What's the best
way to obtain research articles on my chosen topic that's fast and easy?
Use the
ProQuest database to locate information on your topic.
ProQuest is a database containing articles from magazines, journals and
newspapers accessed via the COC library. It really is a terrific source for
information on your topic because you can search for current research from
reliable academic sources. If you access
ProQuest on campus, no password is needed. If you access
ProQuest from off-campus, you will need to enter the following username
and password.
 | Username: cougars Password: skills |
When search for information in ProQuest, click on the "Advanced" tab and enter your search terms. Under "Limit results to: check the "Full text documents only" and the "Scholarly journals" boxes. This will yield the best quality of articles to include in your paper.
Depending on your topic, you may also find helpful information in the other online COC Library databases such as:
| Issues & Controversies- is a database that focuses on information regarding heavily debated contemporary political and social issues. Each topic is treated in an unbiased manner that presents different sides of the issue at hand. This database may help you find very valuable statistics and historical background on your topic. It includes articles, editorials, historical documents, graphics and statistics on controversial issues; covers over 250 topics |
| Country Watch - contains up-to-date economic, political and social data about every country on the globe |
| To restrict your results to scholarly web sites you may want to try Google Scholar. |
| Library Research Guide For Psychology Classes |
| COC TLC Lab- Tutors in the TLC lab will proofread your paper for grammar, writing style and formatting errors prior to submission. Could make the difference between a "B" and an "A" paper and it's FREE! Just walk-in. |
| The University Libraries Web site contains quality links leading into the World Wide Web, and is a good place to start your exploration. This site is located at http://library.albany.edu/subject/psychology.htm |
| If you want to explore a large number and variety of sources, try The Librarians' Index to the Internet. Supported by a federal grant, a large number of indexers select and annotate Web resources across a broad range of topics. |
| The WWW Virtual Library is one of the oldest and most respected subject directories on the Web. This directory consists of individual subject collections, many of which are maintained at universities throughout the world. |
APA Tutorials
R. Eric Landrum from Boise State University has created
several instructional videos on creating a reference page in APA format.
NOTE: You will need a computer program on your computer
that can play MP4 (movie) files to watch these Videos. (Give it a minute to
load)
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