Try Research Assistance at the RAD, located behind the Access Services Desk. A more in-depth Research Consultation is also available.
When you are off campus and you select a link to an online resource from the Woodward Library website, you will be prompted to provide your APSU single sign-on (OneStop) credentials to login.
If you have problems accessing resources from off campus, please call the Library’s Access Services Desk at 931-221-7978 or Ask the InfoHub.
Gain access to library hours, databases, research guides, and more, as well as chat with a librarian.
Plan your search strategy carefully before you begin typing words.
Do you want to start broad and then sift through lots of results? Do you prefer starting with a small number of precise results, then use each article's list of article references to broaden retrieval?
Broad - Use All or Full Text search which looks throughout the record and full-text article
Less Broad - Use Keyword search limiting to title, abstract and subject headings
Most Precise (fewest results) Use Subject search limiting to subject headings
One way to find a topic to research is to scan the available issues of Annual Reviews. Read the article (chapter) titles and their abstracts.
Each year, the most significant primary research literature is critically reviewed to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and help you keep up to date in your area of research.
Simultaneously search multiple library databases with the Peay Search discovery service
Use one of the Subject Research Guides to guide you in finding, accessing, managing, and organizing your sources.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a service used to request library resources not owned by Woodward Library. ILL has many advantages:
