Better Writing = Better Grades (Links to an external site.)

If you’re having difficulty with your writing assignments and are trying to make sense of documentation requirements, you’re not alone! This workshop will give you some great tips on the writing process and preventing plagiarism, as well as revising and editing your paper in order to improve your writing and your grades. Topics include:

Pre-Writing Techniques
Common Mistakes
Writing Resources

Keeping Up with UptoDate: Using the EBP Database for Research and Practice (Links to an external site.)

Learn what makes UpToDate unique among our library resources. The librarians will cover how to find resources in UpToDate, cite them, and use them to assist your research.

RefWorks and APA Style Central (Links to an external site.)

Learn how to use APA Style CENTRAL and RefWorks to generate citations and keep track of your sources. The librarians will introduce you to the basic features of each product including how to use APA Style CENTRAL’s paper writing tool.

SMU Library's OneSearch Discovery Service (Links to an external site.)

Watch this presentation to learn how this search tool will help you with your research and allow you to search all of our library content at one time.

In this presentation you will learn about the features of our EBSCO Discovery Service, such as:

subject indexing or thesauri fully integrated with PubMed’s indexing, CINAHL headings and MeSH from a variety of resources
library research guides included in search results
ebook carousel; just click on the image to access the book
searches include videos
and much more!

How to Use Smarthinking Tutoring for Writing and Content Support

Smarthinking provides 24/7 access to highly trained online tutors who provide on-line writing support and review for grammar, argument, organization or documentation as well as content-specific feedback. Tutors also offer content-specific support in a wide variety of Nursing and Allied Health subjects. Use this service to improve your writing and get better grades!