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What's This?
This guide is designed to help students taking the course Human Exceptionality. It lists resources and tools that will help you find books and articles in the library, cite your sources, and use other resources the university has available.
What If I Need Help?
Contact your librarian, Ash Lierman, at 856-256-4979 or lierman@rowan.edu !
Find Articles
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowJournal, magazine and news articles in all academic disciplines.
The following video describes how to find articles using library resources. Click the arrows in the bottom right of the video frame to enlarge. You can also go to the video page for a transcript and links:
Find Books at Rowan Libraries and Other Universities
- Library SearchSearch for books, e-books, media (DVDs, music recordings and scores, etc.) and more in Rowan University Libraries. Find the call number to locate a book on the shelf.
Also note that Library Search actually searches for books and journal articles simultaneously, unless you narrow your search to only books, via the menu options on the left side of the screen.
- How to Read and Use a Call NumberFrom the University of Michigan Libraries.
The following video describes how to find and use books in the library, and how books can be helpful to you in writing research papers. Click the arrows in the bottom right of the video frame to enlarge. You can also go to the video page for a transcript and links:
Citation Management Tools
These are software tools designed to help you save, organize, and cite the sources you find for your research.
- Refworks This link opens in a new windowA simple tool that organizes book and article citations and can output bibliographies in many different citation styles.
You do NOT need to create a new account for RefWorks: instead, click the dark blue button at the bottom of the login screen that says "Use login from my institution," search for Rowan in the list, and log in with your Rowan NetID.
- EndNoteInstructions for downloading Rowan-licensed version of EndNote to your Mac or PC. You will need admin access to your computer to download it.
- Mendeley Institutional Edition (MIE) This link opens in a new windowA PDF manager and academic social network. Mendeley works best when you download the software application to your computer and use it to organize PDF files you already have saved. It's less effective at importing citations from databases.
Learn More About Citing
Have an unusual citation problem to solve, or need to learn the mechanics of APA style? These tools provide more information and examples.
- Purdue OWL - Online Writing LabDetailed guides to citing in APA, MLA, Chicago, and AMA styles, with examples, exercises, FAQs, and instructional materials.
- APA Academic Writer This link opens in a new windowOfficial resource on APA style. Includes style guides, tutorials, research guides, and templates. NOTICE: Database will not work on Internet Explorer or Edge.
Writing Support Resources
Rowan Writing Center
- Rowan University Writing CenterOn the first floor of Campbell Library, this writing lab has a group of experienced, friendly, and passionate tutors who want you to succeed throughout your academic career.
Writing Resources Online
- Dartmouth College Institute for Writing and RhetoricOnline advice and handouts for students who are enrolled in writing courses, for faculty who are teaching those courses, and for tutors who are helping students on a one-to-one basis.
- Harvard College Writing CenterHarvard offers some good advice regarding writing technique and how to prepare to write an assignment. Check out their advice on "close reading" of a text as a way of working with reading assignments.
- UBC (University of British Columbia) Writers' Workshop ToolboxUBC's Writers' Workshop Toolbox offers suggestions to student writers about several common areas related to composing an essay.
- University of North Carolina HandoutsConcise solutions for all kinds of writing problems including sentence fragments, plagiarism, procrastination, and many more.