Goals of today's Library Session are:
- Learn how to select and effectively search various Library Databases on Databases by Subject Kinesiology
- Learn how to identify if CSUN owns /has access to the article, book, video, etc
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links in various Oviatt Library Databases by Subject Kinesiology , - Library Catalog -for example, subject search for Physical Education for Children with disabilities
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- Learn how to cite your sources using APA 6th style
Finding Books and Journals in the Library Catalog
Use the Catalog search box located in the center of the library's homepage to search for books. To search for books on your topic, use the default Keyword search option and enter your search terms in the For box.
If you have a specific book or author in mind, before you enter your search terms in the For box, change the Search type from Keyword to:
- Title - to look for a specific book.
- Author - to look for books by a specific author.
To look for ebooks only, select Ebooks in the Limits field.
APA Style
- Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (print version)
- Sample Style Sheet for APA Bibliographic Citatons (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
- Sample APA-Style Annotated Bibliography (PDF) by Dr. Karin Durán
- APA Style Guide (PDF) by Eric Garcia
- APA - Frequently Asked Questions
- Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association.
- APA Style Resources
Choose the Right Resource
When choosing resources for your assignment, consider:
- Assignment requirements—what does the professor want you to cite?
- Learn about your topic -- You may want to use a reference book like an encyclopedia (print or online) to start out with if you don't have a clear understanding of your topic yet.
- Time—the more current the topic, the less will be found in scholarly journals or books, which take longer to get published. Recent events will be covered on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines, as well as in the media.
- Depth of coverage and/or the topic—scholarly journals and books cover topics in more depth than magazines and newspapers. Some topics are not covered by the popular press, e.g., research that would not be of interest to the average consumer.
- Quality of the resource - see Step 3: Evaluating Sources
| Type of Information You Need | Try These Resources |
| Does your topic cover current events? | Newspapers, magazines, Internet |
| Do you need general information on a specific topic, written in a non-specialist style? |
Newspapers, magazines, Internet
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| Do you need in-depth information on a specific topic, written for the college student and above by authorities in the field? | Scholarly journals |
| Do you need more detail and/or has the topic been written about for awhile? | Books |
| Do you need an overview, quick facts, statistics on a topic? | Reference books, Internet |
Finding Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
Pick a database recommended for your subject from Find Articles by Subject and then search using keywords.
To locate the full text of an article:
- If full-text is available in the database, click on the link to full text (HTML or PDF).
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If full-text isn't available in the database, click the
button to see if we have access to the article in another database or in print in the library
- If no Find Text button is available or you didn't find the article through our databases, search for the magazine or journal title using the Journals tab in the library catalog.
- If the full text isn't available through the Library, you can request an Interlibrary Loan for the article(s) that you need. However, you must allow about two weeks for this!