Library:Help for Education Distance Students/Researching
Researching
Searching for Articles
- Start by checking out the Research guide for Education at http://guides.library.ubc.ca/education. This is where you'll find links to the best places to find research in your field.
- If you are using Google Scholar be sure to access it from the "Indexes and Databases" link on the Library Homepage (www.library.ubc.ca) If you go directly to Google Scholar from the web you may not be able to access the full text of the articles you find there.
- You will find the Library's access page for Google Scholar here: http://resources.library.ubc.ca/943
Research Help
- The Education Library website http://education.library.ubc.ca/ has links to our research guides and recommended article databases, as well as specific information for graduate students.
- Click the "Ask an Expert" tab on the homepage to find out how to: chat online with a librarian; check out the library's opening hours; call or email the reference desk at any branch library; or contact a subject librarian.
- How to Cite is the Library's guide to the most common citation styles, including APA. The guide also includes some information about citation management tools like RefWorks and Zotero