1. APPL 633 Evaluation & Assessment Dr. Lucy Holman lholman@ubalt.edu 410.837.4333 lholman@ubalt.edu Langsdale Reference 410.837.4274 888.526.4733 langref@ubalt.edu http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/

2. http://libguides.com/appl633

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. Power of Limiters/Face ts Use subject headings to refine search

10. Journal Alerts Select “Journals” tab and type in a journal title

11. journal online Select current journal online

12. Click “Share” and create an email alert or RSS feed

13. You have to create an account in and sign in to finish the alert You have to create an account in MyEbscoHost and sign in to finish establishing the alert Once you create the alert, you’ll get an email linking you to the table of contents for each new issue with links to the full text of every article

14. Citing sources: APA

15. 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.htmhttp://poorbuthappy.com/ease/semantic/index.htm

16. Citing sources: Zotero

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