These academic reference sources are useful for understanding what certain terms or ideas mean in an academic context. They can be useful for understanding readings, or as a source to support your definition in the midterm project.
You can watch this Research with Reference Sources video to learn more about using reference sources.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by The sources listed here don't count as an outside source for presentations. They can be used in your research as "Class Material", or they can be a starting point for finding other sources.
To use these sources as a starting point, try these strategies:
The Library's Catalog Search will help you search for book chapters related to your topic. Search with keywords, and then use the "Resource Type" filter on the left side of the page to see only "Books".
Remember that the search results will be entire books, but you are looking for one chapter that you can use as a source. The book might have a bigger, broader topic than your research.
Use the links in this guide to get a head start in searching for books and book chapters that are related to gaming.
Subject headings are tags within the library catalogue. The subject headings describe the main topics of sources in the catalogue, and can be used to search for many books that are all about the same topic. You can learn more about subject headings on this page.
This is a small selection of books that might have useful chapters for your research. Try looking through the titles and tables of contents to see if you can find what you need. If not, try using the subject headings or searching in the catalogue - we have many other books about gaming.
Woke gaming : digital challenges to social injustice by Articles from academic journals can be very reliable, but they can also be very technical and hard to read if you're new to research. Try starting with non-academic popular and trade magazines, which can be easier to read, to see if you can find an article related to your research topic.
The Library's Catalog Search can help you search for magazine articles related to your topic. Search with keywords, and then use the "Resource Type" filter on the left side of the page to see only "Magazine Articles".
These specific magazines are related to games and gaming, and might have useful articles for your research. Some are part of the library collection, and some are available online on the magazine website. Search with keywords for your social issue or a game title to look for relevant articles.
Citations and references are an important part of research. You can watch this video about citations to see more about how they are structured. In this course, you must use APA citation style, which is different from your GPS class.
In-text citations are used to show when a specific idea or point you make comes from a source, and not just from your own idea. Use in-text citations in the slides for your presentation. All of your in-text citations should connect to a full reference.
References are the full set of information that someone can use to find the sources you used. You should have a slide of references at the end of your presentation.
In this course you will need to reference games in your research, which are not common sources in APA style. Here are some examples you can use to create your citations.
Developer. (Year of Publication). Title of video game (Platform/Edition) [Video Game]. Publisher Name. URL.
Hudson Soft. (2007). Mario party 8 (Wii) [Video Game]. Nintendo.
Author’s Last Name, First Initial. (Year of Publication). Name of board game (Edition) [Board Game]. Publisher Name.
Teuber, K. (1995). Catan (1st ed.) [Board Game]. Kosmos.
Sometimes you might need help with citation. The sources you use might not match with the examples in citation guides, or it might be hard to find the information you need to make a citation. You can get help with citation in the NYU Shanghai Library.
