SHSU - The Woodlands Center Library Services

This is intended as an introductory guide to help students of SHSU -- The Woodlands Center best utilize Newton Gresham Library's resources and services.

Introduction

SPED 6314 -- Dr. Kristina Vargo

This guide is intended for SPED 6314, Thesis I: Research Methods in ABA, taught by Dr. Kristina Vargo. Below you will find some key databases and additional resources that students may find useful for their coursework. 

For additional assistance, please contact me. That's why I'm here! You can find me in person at SHSU - The Woodlands Center, or you can contact me via phone, e-mail, or the chat box on the right. 

Please note: This guide is not exhaustive and is only intended to help students get started in their research. Also, this guide was created for Fall 2023's SPED 6314 taught by Dr. Kristina Vargo. Although the guide may be useful for similar courses, this is not its intention.

Research Databases and Resources

You can see all of our Education databases by visiting our Education Databases page.

You can search some of the more common Education databases directly below.

Distance Services & Interlibrary Loan

Take advantage of our Interlibrary Services to get almost any article or book you need, even if our library does not have access. If you are a distance student you can even request books from the main campus and have them shipped to your home for free. 

To request a book we do not own, an article we do not have access to, or a book from the main campus, simply log in to ILLiad using your SHSU credentials and fill out the appropriate form. Please be sure to verify your contact information and mailing address. 

For more information, please visit our Interlibrary Loan page. 

APA Citation Information

For introductory information and examples about APA citations, please view our APA Citations guide

If you need access to the full style guide, Newton Gresham Library and SHSU-The Woodlands Center have print copies you can check out. 

Other helpful resources include Purdue OWL and the APA Style Blog.

 

Instructional/Tutorial Videos


Librarian

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Tyler Manolovitz

Contact:
936-202-5052
tyler@shsu.edu

To schedule a meeting in-person or via Zoom, click the Schedule Appointment button above.

If Tyler is unavailable and you need immediate assistance, please contact Newton Gresham Library.

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Find books, articles, films, and MORE in the library catalog and selected databases.



 

Citation Management Tools

Preferred

Zotero

  • Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is an easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources
    • 300MB = free | 2GB = $20/year | 6GB = $60/year | Unlimited = $120/year

Other Options

Mendeley

  • ​​Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device.
    • Please note: Mendeley has discontinued its mobile apps. Tools like PaperShip may be an alternative. Development and support of Mendeley also seems to have decreased over time. 

EndNote Web

 

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