Resources+for+your+Toolbox

Quality research involves using sources with good authority, citing these information sources, incorporating new technology, and preparing for the future. Use these handouts to help!
 * 1) ===APA Citations===
 * 2) ===MLA Citation===
 * 3) ===**Using NoveList to Locate Your Next Read**===
 * 4) ===**Using Southwest's e-Resources: Gale Virtual Reference Library**===
 * 5) ===**Steps in Creating an iMovie**===
 * 6) ===**Using FreePlayMusic.com**===
 * 7) ===**Locate periodicals using Academic OneFile**===

1. Using APA style in NoodleTools? Watch this PowerPoint for reinforcement on creating an APA style bibliography!

2. Stumped by NoodleTools? Watch this PowerPoint for reinforcement on creating an MLA style bibliography!

3. NoveList is a database used to locate authors, genres, and titles you want to read. Review the directions for this awesome resource!

4. Southwest currently has 20 volumes in our e-resource collection from **Gale's Virtual Reference Library**. Use this handout to access everything from the **Encyclopedia of Human Geography** to **Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America.** You will need to login for the LSW Database Passwords to access these resources from home!

5. Creating a high-impact presentation is within your grasp with the software and hardware available at Southwest. Review the tips for placing **images**, **text**, **transitions**, and **audio** into your presentation. This handout has been updated for iMovie 9.

6. Got music? If your multimedia project would benefit from background music, then use this handout to utilize a very useful website: freeplaymusic.com.

7. Do you need to find a particular periodical title? Perhaps you want to read psychology journals or business magazines for your classes. Use this handout to guide you through Gale's **Academic OneFile.** Finding that title is as easy as click, click, click.

Ready to learn more? Return to the Helpful Hawk Handouts homepage to find other useful resources.==