The following presentations and videos will introduce you to some general research skills and library resources.
Once you've developed a suitable research question, it's time to dive into the databases. This presentation will introduce you to some general concepts relevant to keyword searching. Make sure you don't skip the two videos at the end-- they provide essential information on how to search CINAHL and PubMed.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
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Using subject headings make you a more effective researcher, particularly when keyword searches just aren't working. This presentation will explain what subject headings are, and the two brief videos at the end will show you how to run a search using subject headings in CINAHL and PubMed.
Learning Outcomes
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The following resources will help you with writing, citing, and organizing your personal library of resources. In particular, a citation management system like Refworks can save you a great deal of time and energy when citing sources and writing reference lists.
USF's Learning and Writing Center: offering academic assistance to all USF students in the form of tutoring, writing assistance, individual appointments, and group workshops.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to APA: a general, easy to use overview of APA style and citations.
APA Psych Out: a game-based approach to testing your APA knowledge
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by RefWorks is a tool that will help you organize your personal library of books and articles, and it will automatically format your in-text citations and references.
