psychology honours year tutorial 2009

Psychology Honours Year Tutorial

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ObjectivesTo show you how to:

Use the advanced features in PsycINFO to retrieve desired information.

Search other databases for Psychology related information.

Access library services useful for honors students

Table of Contents

Library services for honors students

Sources

Search Strategy

Search for Theses

Search Journal Articles

Handy Tips

E-forms

Document Delivery Service (DDS)- 3 a year Request to Purchase Books

Library services for honors students

Advisory

One to one information finding sessions

- Email or call for appointment

Sources

Information sources

Journals

Conf. Proc

Theses

News papers

Statistical data

Sources

Books

Evaluating Sources

Build Your Search: Identify keywords

How does parenting style affect academic achievement in adolescents?

Keywords would be:

-parenting styles/parenting skills/childrearing practices

- academic achievement/outcomes/accomplishments

/success/attainment

- adolescents/teens/teenagers/youth

Search Strategy

Note: Alternative keywords should be significant. More is NOT always better.

Build Your Search: Boolean Operators

AND:

Both terms must appear

OR:

One or other may appear

Parenting stylesAcademic outcomes

NOT:

One term may appear but not the other

Search Strategy



Build Your Search: Truncation */$

Use * for variant forms of term- child* = child, children- punish* = punish, punishes, punishment,

punishing

Note: Different databases use different symbols e.g. $, ?, !$, ?, !

Check database guides, Help menu...

Search Strategy

What about “”?

Use ( ) for grouping words or phrases

- parenting and (style* or skill*) = parenting style/s = parenting skill/s

- academic and (attainment or success) = academic attainment = academic success

Build Your Search: Parentheses

Search Strategy

NUS Theses & Academic Exercises Search LINCLINC by keywordskeywords:

ph dm soc scacademic exercise

psychology national university singapore

Search Theses

Search LINCLINC, by call no, BF21 200* (for 2000-) in Theses Collection.Theses Collection.Note: HV13 (Pre 2005)

NUS Theses & Academic Exercises

Search Theses

Foreign Theses

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Database

Index to Theses with Abstracts Accepted for Higher Degree by the Universities of Great Britain & Ireland

Australian Digital Theses Database

Search Theses

ProQuest Dissertation & Theses

Search Theses

• ProQuest

• Interdisciplinary

• Provides abstracts, citations & some full-text to Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations

• Mainly North American but some from Europe, Australia, etc.

• Coverage: 1861- present


Search Theses

Try: word recognition and readingHelp


Search Theses

Full Text


Databases covered:

PsycINFO

Scopus


PsycINFOPsycINFO

Quick Reference Guidehttp://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/osp/OvidSP_QRC_021108.pdf

http://www.ovid.com/site/pdf/osp/OvidSP_QRC_021108.pdf

PsycINFO American Psychological Association (APA)

database

Provides abstracts, citations & some full-text to psychological literature.

Provides access to book chapters, journal articles, conference reports, dissertations, etc.

Coverage: 1887-present. Mainly North American.


PsycINFO: Search Tools


Find out more about your keywords

PsycINFO: Search Tools


o Map Term: Match your keywords to the official subject headings used in the database.

Try: Aggression

o Thesaurus: See your search term displayed in a hierarchical manner (broader, related & narrower terms).

Try: Language disorders

Features:- Use Boolean operators, *, ()- Searches 5 important fields* Title, Abstract, TOC, Key Concepts &

Heading word*- Fewer, more specific results

Search Mode 1: Advanced


PsycINFO: Advanced Search

How does parenting style affect academic achievement in adolescents?

parenting style/s skills

academic achievement

parenting and (style* or skill*) and (adolescen* or teen*) and academic achievement

adolescent/steen/s, etc.


Advanced Search: Let’s try


Corporal punishment: child abuse or needed discipline?

Try:- Keyword Search

- Construct search statement using BOs, *, (), etc.

- Use additional limits

- Get full text through library catalog

Advanced Search: Let’s try


Corporal punishment: child abuse or needed discipline?

corporal punishment,physical punishment

discipline

punishment and (corporal or physical) and (child* abuse or discipline)

child abuse,children abuse

PsycINFO: Advanced Search

Keywords:parenting and (style* or skill*) and (adolescen* or teen*) and academic achievement

keywords

Basic Limits

Additional Limits


PsycINFO: Advanced SearchAdditional Limits


PsycINFO: Advanced SearchResults Display

Full Text

Check library for Full Text


Features: Search for 1 concept in any field/s you

like. Browse indexes

Search Mode 2: Search Fields


Search Fields: Let’s Try

Tasks: Search for “interpersonal attraction” in

Key Concepts & Heading word

Browse author index for Trevor, P


Search Mode 2: Search Fields Browse indexes; search concepts in one or more fields


Indexes

PsycINFO: Basic Search

Enter keywords in natural language

Basic Limits


Exporting Records


What do you want to do with selections?

Search Mode 3: Multi-Field Search

Features: Search for multiple concepts in different

fields at the same time. Previously, had to manually combine

searches from Search Fields.


Multi-Field Search: Let’s Try

Tasks: “word recognition” in Subject Headings

“hong kong” in Location


Search Mode 3: Multi-Field Search


Search for multiple concepts in different fields at the same time.

Search by combining fields

Search Tips for PsycINFO Basic Search

Natural language search Do not enter Boolean operators, wildcards,

truncation in search box Apply a database limit(s) – optional Use search aid to narrow search

Advanced Search Allows for more complex and exact searches Use Boolean operators, such as OR, AND, NOT Use * for multi-character wildcard (truncation) “Database field guide” and “Help” on the top right

corner of the screen.


ScopusScopus

User Guidehttp://www.info.scopus.com/setup/promo/promo_material/docs/00000_Scopus_User_Guide_General_4WEB08.pdf

Scopus Provides indexing, abstracting of and citation

linking to:

peer reviewed & open access journals conference proceedings, patents, books chpts… web sources, author homepages, university

sites, articles-in-press, preprints, etc.

Coverage, 1966- Focuses on Scientific, Technical, Medical &

Social Sciences literature.

Over 50% of content originates from Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region


Scopus: Basic Search


Does exposure to media violence and pornography produce aggression in viewers?

media/television violence

pornography aggressive/ion

(media or television) and violence and pornography and aggressi*

Scopus: Basic Search


Keywords

Search fields

Select relevant subject areas

Scopus: Results Display


Refine Results

Limit to or Exclude

Output results & other options

Scopus: Deciphering the Results


View abstracts, references & other info about this item

Check for full text at publisher’s site

Check our library catalog for full text if not available at publisher

Scopus: Exporting Results


Output options

Direct export to EndNote

Scopus: Let’s TrySearch Journal

Articles

Discuss the effects of gaming on the mental health of youth.

Try:- Construct a search statement using BOs, *, (), etc.- Limit to Psychology

- Sort Results by Relevance

- Use Bibliography function (APA Citation Style)

Scopus: Let’s TrySearch Journal

Articles

Discuss the effects of gaming on the mental health of youth.

video gaming/computer gaming/online gaming/video games

/computer games

mental health youth/young people/teenagers/teens

(video or computer or online) and gam* and “mental health” and (youth or young people or teen*)

Search Tips on Scopus

Basic Search Use Boolean operators, such as OR, AND,

NOT, also multi-character wildcard * & “” Default search in

“Article title, Abstract, Keywords” Use Limit fields Use Refine results Combine Search History


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Finding Articles Made Easy!


http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/infogate/index.html

InfoGate


* One search across multiple databases

Summary: Finding Relevant Articles

Start with PsycINFO

Use alternative keywords & Boolean operators, *, (), etc.

Look at references of relevant articles

Click on Find Citing Articles

Search other databases (e.g. Scopus)

Look at references of other theses and dissertations


Proxy BookmarkletUse Library Proxy Bookmark to access Full-text

from GoogleScholar

Handy Tips

What is a Proxy Bookmarklet?

Inserts the NUS library proxy stem (libproxy1.nus.edu.sg) into the URL of the article.

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VendorUser NUS Library Proxy server

I want article X I want article X

Okay you are recognized, here is article X

Here is article X

Handy Tips

How to install the Proxy Bookmarklet in my browser?

Click on the link below and follow the instructions:

http://bit.ly/nuslibproxy

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Handy Tips



Subject Guides Good starting point for research

Handy Tips

Need Help?

Advisory Service atInformation Desk,Central Library,Level 5

Email me: [email protected]

Tel: 6516 2029

Thank You!

psychology honours year tutorial 2009

Education

search term

text search journal

advanced search keywords

advanced search results

parentheses search strategy

specific results search

parenting skills academic

masters theses