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PSY2004Adam Edwards for Viv Eades
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Today....
• Thinking about topic area and keywords
• Finding information for your next coursework
• Where to search
• Managing references
• Keeping up to date
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Example of coursework marking criteria
10% Introduction
15% Overview
30% Critical analysis
15% Discussion
10% Conclusion
10% Referencing
10% Quality etc
Maximum marks for a well referenced and accurate description of [subject] using suitable references
Maximum of 10 marks for a list of references which is both relevant and correctly given in APA or Harvard style
Maximum of 10 marks for quality, style of writing and presentation
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Thinking about keywords
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Your next assignment:
• Mind map:
• Three main concepts• Alternative keywords• More specific keywords• Related subjects
An empirical report on the impact of coaching on student goal attainment under different conditions: Group or one to one X professional coaching or peer coaching or standard tutorial.
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Get better results & find things faster
• Truncate*: • Coach* = coaches, coaching
• Phrases (words in that order)• “professional coaching”• “student goal attainment”
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Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides
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Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon
Select Summon and search for information for your project
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Refining your search
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Journal databasesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
Look for the database by name
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Psychinfo
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Summon and Psychinfo provide:
• Access to quality information
• Information not available elsewhere
• Up-to-date
• Focussed/specific
• Full-text access
• Access on/off campus
• Personalize PsychInfo
• Citation info
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Repeat and improve
• Repeat, improve = improved results.
• Try different things
• Follow citations
• Expand your keywords as you go
• Alternative or new keywords in results
— Re-run your searches
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It’s not in the Library!
• Inter Library Loans • http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans (£3.00 each)
• Sconul Access • http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access
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But is it any good?
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• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currencyy
Evaluating information
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Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides
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Managing references• Flow
• http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/flow
• Proquest for Word
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Keeping in touch
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• Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary
• Middlesex University app
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Need help?
• Librarians in Study Zone (1st floor)
• Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
• Psychology Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy
• Viv Eades (November) [email protected]
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Any questions?