Other Ways to contact a librarian:
Call the Reference Desk
Call (517) 750-6742 or 1-800-968-9103 ext. 1742
See Reference Desk Hours. If no answer, call (517) 750-6742.
Available during Reference Desk hours.
Visit the Library Reference Desk
Reference librarians are available during Reference Desk hours
for help with your research questions, finding needed information, assistance in documents sources with an appropriate citation style such as MLA or APA, etc.
ATLA Religion-religious and theological literature for students and faculty, including doctrine and religious life. Contains Full-Text.
Books in Print (Books in Print) Search tool for information on all genres of books, videos, audios and other published resources.
Includes book reviews from scholarly and general sources.
ComAbstracts (CIOS) – Contains abstracts of articles and books published in the professional literature of the communication field and covers over one hundred journals.
Communication Abstracts (EBSCOhost) covers major journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource that encompasses the breadth of the communication discipline. Containing over 235,000 records.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)Provides access to quality research materials in areas related to communication and mass media. Some Full-Text.
Credo Reference- Digital Reference Library, providing facts, words, concepts, people, statistics & more.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Provides access to the SAU White Library’s eContent collection of digital books
ERIC-Comprehensive source of information on all levels of education. Includes citations for journal articles and reports. Some Full-Text.
InfoTrac-This system includes several databases of general interest, including a health and other academic databases. Contains Full-Text.
JSTOR Access- (Arts & Sciences I/Health & General Sciences) Databases automatically link. For more information, visit JSTOR.
LexisNexis- Access to 40,000 documents related to business, news, and law.
Open J-Gate (Informatics) Open access journals in a wide variety of disciplines.
Pscyh Info -Scholarly resources in Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.
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Statistics
General
Business
-U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
-U.S.Department of Labor
Crime
-Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Reports Online
-Uniform Crime Reports
Demographics and Population
-U.S. CensusScope
Education
-Condition of Education
-Indicators of School Crime and Safety
-National Center for Education Statistics
-Projections of Education Statistics
APA Format
Index for In-Text Citations and Reference List Information: APA Manual
OWL Style Guide (Purdue University)
APA Style Blog (blog is written by the American Psychological Association)
MLA Format
Brief SAU Style Guide Detailed SAU Style Guide
OWL Style Guide (Purdue University)
Chicago Format
Chicago Manual of Style online – Basic Guide for the Chicago Style format. A full print guide can be found at the White Library reference desk.
SBL Format
SBL bibliographic guidelines 1 — information on the SBL citation style from Dr. Chuck White.
SBL bibliographic guidlines 2 — more information on the SBL citation style from Dr. Chuck White.
ACS (American Chemical Society) Format
The ACS Style Guide- the ACS Style Guide book available in PDF format, chapter by chapter.
Other Style Guides and Related Information
OWL- Purdue Assistance with references, in-text citations, APA, MLA and other aspects of academic writing.
