Research Help

Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a great source for research help. Many of the links on this page connect to OWL pages.

Begin your Research

• Research: Where do I begin?
• Types of Sources

Searching Specific Databases

• CQ Researcher Tour
• EBSCO Basic Searching Tutorial (Academic Search Premier)
• EBSCO Advanced Searching Tutorial (Academic Search Premier)
• Films on Demand Search Basics
• Films on Demand Advanced Searchs
• CINAHL Basic Searching
• CINAHL Advanced Searching
• PubMed Basics
• PubMed Tutorial

Evaluate What You Find

• Evaluating Sources: Overview
• Evaluating Bibliographic Citations
• Evaluating Print vs. Internet Sources

Use and Cite Information

• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
• Is It Plagiarism?
• Safe Practices
• APA In-Text Citations
• APA Reference List
• APA Brief Guide

Please note that you can get APA citations from most databases - ask us how!