Research At The Rod

Request a Research Consultation [1] with a librarian one-on-one.
Short presentation: Library Research Consultations [2]
Dissertation Calculator [3] (University of Minnesota)
Create a schedule for your thesis or dissertation to help keep you on track.

Set up RSS feeds and/or email alerts for searches, journals, and Tables of Contents.
Take advantage of databases that will alert you when your topic is covered in newly published articles. See Alerts and RSS Feeds in Databases [4]

Where to Find it: Your Guide to Library Resources [5]

Find Dissertations [6]

Identify scholarly articles
Journal or magazine? recognizing the differences [7]
Subject Guides [8]
Guides to Rod Library reference materials by subject.
Find journals
- Find journals (if you know the title of the journal) by performing a Journal Title search in UNISTAR [9]
- Find journals if the topic (subject) is known by selecting (1) Advanced Search in UNISTAR [9] (2) select Subject from the drop-down menu and type in your topic and (3) select Periodicals or E-journals from the Publication Type menu. You may also do a Keyword search and limit by UNI Period in the Location. Click here [10] to see screenshots illlustrating this.
- Ask a Reference librarian.
Find Journal Articles
- See Subjects A-Z [11] (PantherProwler) under the Articles tab to identify databases in your area. You may search all the databases with check marks at once by filling in the search form or you may click on an individual database to search.
- You may go directly to individual databases by selecting them from the Databases A-Z [12] listing under the Articles tab.
Find Books
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- UNISTAR [9] UNI System to Access Resources (our catalog). Located under the Books & More tab. Click here [14] for more information on using UNISTAR.
Style Guides [15] available at Rod Library
- See UNI Thesis & Dissertation Manual [16] for a listing of Approved Style Manuals and Department Style Manuals.
Use EndNote to create citations and make your life easier.
- EndNote [17] (desktop version)
- EndNote Web [18]

Copyright restrictions
- Subject Guide: Copyright at the University of Northern Iowa [19]
- How to Obtain Copyright Permission [20]
- Know your Copy Rights [21] (PDF)
Short Presentations to Assist You with the Research Process
- Where to Start [22]
- Find it at UNI [23]
- How to Search Well [24]
Presentations to Assist You as a Graduate Student
Writing Helps
UNI Writing Center [28]
- Contact the Writing Center [28] email the Writing Center [29]
- Research Paper Resource Room [30]
- Phone: 273-2361
- 8:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday
Office of Sponsored Programs [31] (OSP)
- Student Research Presentation Events & Opportunities [32]
- Research Compliance [33] Check here for UNI research policies and procedures.
- NEW OSP Workshops for Fall 2011
  - Training on Human Participants Research Protections (IRB) September 21st
  - "Ethics in Scholarship" October 3rd
  - Workshop Registration [34] Deadlines for registration: September 7.
Information Technology Services [35]
- lynda.uni.edu [36] (free online software training via over 66,000 video tutorials)