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KRS LIBRARY SUPPORT

Students usually receive a basic introduction to using library-based research materials in PE 201, Introduction to Kinesiology. Graduate students usually receive a graduate briefing and review in PE 601. Library instruction can be tailored to support research in any course. Individual students should reach out to the librarian liaison for reference and/or research assistance using the Meet with a Librarian form.

GOALS:

Find appropriate information resources for your research, assignments or field work
Use databases effectively for research, assignments and/or field work
Search the Internet effectively for research, assignments and/or field work
Evaluate information found through databases and the Internet
Lasting positive impact on research skills and products
Improve engagement with the library

Graduate Student Briefing [for PE 601] - Fall 2020

Getting Ready for Research

Get your Interlibrary Loan Account
Use this link to logon. To create your account, click on New ILLIAD User? Create an ILLiad account.
Get Your Bibliographic Management Software
ISU community: get your free, library-subsidized copy of EndNote. Follow this link to download the software app in a zip folder. Be sure to follow the instructions to unzip it. Find out how to use EndNote by using the Writing & Citing links on this page.
Assignment Calculator
Use this online tool to plug in a start date and end date for your research paper. As an end date, use the day BEFORE you have to turn in the paper. The result: 12 target dates for you to refer to. Multiple research paper assignments in multiple courses? No problem, just do a calculation for each one, and then use our 'email' option to receive reminders, or post all target dates into your planners. Each step includes helpful links to tutorials or other support sites.

Writing and Citing

APA Academic Writer This link opens in a new window
The official and ultimate resource on APA Style. Consult the digital library of APA Style quick guides and tutorials to refine your writing. Learn how to plan sound research with our research tools, and build a reference library with customized APA Style reference templates. Consult quick guides, tutorials, self-quizzes, sample papers, sample references, sample tables, and sample figures to master the art of scholarly writing.

EndNote Tutorials
Move to another LibGuide to view a variety of tutorials.
EndNote Online
An Internet-based EndNote product; you can sync with your regular EndNote product when you return to your own computer.
ISU Writing Center Website
Used by freshmen thru grad students; individual consultant appointments available; online resources. Writing Center is located in ISU Library, 1st floor. Use at the beginning of the writing process to help brainstorm ideas, thru consultations on final drafts.
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Please contact the tutors at least five days before the paper is due to allow tutors time to prepare.
LibGuide: APA Style 7th ed
This is our 1st guide to the 7th edition, designed by our Nursing student liaison.
APA 7th edition [released October 2019]
APA: What's New in the 7th edition?
APA's 6th edition archive
>>With each new edition of the Publication Manual there is a transition period, in which authors continue to submit journal articles and students continue to write papers in the previous edition’s style. We recommend that editors and instructors make the switch and adopt the seventh edition Publication Manual in January 2020 or thereafter.
>>In the meantime, we’ve archived the sixth edition APA Style blog, frequently asked questions pages, and other resources here. These will be available until further notice.
APA: Instructional Aids
The instructional aids on this page are intended for anyone looking to improve their knowledge of APA Style. They include tutorials and webinars developed by Style experts to provide an overview of seventh edition APA Style. There are also handouts, guides, and sample papers designed by APA Style in conjunction with instructors that can be printed, downloaded, and used while writing papers.
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Because the scope of what constitutes a student paper is broad and flexible and varies by course and academic institution, there are no formal requirements for APA Style student papers. Students should follow the guidelines of their instructor, advisor, department, and/or institution when writing papers. We encourage instructors, departments, and institutions to adapt APA Style to fit their needs.

Marsha Miller

Shelley Arvin

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