1. CRIM 103: LIBRARY RESEARCH TIPS ANIA DYMARZ (ADYMARZ@SFU.CA) FALL 2015

2. 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?

3. 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

4. AGENDA Where to find… Background info News Articles Search strategies Getting Help

5. ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS Gale Virtual Reference Library

6. PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

7. DSM-IV ONLINE 7

8. BOOKS

9. LOCATING DATABASES

10. DATABASES BY SUBJECT AREA

11. RECOMMENDED DATABASES Criminology specific/appropriate databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts PsycINFO General databases: Academic Search Premier Google Scholar – Access through library!Access through library!

12. SEARCHING STRATEGIES E.g. PsycInfoPsycInfo Identify main concepts Think of other synonyms Truncation* AND/OR/NOT (Boolean connectors) Use quotation marks for phrases

13. CITING YOUR SOURCES

14. NEED HELP? The library provides many ways to get help: Course guide: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research- assistance/subject/criminology/crim103http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research- assistance/subject/criminology/crim103 In-person/ phone/ email/ chat http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/ask-ushttp://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/ask-us Student Learning Commons Ania Dymarz, Criminology Librarian, SFU Surrey adymarz@sfu.ca