THE GREAT DEBATEFinding the latest news and more at your library

All the news that’s fit to print Your STU library makes it easy to find the

latest information on current events around the world.

We offer print and online resources where you can access scholarly and popular articles on local and world events.

Info at your Library

The STU library offers a variety of services and sources to help you find the information you need.

Including: Reference services Books and e-Books Print and online journals, magazines, and

newspapers Inter-Library Loan Online databases

What’s the difference?

Scholarly journals vs. Journalistic sources

How can I tell…

What’s the difference?

Journalistic articles: Popular news style. Approachable, mass-media writing that appeals to a wide audience.

Scholarly, journal articles: Research-based, often peer-reviewed articles written by academics. Advanced writing style that appeals to scholars and researchers.

Journalistic Writing

Includes sources such as: Newspapers: New York Times, Miami

Herald, USA Today News periodicals: Time, Newsweek, US

News and World Report Online news sources: Associated Press (

http://www.ap.org), CNN (http://www.cnn.com), BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/)

Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Writing Peer-reviewed articles are available

through library databases and subscription services. These articles are published in print and e-journals.

Journalistic sources and more

Let’s find some news articles

Sources for Journalistic Articles Databases on our e-research page:

NewsBank – the latest information and Special Reports on significant events and issues in the news. Includes Regional and World news.

New York Times Miami Herald Academic Search Premier – has an

option for searching newspapers and periodicals

More Journalistic sources

You can also find sources by title or subject/topic by searching the library’s catalog.

Go to: http://stulibrary.worldcat.org Search for the title of a source, such as

Newsweek or Time Limit search results to

“Journal/Magazine” (see the Format list on the left side of the results page)

Items with a “view now” link are available online and can be accessed on campus and from home

Let’s try it!

Go to: http://stulibrary.worldcat.org Enter “Newsweek” in the search box. Hover over the item to see “View now”

options. Try the “Access Journal” links to access

the journal and search for articles. For this example, click on the second

“Access Journal” link.

Let’s find an Article

If you selected the second Access Journal option, you have now reached Ebsco’s Newsweek portal.

Let’s Search for an article on the current situation in Libya.

Click on the “Advanced Search” link below the search box.

Let’s Search!

Accessing articles from home To access articles through the library’s

catalog from home, you will need to log in to your library account.

Create a Library Account

To create an account, click on the Your Library Account “Sign In” link on the top right corner of catalog’s homepage.

Next, click on the “forgot your password?” link.

Enter your student number. You will receive an email in your STU account with instructions on how to create a new password for your account.

Finding Peer Reviewed Sources

Sources for Peer-Reviewed Articles Databases on our e-research page:

Academic Search Premier – to find peer-reviewed articles, limit your search to Academic or Scholarly Journals

ProQuest Central – to find peer-reviewed articles, check the “Peer reviewed” box under the search area

InfoTrac OneFile – to find peer-reviewed articles, check “to peer-reviewed publications”

Latin American & Caribbean Portal Gale’s World Scholar: Latin American &

the Caribbean Portal For information on Latin America and the

Caribbean, check out this database. The portal provides access to information, statistics, maps, and primary sources (first-hand accounts) on Latin America and the Caribbean.

You can find the link to the portal on the library’s e-Research page.

APSA and RefWorks

Cite your sources

Why Cite?

There is no such thing as “borrowing” someone else’s ideas in academic writing.

Avoid plagiarism by citing your sources.o If you….

o Quote ito Paraphrase ito Summarize it CITE IT!

The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) style manual is the authority for referencing and citing information when writing in political science.

The manual can be found online at:http://www.ipsonet.org/data/files/APSAStyleManual2006.pdf

APSA style is based on the Chicago Manual of Style.

ASPA Style Guide

RefWorks

RefWorks is a service that helps you keep track of the articles and resources that you find online and in print.

You can use your RefWorks account to save bibliographic information for future use and to create a list of references for your paper.

Note: RefWorks does not support APSA style, but that does not mean you can’t use it! It is still a great tool to help you organize your sources.

RefWorks - Try it out!

Open a new browser window and let’s create a new RefWorks account!

Signing up for

Go to the Library’s e-research page: http://www.stu.edu/library

Click on the Research link on the menu (left side of screen)

Select the “RefWorks” link at the top of the list.

Creating a RefWorks account Click on the “Sign up for an Individual

account” link on the main page This will take you to the new user

registration page, where you will create your account.

When your account has been created, you will be able to save citations using the RefWorks link provided on many database articles, or by manually saving the link yourself.

Saving a link – Let’s try it!

Open another tab or window on your browser.

Let’s search for an article to import into RefWorks.

Go to STU’s e-research page and click on the “Academic Search Premier” link

Let’s Search for an article on the Libyan conflict.

Exporting a Reference

Select an article to view and click on the “Export” icon on the menu to the right of the screen.

Select the option to export to RefWorks and Save. This will redirect you to you RefWorks

account, where you can organize your citations and create a Reference list.

What if the library doesn’t have what you need?

Inter Library Loan

A few tips

If you cannot find an article or book, you have the option of submitting an Inter-Library Loan request. The library will do its best to bring the source to you. However, ILL can be a slow process, so place requests as early as possible and allow time for it to arrive.

Do NOT rely on ILL if you need a source within a few days.

Requesting an ILL

You can request an ILL in person by visiting the library Circulation desk.

Or online, by filling out an Inter Library Loan request form (found on the library’s main page).

And remember

The library is more than a place for books. Our librarians are always available to help you find the information you need in person or over the phone.

To get in touch with a reference librarian, you can call: 305-628-6667 (Circulation) 305-628-6668 (Reference)

Computers crash, flash-drives are lost… Save more than one copy of your document!o Email your document to yourself as an

attachment.o Save it in the cloud using a free service

such as:o GoogleDocs: http://docs.google.como SkyDrive: http://skydrive.live.como Box: http://www.box.net

And Always…

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