1. PSYC 490 Senior Project Dr. Lucy Holman lholman@ubalt.edu 410.837.4333
Langsdale Reference

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

5. 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”

6. Google Scholar – “Find it @ UB”
Click on “Find 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/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

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

10. Citing sources: APA

11. Citing sources: APA
Berners-Lee, T., Hendler, J. & Lassila, O. (2001). The semantic web. Scientific American, 283 (5), Guy, M., & Tonkin, E. (2006). Folksonomies. D-Lib Magazine, 12(1). doi: /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

12. Citing sources: Zotero

13. Questions? Lucy Holman lholman@ubalt.edu 410.837.4333
Langsdale Reference Desk