Recommended Resources
Tutorials
Searching for News Articles
Use one of the resources below to search for news (popular) articles.
- ProQuest Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowGlobal Newsstream provides a large collection of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites in full-text format.
Searching for Scholarly Articles
- PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed is a comprehensive source of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowFSTA focuses on pure and applied research in food science, food technology, and food-related nutrition. It covers the complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging, and includes research and development literature, patents, standards, and legislation.
Avoiding Plagiarism
- What is Plagiarism?Information about plagiarism, its definition, and Cal Poly's disciplinary process from the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
- Tutorial - PlagiarismA short video on plagiarism courtesy of Clemson University.
Citing Your Sources - APA Style
- Parts of a CitationDiagrams of citations for a book and an article.
- APA ExamplesView examples of books, articles, websites and more in proper APA format.
- APA Formatting and Style GuideOne of the best guides to help you with APA formatting and style. Courtesy of Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
- Instructions for In-Text Citations in APA FormatCourtesy of Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).
