Library Workshop for PSY 2640 2013
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This document provides an overview of a library workshop on source discovery. The workshop aims to teach students how to follow references in their readings to find additional relevant sources, use the PsycINFO database to locate journal articles for their topics, and organize their findings using Mendeley. It describes techniques like following citations, using the library catalog and databases to access full texts, and performing effective searches in PsycINFO using subject headings and keywords. Hands-on exercises are included to have students practice these skills. The summary concludes by emphasizing that students should get organized with citation management software and seek librarian assistance as needed.
Library Workshop for PSY 2640 2013
- 1. Source Discovery Library Workshop for PSY 2640 Christopher Chan Information Services Librarian [email protected]
- 2. Learning Outcomes By the end of this workshop you will be able to: Follow references in your readings to discover other relevant sources Use the PsycINFO database to locate the fulltext of journal articles relevant to your essay topic Use Mendeley to organise your the articles you ïŹnd
- 3. How you will learn today... Mini-Lectures In-class exercises: Answers via Moodle Course Site - get set up by logging in now
- 4. Following References Textbooks, journal articles, and other course readings always make reference to other sources A simple way to widen your reading and deepen your knowledge is to look up these other sources Those sources will have references too, which you can also follow
- 5. Finding Known Books You can use citation information in OneSearch to see if the material is available from the Library. Example: Bronfenbrenner, U., & Morris, P.A. (2006). The bioecological model of human development. In R. M. Lerner and W. Damon (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology (6th ed.), Vol. 1, Theoretical models of human development (pp. 793-828). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. If HKBU Library does not have a copy, check HKALL: Example: Skinner, B.F. (1957). Verbal behavior. New York: Appleton.
- 6. In-Class Exercise #1 Try it yourself! Are the following books available for HKBU students to request? Submit your answer to Moodle Brown, R. (1973). A ïŹrst language - The early stages. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. LaFreniere, P. (2000). Emotional development - A biosocial perspective. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.
- 7. Finding Known Articles For article references, use the Libraryâs Fulltext Finder tool to see if the Library has access to the online fulltext Example: Dai, D. Y. (2001). A comparison of gender diïŹerences in academic self- concept and motivation between high-ability and average Chinese adolescents. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 13(1), 22-32 Fulltext Finder can also link to the Library Catalogue so you can check for hard copies Example: Werner, L.A. & Bargones, J.Y. (1992). Psychoacoustic development of human infants. Advances in Infancy Research, 7, 103-145.
- 8. Exercise #2 Try it yourself! Check to see if the following articles are available at HKBU Library, and submit your answer to Moodle Pombeni, M.L., Kirchler, E., & Palmonari, A. (1990). IdentiïŹcation with peers as a strategy to muddle through the troubles of adolescent years. Journal of Adolescence, 13, 351-369. Thompson, R.A. (2008). Measure twice, cut once: Attachment theory and the NICHD study of early child care and youth development. Attachment and Human Development, 10(3), 287-297.
- 9. Going to the next level Quick Poll (on Moodle): When you need information for your assignments, what search tool do you use?? (be honest!!) Up until now, you may only have experience using Google, or perhaps the Libraryâs OneSearch tool Now that you have been at university for some time, itâs time to step up and learn how to use subject-speciïŹc databases
- 11. What are databases? Concept: To search for information (usually journal articles) from hundreds of publications at the same time Example: PsycINFO ...and 2400+ other titles
- 12. Search Statements for Databases language development AND Hong Kong AND child* language development AND Hong Kong AND adolesc* â Use main ideas / keywords only Connect main ideas with AND Use the â*â symbol (truncation) for variant word endings Think of synonyms and try diïŹerent searches
- 13. Using Subject Headings Subject Headings are descriptions added to article records by human cataloguers We can use them to more precisely target our searches
- 14. How do we know what words to use for subject searches? Answer: The thesaurus
- 15. Live Demo âI want to ïŹnd out about gender differences in conservation abilityâ Letâs look at how we can use PsycINFO to ïŹnd information on this topic...
- 16. Exercise #3 Try it yourself! Use an advanced search in PsycINFO database to locate a relevant journal article for the following topic: InïŹuence of childhood play on relationships In Moodle, provide an APA- style citation for the article you ïŹnd
- 17. Getting organized... After a good long session with PsycINFO, you will have lots of articles and (hopefully) a good number of full text PDFs How are you going to keep track of them all? How are you going to annotate them and make your notes? How are you going to produce the bibliography based on these articles?
- 18. Live Demo - Mendeley
- 19. Summary References cited in your textbooks are a valuable way to widen your reading and discover the literature Library-subscribed databases like PsycINFO are powerful tools for literature searches Get organized with Mendeley or other reference managers If you need help with any of the above, ask a Librarian!