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Occupational Therapy (Undergraduate & Graduate))

Welcome

This guide is here to assist students in both Occupational Therapy Programs:

  • Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
  • Masters in Occupational Therapy

Please feel free to make suggestions to improve this guide.  Good Luck!

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Learn about the LIbrary

Learn about different library resources.

There are a variety of resources available from the library homepage --- check the handouts tab --- steps to getting to different resources are provided.

OneSearch -- Use to locate books and journal articles

OneSearch is the library search tool that helps find resources you need for assignments.

Watch the two short video tutorials to learn more.

The Library's OneSearch Box searches for resources the library subscribes to and a few government tools ---

  • journal articles
  • Books (ebooks and print)
  • Media (DVD's and streaming videos)

Writing Help -- University Writing Center

The University Writing Center will assist with:

  • writing assignments
  • paragraph format
  • reviewing APA rules
  • grammar and punctuation 

 

Writing Help -- Library -- APA & Academic Writer

Use Academic Writer to learn the APA Style rules and write your papers if you choose.

The R.A. Williams Library has tools to assist with learning APA Style.  Books on writing research papers are also available, check the library catalog using OneSearch.

 

 

RefWorks

RefWorks is a citation manager that places all your references in one place. It pulls in references from a variety of databases such PubMed, CINAHL, OneSearch, Google Scholar and many more tools.

Take a look a the RefWorks guide to watch short videos to learn more about this tool. 

Library Skills --- Research Skills Coach

Research Skills Coach can help you get comfortable with learning about finding information and research. There are 8 key modules.