PSYC 687 Psychology Resources at Cook Library

Fall 2014 library session for PSYC 687 "Advanced Experimental Design"

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1. PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCES @ COOK LIBRARY PSYC 687 FALL 2014 KIMBERLY MILLER, M.S.I. RESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN ALBERT S. COOK LIBRARY, TOWSON UNIVERSITY SLIDES:
2. A.K.A. DATABASE BOOTCAMP 1
3. AGENDA Goals: • Overview of Cook Library services • Literature review discussion • Analyze databases useful for your research • Activity • “Top 5” features 2
4. FIRST THINGS FIRST… ASK A LIBRARIAN! Kimberly Miller • kimberlymiller@towson.edu • 410-704-6324 Cook Library • In-person: Reference desk (3rd Floor) • Phone: 410-704-2462 • IM/Email: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu • Text: 410-704-6324 Social Media
5. QUESTIONS NOW?
6. THINK ABOUT IT… How do you think your research as a graduate student will be different than your research as an undergraduate student? How might it be similar? 3
7. COOK LIBRARY – CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE http://cooklibrary.towson.edu
8. COURSE GATEWAY http://bit.ly/psyc687
9. SEARCHING DATABASES: A REVIEW 1. Find a list of databases on the “Course” or “Subject” gateway 2. Choose one database to start, but don’t stop there! 3. Keywords – think like a computer 4. Try different combinations in multiple searches 5. Use the feature and specialties of the database to save time and help you out
10. EXAMPLE How does sleep deprivation affect health? Are you interested in a specific population? • Students? • Children? • Male vs female? • Non-human? Which aspect of “health?” • Physical health • Mental health • Etc… * / AND / OR / NOT “sleep deprivation” AND (depression OR anxiety)
11. LET’S TRY IT…. • Cook OneSearch • Search more* of the Library's collections at once. • Find books, articles, media, government information, and other library resources all in one place. • Search what Towson owns as well as resources at other USMAI Libraries. *but not ALL!!
12. GROUPS OF 2 OR 3 Each group choose a different database to analyze… •PsycINFO •Scopus •Google Scholar •PubMed
13. ANALYZE YOUR DATABASE – 10-15 MIN. (?) Topic: Gender differences in social and emotional development Which words (or combinations of words) find the best results for the topic? Synonyms? Is there an advanced search? Which do you prefer: advanced or basic search? Why? Which features of the database were most useful? How do you save or export your results? Will it generate citations? Problems or questions? Be prepared to demonstrate your search!
14. PRESENT YOUR DATABASE •PsycINFO •Scopus •Google Scholar •PubMed
15. PSYCINFO: TOP 5 FEATURES • Thesaurus – quickly narrow your search to a specific, defined subject (applied with a human brain). Find related terms. • Fields – allow for more sophisticated searching. Fields of note: • Grant Sponsorship • Methodology • Population & Age group • Tests & Measures • Saving results • Browsing indices • Search alerts/RSS feeds
16. SCOPUS: TOP 5 FEATURES • Citation chaining • Author and Affiliation searches • Search alerts/RSS feeds • Citation alerts – author and document • Impact factors – can be controversial, but interesting to look at
17. GOOGLE SCHOLAR: TOP 5 FEATURES • Setting preferences – including “Library links” • Set up scholar profile – “My citations” • Creating search alerts • Good for finding “grey” literature and information in Institutional Repositories • Use the advanced search
18. PUBMED : TOP 5 FEATURES • Default sort: “Recently Added” • Review articles are well-marked • “Review” [Article Type] • Subject – “Systematic Review” • RSS and save search • Search history in advanced search • MESH terms (in a citation)
19. GENERAL THINGS TO REMEMBER • Use the database and citations to generate synonyms/search terms • Abstract • Subject terms • Cited references • Use limiters… carefully • Multiple searches in multiple databases • Use advanced database features to your advantage • Interlibrary loan • Bonus! Citation Management • Refwords • Zotero
20. FALL WORKSHOPS http://tinyurl.com/libworkshopsF14 Of note: • Getting Started with Zotero • Thursday, September 25th 4:00 – 5:00pm • Library Research for Psychology Students Thursday, October 16th 4:00 – 5:00pm • APA Citation Style Thursday, November 13th 3:00 – 4:00pm
21. QUESTIONS? Kimberly Miller • kimberlymiller@towson.edu • 410-704-6324 Cook Library • In-person: Reference desk (3rd Floor) • Phone: 410-704-2462 • IM/Email: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu • Text: 410-704-6324
22. FEEDBACK! Please take a moment to tell me what you thought about this session! http://bit.ly/687feedback
23. IMAGE CREDITS 1. Iacovos Constantinou, “Army boots,” via Flickr, CC BY-NC- SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/softius/187253215/ 2. Maurizio D’Arrigo, “empty goal,” via Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/keylosa/184606430/ 3. Daniele Marlenek, “Idea,” via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlenek/2051394370/