CRIM 103: LIBRARY RESEARCH TIPS ANIA DYMARZ FALL 2015
ASSIGNMENT Analyze a criminal case using psychological and criminological theories… Provide relevant background information on the individual Present a psychological theory & criminological theory Apply theory to your case References: 2+ newspaper articles 3+ peer-reviewed sources The ONE perfect source?
WHERE CAN I GET… … details of the case and offender's background… Sources: News Encyclopedias Books? Scholarly articles? … details on psychological theory and criminological theory… Sources: Encyclopedias & DSM Books Scholarly articles
AGENDA Where to find… Background info News Articles Search strategies Getting Help
ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS Gale Virtual Reference Library
PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY
DSM-IV ONLINE 7
BOOKS
LOCATING DATABASES
DATABASES BY SUBJECT AREA
RECOMMENDED DATABASES Criminology specific/appropriate databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts PsycINFO General databases: Academic Search Premier Google Scholar – Access through library!Access through library!
SEARCHING STRATEGIES E.g. PsycInfoPsycInfo Identify main concepts Think of other synonyms Truncation* AND/OR/NOT (Boolean connectors) Use quotation marks for phrases
CITING YOUR SOURCES
NEED HELP? The library provides many ways to get help: Course guide: assistance/subject/criminology/crim103http:// assistance/subject/criminology/crim103 In-person/ phone/ / chat Student Learning Commons Ania Dymarz, Criminology Librarian, SFU Surrey