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Research tips Use the right vocabulary Keep track of what/where you search Ask for help if you need it

Where to search Psychology-specific General/related subjects PsycInfo Google Scholar PsycArticles Academic Search Complete Soc Index Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection ABI Inform ERIC Medline

Setting up Google Scholar – easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 1. Click “settings” 3. Type “university of Baltimore” and select all options 4. Save settings 2. Click “Library links”

Google Scholar – “Find it @ UB” Click on “Find it @ UB on any result – you’ll get a box with online or print options; if it’s online, the full text is a click away

How to search Use single key words (don’t use phrases) in databases Consider synonyms to try Include some/all aspects of topic Substance abuse rates among African-American teenagers Substance abuse or drug abuse or drug use or …… Teenagers or teens or adolescents African-American or black

Power of Limiters/Facets Can select peer reviewed for scholarly articles Power of Limiters/Facets Can limit by age group, population, etc Can limit by type of study

Power of Limiters/Facets Use subject headings to refine search

Citing sources: APA

Citing sources: APA Berners-Lee, T., Hendler, J. & Lassila, O. (2001). The semantic web. Scientific American, 283 (5), 35-43. Guy, M., & Tonkin, E. (2006). Folksonomies. D-Lib Magazine, 12(1). doi:10.1045/january2006-guy Morville, P. (2005). Ambient findability. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media. Van Dijck, P. (2003, November 15). Themes and metaphors in the semantic web discussion. Retrieved from http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/semantic/index.htm

Citing sources: Zotero

Questions? Lucy Holman lholman@ubalt.edu 410.837.4333 Langsdale Reference Desk langref@ubalt.edu 410-837-4274 888-526-4733