Special Education:Academic Research

At theRegents Center Library

Database & Online Search Process

Lissa Lord llord@ku.eduFall 2014

Dissertation Research Bloghttp://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com

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We need to know this:

(1)How to use databases to find articles

(2)How to request full text articles if we find only abstracts (

WebRetrieve)

(3)How to request articles the library does NOT have

(4) How to use Google Scholar from the list of library

databases

(5) How to find books using the online catalog and request

delivery to Edwards Campus3

Using databases to find articles

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

Lets go to the General Education Resources guide

Too specific search.

Make search simple.

If you didn’t get any articles, then you would “Request a copy from Interlibrary Loan”

Try another Database: ERIC

Older Titles

than PsycInfo

Change databases if you don’t find what you want in one database.

Cited by ?Citations in article?

Let’s try Google Scholar !

What if the library does not have a copy of an article I need?

For example, can you get this article for me:Parental bonding in the treatment of Autistic behavior that is published in the journal Ethology and Sociobiology, 1991 vol 12 issue 1

I tried Get at KU and the article wasn’t found.

What to do if “Get at KU” doesn’t get it?

This takes you to

Web Retrieve

Use

Web RetrieveIf you can’t find an article or book

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Submit

Request

What happens next?

The library will locate the article and send you an email with a link to the PDF article you requested—within 48 hours (99% of the time)

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Finding Books

Library Catalog

Deliver to Edwards Campus

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This is the bound volume I want to request from library.

This requested book will be sent from the Lawrence campus to Edwards Campus in your name. Pick it up at our library after you receive an email telling you it is here. This usually takes one to two days! Don’t forget your Photo ID so you can check the book out.

E-Journals

Find articles through the libraries Databases

Find books through the Catalog

Find research news through the Blog

Questions?Ask the Librarian

Lissa Lordllord@ku.edu

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