PSYC 314 Summer 2014

Presentation slides for PSYC 314 Summer 2014 library session

Transcript

1. PSYC 314: WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY! “What are at least 2 aspects of the research process that you find the most challenging?” Write down your responses, and be prepared to share with the people sitting next to you.
2. INTRO. TO PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH @ COOK LIBRARY Kimberly Miller, MSI Research & Instruction Librarian kimberlymiller@towson.edu
3. FIRST THINGS FIRST… ASK A LIBRARIAN! 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: 410-774-1398
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. BUT… WHY CAN’T I JUST GOOGLE IT? Image source: http://goshen.libguides.com/beyond_googling
7. WHY SCHOLARLY? CHARACTERISTICS? Todd Martin, “Close up of The Thinker” via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0
8. 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
9. IMPORTANT RESOURCES IN PSYCHOLOGY
10. PSYCINFO 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. SUPER SIZE YOUR SEARCH TOOLS Tools in your “advanced search” toolbox • “Connectors” • “Limiters” • Thesaurus • Fields Leo-seta, “Bigger” via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
12. BREAK DOWN YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC Can pets impact health? AND, OR, NOT pets health
13. THINK IT… BUT DON’T SEARCH IT! Effect/Affect Impact Change Influence Advance/Improve Help/Aid Cause Pro/Con Benefit Importance
14. TRY SEVERAL KEYWORDS FOR EACH “MAIN IDEA” Concept 1 – pets • Dogs • Cats • Horses • Pet therapy Concept 2 – health • Physical health • Mental health • (specific examples of mental or physical health)
15. PSYC 314 COURSE GATEWAY http://bit.ly/psyc314
16. “BRANCHING TREE”
17. WRAPPING UP Find a list of databases on the subject or course gateway 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
18. FEEDBACK I’d love to hear from you! http://bit.ly/314survey
19. NEED HELP? NO PROBLEM! 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: 410-774-1398