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Research Basics for Advertising and Public Relations
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- APA TutorialLearn about how to cite sources using APA 7th edition. Created by the GVSU Libraries.
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This guide's purposes are to: help you learn more about Advertising & Public Relations while using information, provide resources for doing research in the CAP 115 course, help you save time and energy, and successfully complete your assignments.
Library Basics
- Build Your Search StrategyThis short video explains how to develop a search strategy before finding books and media or articles in databases. These concepts are universal and apply to any search.
- Citation TutorialLearn and test your skills
- How to Find a BookThis video walks you through the process of searching for a book and identifying its location.
"Call numbers" are shelf locations, in order alphabetically then numerically. You may place requests for physical items and they should be available at the 1st floor service desk the next day.
Locations: Books in the call number area HD59-59.6 & HF5801-6182 on the 3rd floor of Mary Idema Pew Library or in the Steelcase Library cover general advertising topics.
Business Communication call numbers: HF 5717-HF 5734.7 on the 3rd floor of Mary Idema Pew Library or in the Steelcase Library.
- Requesting books, journals in print form, and DVDsWatch video of the robot (Automated Storage Retrieval System or ASRS) getting books in the warehouse behind the Service Desk on the 1st floor.
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