1. CRIM 103: LIBRARY RESEARCH TIPS ANIA DYMARZ (ADYMARZ@SFU.CA) SPRING 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 5+ peer-reviewed sources

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… News Background info 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. MANAGING YOUR RESEARCH Try using bibliographic management software….bibliographic management software

15. NEED HELP? The library provides many ways to get help: In-person at the reference desk Telephone Email Virtual Reference Learning Commons Ania Dymarz, Criminology Librarian, SFU Surrey adymarz@sfu.ca