APA Resources
APA Refresher for EdD Students (Western Education)
Part 1 of a video recording presentation, with presentation notes (PDF), presented by a
PhD candidate and contract editor.
APA Style Help (American Psychological Association)
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx
A web page that provides help with APA style. FAQ, the basics of APA style (tutorial),
APA style blog, learning resources, and “ask the APA Style Experts.
Citing Sources According to APA (6th ed.)
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/styleguides/APA.pdf
A guide to organize Reference List and Parenthetical Notes, based on the sixth edition
of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Online Writing Lab (OWL) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Website with general information on APA formatting and style guide, with examples.
Online Writing Lab - Graduate Student Resources (Western’s Student
Development Session)
http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/online_writing_lab/graduate_wriitng_resources.html
Online tutorials, handouts, graduate student support meeting groups, and question
submission option.
Library/Research Resources
Research Videos – Education Library Database
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/education/videos.html
Short videos that introduce the Education Library research tools, finding journal titles
and articles using the library catalogue, and databases searching.
Education Graduate Program – Professional: Research Guides
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/educationgraduateprogramprofessional
A list of the most frequently used databases, encyclopedias, handbooks, statistics and
data, test and instruments, and websites for education research.
Library Workshops for Graduate Students
The Allyn and Betty Taylor Library (in the Natural Sciences Building) offers free library
research workshops throughout the academic year. These workshops are useful in
helping graduate students to develop their research skills and accessing a range of
resources. For information on scheduling a confidential appointment, click here.
Access to Success: Ask – Chat with a Librarian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTy6AjprAhE&list=PLD43ECDE621C8530F&index=
30
Video introduction to 'Ask A Librarian,' an online chat service shared by several Ontario
universities (OCUL). One of five videos in the series 'Access to Success: Help with
Research, Writing and Learning Skills at York.'
Picking the Right Database
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ARIhix_8Y&list=PLD43ECDE621C8530F&index=4
7
This video tutorial will help students select which database to search for a dissertation,
research paper, or assignment.
Finding an Impact Factor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0mCH4eFnLA&list=PLD43ECDE621C8530F&inde
x=53
Video introduction to using Journal Citation Reports to find the impact factor of a journal.
Finding a Known Citation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hoXHUCTzE&list=PLD43ECDE621C8530F&inde
x=44
Video Introduction to learning how to track down a source from a reference list.