Finding Information on Your Topic:
Books
Once you've decided on your topic, use the DeVry University online catalog, Voyager, to search for books on
that subject.
You can search the catalog for items held locally or throughout the
entire DeVry library system. Click on the following link to access
Voyager with the pre-set Kansas City location limit.
Consult library staff for further assistance with the catalog.
Electronic books (e-books) are available via netLibrary. These resources
are available directly through the netLibrary database, as well as through the Voyager catalog
(for titles listed as "computer file" or "electronic resource"). When you access netLibrary for the
first time, you will need to create an account from an on-campus computer.
Once your account is created, you can search the netLibrary holdings from any on- or off-campus computer.
Consult library staff for assistance in setting up your account.
If the title is not carried by our campus, you can also search the
online catalogs of other Kansas City area libraries. Interlibrary
Loan is available to help you retrieve items from other libraries
locally, nationally, or within the DeVry library system. Use our web-based
Interlibrary Loan book request form to place a request for items from
other libraries. Requests can take up to 2 weeks to be received,
so be sure to make your requests well in advance of any project
deadlines.
Articles
The library has print periodical holdings available for some titles.
In addition, back issues for some titles are available in microfiche
form. View the periodical list to see our holdings in either
format. Reference materials such as the Encyclopedia Britannica and CQ
Researcher are also good sources for articles.
The library subscribes to the periodical and information databases that
are listed below. Many of these
databases can be accessed from off-campus via your student email
account or your faculty/staff email account (once
you have logged in to your account, look for
the "Click for Online Library Resources" image at the top of the page).
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ProQuest: a collection of databases that provides abstracts and
full-text articles for over 9,000 magazines & journals. A wide
range of topics are covered, including, business, applied science &
technology, psychology, computer science, and telecommunications.
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EBSCOhost's Computer Source: provides abstracts and full-text
articles for over 300 computer science publications, including PC
World, MacWorld, the Journal of Management Information Systems, and
the International Journal of Electronics.
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Faulkner's Advisory on Computer and Communications Technologies
(FACCTs): contains reports on computer- and
communications-related topics such as application development, web
site management, and wireless communications. Profiles for
technology vendors are also available.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: an online version of the print
reference source. Topics can be searched by keyword or browsed
by specific areas, including subject, alphabetical, world atlas,
Year In Review, and timeline browses.
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AccessScience: an encyclopedia of science- and
technology-related topics.
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Hoover's: provides company information on numerous businesses
throughout the United States. Each profile is divided into
several areas, including history, financial, competitors, and key
people within the organization.
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CorpTech: provides company information on large and small
businesses in technology-specific industries, including
biotechnology, energy, computer hardware & software, and
telecommunications. (on-campus use only)
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Sorkins: provides company information for businesses in the
Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago metropolitan areas.
(on-campus use only)
The Interlibrary Loan service is also available for the retrieval of articles
from other sources. Use our web-based
article request form to submit a request for an article from other libraries.
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Citing Sources:
MLA Style (Modern Language Association)
APA Style (American Psychological Association)
Chicago/Turabian
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Chicago Manual of Style Q & A page:
companion site for the recently published 15th edition
(from the University of Chicago Press). This site contains a
directory of commonly asked questions regarding the Chicago
manuscript style.
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Chicago/Turabian Documentation from The Writing Center
(University of Wisconsin - Madison). Includes links for note
systems, first and subsequent references, and the Works Cited page.
The primary focus of this site is on the documentation of print
resources.
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Chicago Style: History (from "Research and Documentation Online"
by Diana Hacker)
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Citing the World Wide Web in Style: Turabian (from Troy State
University F&WR Regional Library)
Other Style Guides
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Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Scientific Style:
based on the 6th edition of Scientific Style and Format
(published by Cambridge University Press, 1994). Site created
by the Writing Center at Colorado State University.
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List of Style Manuals (from "Research and Documentation Online"
by Diana Hacker): a bibliography of style manuals for different
subject areas, including political science, journalism, law,
and government documents.
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Grammar & Research:
The James E. Lovan Library has several titles that can be of help to you
as you plan, organize, and create your research paper. The
following links will direct you to different lists of available titles
within the Voyager online catalog for the DeVry Kansas City location.
The links correspond to the Library of Congress (LC) subject headings.
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English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Report Writing --
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
In addition to print materials, other online resources can be found in the
Reference Room section of the library's web page. Click on the
"Dictionaries," "Encyclopedias," and "Writing
Sources" sections to access these additional web sites.
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Evaluating Internet Sources:
The Internet can contain a vast amount of information; however, not everything you see on the Internet may be usable or
appropriate for your research paper. The following links provide
several criteria that can help you find quality information on the World
Wide Web.
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Tutorials:
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A Guide for Writing Research Papers
(from Capital Community College): contains sections related to
creating a research paper, from collecting information and using
outlines to citing your sources and formatting the paper. The
site also includes a link to a grammar & writing guide (created by
Professor Charles Darling, Capital Community College).
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Online!: A Reference Guide to Using Internet Resources (2003
Update) by Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. Includes
information on finding and evaluating Internet sources, and provides
guides to documenting such sources in the MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE
styles.
- Sample research paper formats (from "Research and Documentation Online" by Diana Hacker):
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