu
Thanks to Carol Anderson for some slide
content