PSYC 314 Spring 2014: Sections 003 and 006

Spring 2014 library instruction for PSYC 314 sections 003 and 006

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1. Kimberly Miller, M.S.I. Research & Instruction Librarian kimberlymiller@towson.edu
2. • Kimberly Miller • kimberlymiller@towson.edu • 410-704-6324 • Cook Library • In-person: Research Help Desk (3rd floor) • Phone: 410-704-2462 • IM/Email: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu • Text: 66746 & start your question with askcook • CLA Café: Wed. 11:00am – 12:30pm starting March 5th • Social Media
3. http://tinyurl.com/libworkshopsS14 Of note: • Library Research for Psychology Students Wednesday, March 5th 5:30-6:30pm • APA Citation Style Tuesday, March 25th 3:30-4:30pm • “Research To-Go” Thursday, April 24th 3:30 – 5:00pm
4. B Tal, “Our Direction” via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0
5. e-magic, “good question” via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0
6. Todd Martin, “Close up of The Thinker” via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0
7. Researchers Submit Article to Journal Journal Peer- Reviews Article Article is Accepted Article is Published Article is Rejected Authors asked to Revise & Resubmit Authors Edit Article Authors Seek a Different Journal for Publication
10. • Database used to find scholarly “literature” in Psychology • Published by the APA • More than 3.5 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in all fields of psychology.
11. http://researchport.umd.edu “Database by name” Search for PsycINFO
12. Tools in your “advanced search” toolbox • “Connectors” • “Limiters” • Thesaurus • Fields Leo-seta, “Bigger” via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
13. How can pets impact health? AND, OR, NOT pets health
14. • Effect / Affect • Impact • Change • Influence • Advance / Improve • Help / Aid • Cause • Pro / Con • Benefit • Importance
15. Concept 1 – pets • Dogs • Cats • Horses • Pet therapy Concept 2 – health • Physical health • Mental health • (specific examples of mental or physical health)
16. Image source: http://www.clker.com/clipart-2525.html
17. *Narrow your results? 1. Limiters (e.g., date range, “peer review” checkbox) 2. Fields (e.g., subject and thesaurus) 3. More specific search terms *Expand your results? 1. Try new keywords or different combinations of keywords 2. Citation chasing 3. Multiple searches in multiple databases *Use the PsycINFO Thesaurus for targeted vocab *Use “Find it” and the “Journal List” to find specific articles
18. A.K.A.: An introduction to APA Style and Format Image: Randy Robertson, “Patriotic Pampered Pocket Pooch Posing Proudly ” via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
19. • Why do different disciplines have different writing and citation styles? • What’s the difference between “APA Style” and “APA Format”
20. Different disciplines use different style manuals Social Sciences = American Psychological Association (APA) Image: http://apastyle.apa.org/
21. • Title page • Abstract • Main body • Introduction • Method • Results • Discussion • References • Table/s • Figure/s • Appendix
22. image source: http://chicagopubliclibrary.tumblr.com/post/53362727955/the-credible-hulk-always-cites-his-sources
23. • Books • Articles • Web Sites • Graphics • Tests, measures, and instruments • Videotapes, audio tapes • Software • Government documents & data Basically… Any source of information you did not create! e.g., pictures from Web, statistical tables
24. 1. “ ” 2. In-text citation (Burrows, 2009, para. 5) OR (Burrows, 2009, p. 26) 3. An entry in the References list (the bibliography) at the end of the paper Every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography
25. 1. Legitimate paraphrase 2. In-text citation (Burrows, 2009) 3. An entry in the References list at the end of the paper Again, every in-text citation should have a match in the bibliography!
27. • Vary by format • Easiest to look at an example, then try to format your citation to match Image: Willi Heidelbach, “Puzzle2,”via Flickr, CC Attribution
29. image source: http://www.pooldawg.com/article/pooldawg-library/tried-and-true-tip-of-
30. Download the sample paper at: http://bit.ly/APAsample • Using any available resources (e.g., your course book, handouts, or other websites) fix the errors on the sample APA paper • Comments in the Word document give hints about the errors in each section of the paper • “References“ section: Construct correct APA-style citations for the items you’re given
31. I’d love to hear from you! http://bit.ly/314survey
32. • Kimberly Miller kimberlymiller@towson.edu 410-704-6324 • Cook Library In-person: Research Help Desk (3rd Floor) Phone: 410-704-2462 Chat: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu Text: 66746 & start your question with askcook