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Available Services
The Mary S. Thelen Library at Divine Mercy University has many available services for your writing and academic needs.
Available services are as follows, but are subject to change:
Writing
Students at Divine Mercy University are required to submit papers using APA Style. The 7th edition of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is available for purchase. It is required to purchase the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual in order to become familiar with APA Style and the updated rules contained in the 7th edition.
APA Academic Writer
For papers, essays, or discussion posts, you will need to format the work with references adequately supplied using the 7th edition of the Publication Manual. Therefore, it is recommended that students use the APA Academic Writer tool to begin writing papers, essays, etc. APA Academic Writer has a rich text editor similar to Word. It would help if you started writing your paper in Academic Writer because the formatting is done for you using the Academic Writer tool. It is not recommended to begin your document in Word format and later copy it to Academic Writer because the formatting will not copy over correctly from Word to Academic Writer. Academic Writer allows users to import references from the PsycINFO Database directly into the reference list in your paper. You can save your document in Academic Writer and return to it later to continue writing. To do this, you must create an account for yourself in Academic Writer.
The following tutorial contains instructions on how to use Academic Writer.
APA Academic Writer Grammar Check
You can use APA Academic Writer's spelling and grammar check by clicking on the button with a checkmark and ABC. Ordinarily, it is already turned on.
To check the reading level, flow, transitions, etc., you can click "Check Your Writing" on the left side of the screen, and it will check your writing for these things.
Tutor.com
Tutor.com allows students to access tutors in the subjects of Writing and Statistics. Tutors are available 24 hours, seven days a week. There is an option for submitting a paper for review. When submitting a piece for review, a tutor will review your document and respond within 24 hours. Regardless of whether you choose the option to submit your paper for review or you choose the option to meet with a tutor, you will get a report describing the changes that you need to make and can use them to edit your paper.
It is recommended that you submit documents or connect with a tutor well in advance of the due date for your assignment. Tutors will be unable to address the technical aspects of psychology or counseling. The students must contact the instructor for the specific course to address technical content concerns.
To access Tutor.com, navigate to the bottom of the left navigation panel in Canvas in your classes.
Other Services
DMU Research & Reference Assistance
If you need help with finding materials or resources for a class and/or an assignment, the librarians at Divine Mercy University are available for consultation or a workshop.
Library/Information Literacy Instruction
Faculty and students have the opportunity to attend workshops, and request or watch tutorials and/or information sessions on topics concerning library access and information literacy.
Interlibrary Loan
Because we realize that there may be materials you need for your studies that are not available here in our library, we offer interlibrary loan (ILL) services. Interlibrary loan (ILL) is a cooperative service between libraries.
What Materials May be Borrowed via Interlibrary Loan?
| Physical items, print books, owned by the Thelen Library | Physical items held by other libraries, not owned by the Thelen Library | Articles, Books Chapters (these items are provided electronically and do not need to be returned) | |
| Onsite students, faculty and staff (PsyD Program) | Borrow items directly from the Thelen Library | Yes | Yes |
| Online students, faculty, and staff (MSP, CMHC, SDC) | Physical items may be mailed to those individuals residing in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska | No | Yes |
Online Reference Help by Chat
If Reference or Research assistance is needed when the library is closed, one has the ability to chat with a real librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To access the chat service, from the library home page, select the Ask Us button in the chat window. That will allow you to provide some information, including a question and will direct you to a librarian.