Library

https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/library

IAHS Campus: room 104, 905-575-1212 x 6835, library@mohawkcollege.ca

Five library locations comprise the Mohawk College Library. Each serves a specific Mohawk College campus or location and provides services and resources to support local program offerings. The IAHS Library is located on the first floor of the Mohawk-McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) and is the main library for students in the Allied Health programs.

In the IAHS Library, you will find information in many physical formats – books, videotapes and DVDs – the collection numbers about 15,000 items. Through the Mohawk College Library, you also have access to a huge range of virtual or electronic sources, such as e-books and e-journals, as well as online videos, all delivered via the internet. Information about all items at all Mohawk College Library locations can be found in the library’s online catalogue. Most books in the IAHS Library may be borrowed for two weeks. Most videos and DVDs circulate for three days. Highest use items are available for in library use only and are shelved in the Reserve section of the library. Your Mohawk ONE Card is also your library card. Carry it with you at all times! Full-time Mohawk students at the IAHS also have borrowing privileges (with some restrictions) at the McMaster University libraries.

Electronic resources are best accessed through Mohawk’s virtual library. Check out the “Research Guides” section for our recommendations for the program. Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition are great places to find journal articles about topics of interest to you. The IAHS Library subscribes to close to 100 health sciences journals in print and to over 1000 journals in electronic full text. IAHS students also have access to over 9000 other newspapers, magazines and journals in full text on a huge range of subjects. These resources are accessible onsite in the IAHS Library as well as from home.

We can help you find the BEST information! Don’t go to Google without checking out our database of recommended web sites. Here you will find links to many high quality web sites in your field which have been evaluated by library staff and other information and health care experts. They’re all catalogued and we’ve provided little descriptions of each to make the whole thing even more user-friendly!

IAHS Library staff are here to help you…don’t be afraid to ask! You can ask us for help in person or by phone, e-mail, or chat. Librarians may also come to your classes to discuss the best resources for various assignments and to explain how to use them. Information is essential in the health care field. Let us help you learn how to find the BEST information!

Documenting Research Sources Using APA Style

(Please see Academic Honesty Policy for more details – Academic Integrity / Plagiarism, https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/about-mohawk/leadership-and-administration/policies-and-procedures/corporate-policies-and-19)

Quick Tips

In an assignment, when you use someone else’s idea or information by quoting directly or by re-phrasing the material in your own words, you must acknowledge and identify the source. This is done in two places:

• In the body of the assignment, where you insert a quotation or re-phrase an idea, you provide a brief reference to the source in an in-text citation (the reference is enclosed in parentheses or brackets).
• At the end of your assignment, you provide complete publication information about the source in a References list.

The in text citations and the References list work together. The in-text citation, a brief reference to a work, enables the reader to identify the source of an idea quickly and easily. Knowing the author’s last name (or the title) from the in-text citation, a reader can locate the complete publication information for that work in the alphabetically arranged References list. An in-text citation must point clearly to a specific source in References.

Guidelines for Preparing a References Page

• List only the resources to which you have specifically referred, not those merely consulted
• Place the page of references at the end of your assignment on a separate page titled References
• Use authors’ names in the order they appear on the title page; do not alphabetize multiple authors of a source
• Invert authors’ names and include only initials of first and middle names (i.e. Adam Smith becomes Smith, A.) Use an ampersand (&) to connect two authors’ names (e.g. Spacey, K., & Butler, G.)
• Use commas to separate authors and an ampersand for the last author if there are three to six authors
• List the first six authors and then et al. if there are more than six
• Begin the reference with the title of the work if no author is given
• Arrange the list alphabetically; if there is no author and the title begins with a, an, or the, alphabetize by the second word
• Begin each entry with a hanging indent (first line begins at the left margin and all other lines are indented ½ inch)
• Double space within and between entries in your list of references
• Capitalize only the first word in the title and the first word after a colon

Want more help? Four choices…

Help is always available through the Mohawk College Library.

1. Visit the Library in person. You can chat with staff on the Information Desk or grab a copy of the Library’s handout on APA. Handouts are available at all locations and online.
2. Follow the APA Help quick link for:
   • Templates for help with formatting
   • Interactive tutorials
   • Information on Academic Integrity issues
   • APA’s Style Guide to Electronic Sources (2007)
3. Use the About Us button on the homepage to submit questions via chat, email, or phone.
4. A print copy of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is available in the Mohawk College Library’s collection (call number BF 76.7.P83 2001). Other print resources are also available to help you with the research process and using APA style. Search the Library’s catalogue or browse the shelves at and around call number BF 76.

We Have Two Disclaimers……

Library @ Mohawk, Summer 2007

1. This brief guide highlights how to cite sources most commonly used by Mohawk College students as agreed upon by Library staff. The manual outlines far more resources and sources. When in doubt, consult the manual for full citation details and apply good judgement.
2. It is important to remember individual instructors may choose to modify these guidelines or use an earlier edition of the manual. To avoid confusion (and disappointment with your grade) use instructions communicated in your course.