1. Databases Refresher
Mrs. Caneva
Librarian

2. Welcome!! Please use a marker to put your name on a name tent.
This will help Mrs. Caneva know you a little bit.
Goals:
Help you search for books with ease
Help you research articles via the databases with ease
Inform you of APA style and help you use it correctly to cite information

3. How to find a book… lindblomlibrary.weebly.com Search for Books
Diabetes
Now, try out your topic!
Chicago Public Library website

4. How to find an article in a database…
Why databases?
lindblomlibrary.weebly.com
Search the Databases
Magnetism
Now yours…

5. owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
APA Style
APA stands for…
American Psychological Association
Standard way for sciences to cite sources within a document and on your Reference List at the end.
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

6. In-Text Citation
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).  Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
If the author is not named in a signal phrase, place the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.
She stated, "Students often had difficulty using APA style" (Jones, 1998, p. 199), but she did not offer an explanation as to why.

7. Reference List in APA Format
Single Author
Last name first, followed by author initials.
Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development.Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

8. Exit slip
Are you more or less likely to check a book out for this project now that you’ve seen this presentation? Why?
Are you more or less likely to use the databases for your research now that you’ve seen this presentation? Why?