1. Psych 499 Undergraduate Thesis September 9, 2014 Tim Ireland Liaison librarian Psychology

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

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

4. Connect from Home

5. 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

6. Primo –The library catalogue

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

8. 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!!!

9. Research Databases

12. Subject Guides

16. How to write a good thesis

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26. Back to RefWorks soon…

27. Scopus

33. 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

34. 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

37. Lets see what we can do… WARNING-TEASER

38. 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

44. Contact me! Tim Ireland tireland@library.uwaterloo.ca Office hours in PAS 2023 Wednesday mornings 10:00-11:45