SEARCHING Databases PsycINFO Science Citation Index - Web of Knowledge Literature Search

Databases

PsycINFO

Science Citation Index - Web of Knowledge

Literature Search

SEARCHING PRINCIPLES OF DATABASE SEARCHING http://www.hw.ac.uk/library/LifeSciences/lsinfoskills.htm#Advanced PRACTICAL SESSION (OWN TIME)

PRINCIPLES OF DATABASE SEARCHING

http://www.hw.ac.uk/library/LifeSciences/lsinfoskills.htm#Advanced

PRACTICAL SESSION (OWN TIME)

SEARCHING What is a bibliographic database? How do you go about searching a database? Building a search strategy Iterative approach

What is a bibliographic database?

How do you go about searching a database?

Building a search strategy

Iterative approach

ELECTRONIC FILING CABINET DATABASE RECORDS

ELECTRONIC FILING CABINET

RECORD Journal article Book Book chapter

SCOPE & COVERAGE Every database has a different subject SCOPE & COVERAGE Some specialise in one subject area eg PSYCINFO Some are MULTIDISCIPLINARY eg Web of Science

Every database has a different subject SCOPE & COVERAGE

Some specialise in one subject area eg PSYCINFO

Some are MULTIDISCIPLINARY eg

Web of Science

FIND RELEVANT SOURCES Library Website > Databases page http://www1.hw.ac.uk/library/electresa2z.php How to Find Out Guide for Applied Psychology http:// www.hw.ac.uk/library/LifeSciences/ lspsychol.htm PsycINFO via Ovid Online Subject Coverage: Sports science , psychology, social sciences Type: Bibliographic database Format: Networked On-Campus Access: ip Address (click on Connect) Off-Campus Access: ATHENS USERNAME AND PASSWORD REQUIRED [ Connect ] [ Information ]

Library Website > Databases page

http://www1.hw.ac.uk/library/electresa2z.php

How to Find Out Guide for Applied Psychology

http:// www.hw.ac.uk/library/LifeSciences/ lspsychol.htm

PsycINFO via

Ovid Online Subject Coverage: Sports science , psychology, social sciences Type: Bibliographic database Format: Networked On-Campus Access: ip Address (click on Connect) Off-Campus Access: ATHENS USERNAME AND PASSWORD REQUIRED [ Connect ] [ Information ]

HOW DO YOU SEARCH A DATABASE? Clear research/essay question Identify key CONCEPTS Identify KEYWORDS Broad and narrow terms Synonyms and alternative terms Alternative spellings/plurals AND, OR, NOT (combining) Applying limits SEARCH STRATEGY

Clear research/essay question

Identify key CONCEPTS

Identify KEYWORDS

Broad and narrow terms

Synonyms and alternative terms

Alternative spellings/plurals

AND, OR, NOT (combining)

Applying limits

RESEARCH QUESTION Define the question you are asking - eg “ Discuss the role of clinical psychology in recovery from depression after stroke.” Identify main CONCEPTS Identify KEYWORDS

Define the question you are asking - eg

“ Discuss the role of clinical psychology in recovery

from depression after stroke.”

Identify main CONCEPTS

Identify KEYWORDS

KEYWORDS DEPRESSION / CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY / STROKE Related to the main CONCEPTS Provide SEARCH TERMS to use in the literature search

DEPRESSION / CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY / STROKE

Related to the main CONCEPTS

Provide SEARCH TERMS to use in the literature search

IMPORTANCE OF KEYWORDS Wrong keywords = wrong information Too narrow = not enough information Too broad = too much information

Wrong keywords

= wrong information

Too narrow

= not enough information

Too broad

= too much information

BROAD/NARROW KEYWORDS Distinguish broad and narrow terms – eg BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS / DEPRESSION / CLINICAL DEPRESSION Narrow terms fit inside broad terms Behavioural symptom Depression Clinical Depression Post-natal depression

Distinguish broad and narrow terms – eg

BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS / DEPRESSION / CLINICAL DEPRESSION

Narrow terms fit inside broad terms

ALTERNATIVE TERMS / WORD ROOTS / PLURALS Alternative / related terms Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident / CVA / Apoplexy American spellings Behaviour Behavior Plurals Stroke/s Behaviour/s Word roots Behav$ iour, iours, ioural,

Alternative / related terms

Stroke Cerebrovascular Accident / CVA / Apoplexy

American spellings

Behaviour Behavior

Plurals

Stroke/s Behaviour/s

Word roots

Behav$ iour, iours, ioural,

STRATEGY MAP Good idea to note main CONCEPTS with ALL KEYWORDS for each concept

Good idea to note main CONCEPTS

with ALL KEYWORDS for each concept

STRATEGY MAP STROKE Cerebrovascular Accident CVA Apoplexy Strokes CVAs Narrower Term Brain Infarction Broader Term Brain Diseases CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Clinical Psychologist/s Narrower Term Clinical Neuropsychology Broader Term Psychology DEPRESSION Depressive – State/s Symptom/s Narrower Term Clinical Depression Broader Term Behavioural Symptoms

BUILDING BLOCK TECHNIQUE Search for each concept Combine concepts AND, OR, NOT

Search for each concept

Combine concepts

AND, OR, NOT

AND, OR, NOT AND INTERSECTION OR OR OR UNION NOT NOT EXCLUDING SET 1= STROKE SET 2= DEPRESSION

STRATEGY MAP Stroke/s OR Cerebrovascular Accidents OR CVA/s OR Apoplexy Clinical Psychology OR Clinical Psychologist/s Depression OR Depressive State/s OR Depressive Symptom/s AND AND STROKE CLINCAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPRESSION

APPLYING LIMITS Date ranges Publication type Language

Date ranges

Publication type

Language

ITERATIVE APPROACH Seldom right first time Expect to Re-work Modify Try again Modify each set of results until you find what you’re looking for Very seldom you get exactly what you want first time!

Seldom right first time

Expect to

Re-work

Modify

Try again

Modify each set of results until you find what you’re looking for

Very seldom you get exactly what you want first time!

SEARCH RESULTS A SET of records of published items RECORDS - ALWAYS give BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS MOST OFTEN also give an ABSTRACT SOMETIMES also link to FULL-TEXT electronic documents

A SET of records of published items

RECORDS -

ALWAYS give BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS

MOST OFTEN also give an ABSTRACT

SOMETIMES also link to FULL-TEXT electronic documents

RECORD

SEARCH RESULTS IT IS POSSIBLE TO – PRINT, EMAIL, SAVE RECORDS SAVE SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR RE- USE

IT IS POSSIBLE TO –

PRINT, EMAIL, SAVE RECORDS

SAVE SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR RE- USE

LOCATING FULL-TEXT Link to full-text on-screen from within database record (where available) Use library CATALOGUE to see if we have the item in print copy Use library A-Z list of electronic journals to see if we offer electronic access Search other library catalogues (via HWUL webpages) Request item/s on Inter-Library Loan

Link to full-text on-screen from within database record (where available)

Use library CATALOGUE to see if we have the item in print copy

Use library A-Z list of electronic journals to see if we offer electronic access

Search other library catalogues (via HWUL webpages)

Request item/s on Inter-Library Loan

CONTACT DETAILS Marion Kennedy Subject Librarian (Chemistry & Life Sciences) t: 3583 e:M.L.Kennedy@hw.ac.uk Enquiry desk: Tuesdays 1-5pm

Marion Kennedy

Subject Librarian (Chemistry & Life Sciences)

t: 3583

e:M.L.Kennedy@hw.ac.uk

Enquiry desk: Tuesdays 1-5pm