University of North Alabama

Library Instruction

Library Instruction - Online Resources

Handouts and Instructional Materials

• General Handouts

• General Information PDF

• The Top 10 Things Every Student Should Know about Collier Library PDF

• Types of Reference Sources PDF

• Library Vocabulary PDF

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• Locating Books

  Library of Congress Classification

  UNACAT Help Contents

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• Locating Periodical Articles

  Databases vs. Search Engines PDF

  What is a Scholarly Journal? PDF

  
  Locating Government Documents

  Finding U.S. Government Documents in Collier Library PDF

  Superintendent of Documents Classification PDF (This is the classification scheme used for the government documents collection.)

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• Internet - Evaluating Web Sources

• Evaluating Websites PDF

  Databases vs. Search Engines PDF

   

• Google and Google Scholar Resources

Google Cheat Sheet (created by Google)

Google Web Search Help (from Google)

Google Scholar Advanced Search Tips (from Google)

• Citing Sources

• Citation and Documentation - Writing Resources - UNA Center for Writing Excellence

  APA Style (official APA website)

  APA Style - A Guide for Writing Research Papers (from Capital Community College)

  Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style (official MLA website)

  MLA Style - A Guide Writing Research Papers (from Capital Community College)

  Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (from the University of Memphis)

Plagiarism Information

• Plagiarism - A Student Guide
Resources for Faculty

• APA Style
• APA Handout