Psych 499 Undergraduate Thesis May 6, 2014 Tim Ireland Liaison librarian Psychology

Overview Who am I and why am I here? Session objectives –UnderGrad Plus –Library catalogue –getting material from catalogue –Research tools (databases) Google Scholar PsycINFO Scopus –RefWorks –Contact info

ASK QUESTIONS!!! Tell me and I forget Teach me and I remember Involve me and I learn

Undergrad Plus Loan period for books -Increased –Still subject to recall –Request from ANY location –Request paper copies of articles Need to be in your thesis course with a supervisor –Theresa will send the list over and get it processed

Information Literacy… The information literate student shall…

Tim’s translation Students should be able to find relevant items Students should be able to get relevant material Students should be able to evaluate relevant material Students should be able to cite material properly & avoid plagiarism

Primo –The library catalogue

Primo Searching 3 institution –Guelph Waterloo Laurier –Request circulating books from any of the locations

Inter Library Loan (RACER) Circulating books from anywhere in the world Journal articles from anywhere in the world 5-10 Business days Now journal articles are appearing as e- mail links!!!

Research Databases

Subject Guides

Connect from Home

How to write a good thesis

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Back to RefWorks soon…

Scopus

Comparison of different databases PsycINFO Scopus Google Scholar

PsycINFO vs Scopus PsycINFOScopusGoogle Scholar 2139 Journals24008 Journals? (A lot…) Search MethodologyTimes CitedEasy and friendly to search Focus on PsychologyMultidisciplinary APAElsevierNot publisher specific Excellent controlled vocabulary Inherited controlled vocabulary No controlled vocabulary Can specify peer reviewAll journals peer reviewed Unknown peer review status

Online Citation manager Free to current students, staff, faculty and alumni Keeps track of citations Helps you “get” the article Helps you in the writing process

Lets see what we can do… WARNING-TEASER

You are in word and working on your project. When you get to a location where you would like to cite something... Click on the Add- Ins tab then the Write-N-Cite icon. This prompts you to log into RefWorks if you have not already done so. Select the article you are interested in citing. This will add some coding to your text {{707 Anthony,Danu B. 2007; }}. When you are done, save the paper, click on bibliography, and select your output style... If you are accessing this from off campus, remember to use the group code. tireland

Contact me! Tim Ireland X35061