PSY2005 literature searching

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Literature Searchinghttp:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library

PSY2005 December 2015


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We will cover

• Literature Searching - ??????

• Simple searches: Summon vs Google

• Search terms

• Boolean and search operators (AND OR NOT * “ ” etc)

• Advanced searches: WOS and PsycINFO

• Where you can get help

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During the session we’ll complete a workbook – if you don’t finish in the lab you can finish at homelook for Workbook 1 week 10


Work in pairs – only one of you need

submit on behalf of the pair

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Workbook Hand in: PSY2005 > Formative Assessments >Workbook 1 Week 10 By 15th January 2016


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 style

Maximum of 10 marks for quality, style of writing and presentation

MyUnihub: gateway to library resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library

My Library – most of the links you will ever need


Task 1: Simple searches

Google Scholar• Simple search function• Searches many journal

websites• Not all full text

(but can set up to access MDX journals through Unihub)

• Up to date articles from the big publishers – not so good coverage of small journals

• Hard to filter • Searching all subject areas


Summon vs Google Summon

• Simple search function• Google for the University

resources• Searches many journal

databases and subscriptions

• A lot of full text• Up to date – largest

databases are paid for and updated daily/weekly and include prepubs

• Easy to filter to Psychology only journals

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Google Scholar – make sure you access what you’ve paid for!

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Search for and select Middlesex University


Simple searches


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Summon



Task 1 – Summon and Google • In pairs follow the resource card you’ve been given to run a

search on Summon or Google Scholar on:

Treatment AND drug addiction AND offenders

• The cards show you little extras you may not have been using that will help your search

• Take a screenshot of your results screen in Google Scholar and paste into section 1 of the workbook

• Find relevant article = paste the reference to section 4 of your workbook and mention the source (summon or GS)



NOW JOIN WITH ANOTHER PAIR!

• I’m going to take away your instruction cards

• You have 15 minutes to help each other search the resource you just learned about and find another reference

• Please share anything you learned/found useful when getting familiar with Summon or Google Scholar



Activity 2 – Search terms

• Use the paper worksheet given to help you answer the questions in section 2 of your literature searching workbook

• Record your pair’s answers on the workbook • You need these answers for the next task

• 15 minutes



Task 2


Search = Therapy AND offenders AND mental illness


Choose to narrow by 1 or 2 concepts - NOT all 3



So my narrower search is….


Search = CBT AND prisoners AND mental illness


What will:

• CBT AND addiction • CBT OR addiction • CBT NOT addiction

find when I search for them?


AND OR NOT – what do they do?


Advanced Searching – DINOSAURS!


http://sydney.edu.au/library/skills/elearning/learn/topic/gamenesting/index.php

http://sydney.edu.au/library/skills/elearning/learn/topic/gamenesting/index.php


This is the format for all advanced searches



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Reminder truncation etc.


* = truncation.

Searches for everything which contains the same bit of a word for example Offend* = will find offending, offender, offenders Counsel* = will find counselling, counsellor, counsellors

Remember to use it for things with both UK/US spelling:Behaviour and behavior search = behav*

“ ” = speech marks allow you to search for a phrase only whenthe words are together for example “domestic abuse” will find everything with those words together. Domestic abuse on its own will find things with the words appearing paragraphs apart or only one word appearing.


Databases for research articles myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases

Search for database by letter, then name

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Web of Science

Click here to get the 2 or 3 boxes you need for an

advanced search


Web of ScienceMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science

Gives you a hyperlinked

list of articles which cite this article

The FIRST thing you MUST do is sort results by

relevance or you won’t find the best results


Citation searching

• Which articles have cited an earlier article• Updates to the research study you’ve been looking at• Find articles on similar/related subject• How many times an article has been cited• Best journals in your field


PsycINFO – Access via Unihub > Databases


PsycINFO – options and limits


limits Full text


Task 3 - Advanced Searching• In pairs follow the resource card you’ve been given to run a

search on PsycINFO or Web of Science on: your narrowed topic from task 2.

• Have a look at all functions highlighted on the instruction cards

• Take a screenshot of your search screen in PsycINFO or Web of Science and paste into section 3 of the workbook

• Find a relevant article = paste the reference to section 4 of your workbook and mention the source (PsycINFO or Web of Science)



NOW JOIN WITH ANOTHER PAIR

• I’m going to take away your instruction cards

• You have 15 minutes to help each other search the resource you just learned about and find another reference

• Please share anything you learned/found useful when getting familiar with PsycINFO or Web of Science



Cite them right


examples Gives you a formatted example to type over


Managing your references• 2 choices of referencing software at MDX

• Flow – simple to use, limited functionality, fine for essays

• Refworks – slightly more complex to use but more functional

• Both will allow you to import citations from databases and both will format your reference list for you.

• Go to Psychology Library Subject Guide and find the section on referencing

libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy/referencing


To access the Library Subject Guide

Library Subject Guide


Need help?

• Librarians in the StudyHub (1st floor) Monday – Friday 9-5

• Psychology Library Subject Guide

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy

• Viv – your librarian [email protected]

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy

mailto:[email protected]

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