Introduction to basic library services and skills for 1st year Psychology BSC students

1. Psychology
Essential Library Skills
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/
study/library/

2. Today we are going to cover...
• What sorts of resources are available for your
studies
• How to find books and journals on your
reading lists
• Requesting and renewing books
• Using the library pages on myUniHub and
Library subject guides

3. The library has...

4. Different types of information

5. Types of information
Exercise 1:
1. Each group will be given a pack of cards
2. The cards contain the names of 4 different
resources
3. Match together the correct: Resource Type +
Definition + “Good for” + “Not so good for”

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7. Books
What are they:
A written or printed work of fiction or fact.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Clear overview
Not so good for:
Up to date information

8. Web pages
What are they:
An information resource which can be
easily created by anyone on any topic.
Electronic.
Good for:
Very up to date information
Not so good for:
Accurate and reliable
information

9. Newspapers
What are they:
A regular publication containing current
events, informative articles, diverse
features and advertising.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Daily information
Not so good for:
Balanced and well researched information

10. Journals
What are they:
A regular publication containing
articles on a particular academic
subject.
Presents new research.
Good for:
Latest research,
critically reviewed by experts
Not so good for:
Broad overview of a subject

11. Where are the Psychology books?
Educational psychology Social
Developmental 370.15 psychology 302
psychology 155
Dreams ;
psychology
154.63
Psychology
150
Clinical Psychology
ONLINE and Psychiatry
616.89
Psycholinguistics Health psychology
401.9 610.19

12. Why you need to use the library
catalogue!
Abnormal 616.89 Neuropsych 612.82
Clinical 616.89 Occupational 158.7
Developmental 155.4 Psychoanalysis 150.195
Educational 370.15 Psychotherapy 616.8914
Forensic 364.3 Personality 155.2
Health 610.19 Social 302
1st floor, 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor

13. UniHub home page and login
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/

14. REMEMBER!
Always use MyUniHub
as a gateway to library
resources

17. The Library Catalogue
• Lists all the material (books, journals etc.)
held in the libraries at Hendon and Archway
• You may use any campus library, or via the
library catalogue, you may request books
from Archway campus to be sent here for you
to collect

18. Books
This is a book reference from a reading list:
French. D., Vedhara, K, Kaptein, A. &
Weinman, J. (2010). Health Psychology. (2nd
ed.) Chichester : BPS Blackwell.
Can you identify the different parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher

19. Books
Authors (Main author, followed by et al.)
French. D., Vedhara, K, Kaptein, A. &
Weinman, J. (2010). Health Psychology.
(2nd ed.) Chichester : BPS Blackwell.
Book title
Edition Date Publisher

20. Finding Books
Using the Library Catalogue
Exercise 2
Searching the library catalogue.
Are there any books you've had trouble finding?
Look at the following slide, what should I search
to find these books?
(Remember: MyUniHub – My Study – My Library)

21. Searching from your booklist
• Myers. D. (2013) Psychology. 10th ed. New York:
Worth.
• Howitt, D. and Cramer, D. (2011) Introduction to
research methods in psychology, 3rd ed.
Harlow: Prentice Hall.
• Greene, J. and d’Oliveira, M. (1999) Learning to
use statistical tests in psychology, 2nd ed.
Buckingham: OUP.

22. Doing a subject search
• Think about your topic, and different words
for your topic
• Think about the bigger subjects your topic fits
within
• Depending on your topic you may not find a
whole book covering it but there may be a
very useful chapter in a larger text with wider
scope
• Remember ‘general keyword’ search will
search both words in the title and subjects

23. Books on the shelf
150.1952 FRE, 150.1952 LAC, 150.1952014 LAP

24. Dewey classmark
Exercise 3:
• 6 volunteers
• Direct us into the correct shelf order
• Main number, then decimal point, then
alphabetical by first three letters of surname

25. How do I find an e-book?
• E-books can be found using the library
catalogue, just like a print book.
• You will see the words ‘[electronic resource]’
after the title.
• Click on the blue ‘online access’ link to
download or read the book online – make
sure you have logged into myUniHub!

26. Access full text

27. Requesting Books
If the book you are seeking is already on
loan or only available at another
campus, you may request it via the library
catalogue

28. Making A Request

29. Making A Request
Student number
Date of birth DDMMYY
Click here to
request

30. Renewing Books Online
Use the ‘Login to My
Library Account’ option
to see what items you
have on loan and to
renew them
N.B. You will not be
able to renew
requested books

31. Logging in to My Account
Student number
Date of birth
DDMMYY

32. Renewing Books Online
Must click
HERE
AND here

33. Journals
This is a journal reference from a reading list:
Gabbard, G. O. and Hobday, G. S. (2012). ‘A
Psychoanalytic perspective on ethics, self-deception
and the corrupt physician’. British Journal of
Psychotherapy. 28 (2) pp. 235-248
Can you identify the following parts of the
reference?
Author, Date, Title of article, Journal Title,
Volume, Part & Page Numbers

34. Journals
Author Date Title of article
Gabbard, G. O. and Hobday, G. S. (2012). ‘A
Psychoanalytic perspective on ethics, self-deception and
the corrupt physician’. British Journal of Psychotherapy.
28 (2) pp. 235-248
Volume Issue Page Nos. Journal title

35. Journal Access
• Most journals are available electronically
• All our journals are listed in the library catalogue
• IF we have it online there will be a
blue ‘online access’ link to the available online
issues of the journal
• If you know the journal title, this is the easiest
way to find it

37. Finding electronic journals
Exercise 4
Volunteer to find me this journal article online?
Psaltis, C. (2012). ‘Culture and social representations: A
continuing dialogue in search for heterogeneity in
social developmental psychology’. Culture and
Psychology. 18 (3) pp. 375-390.
(REMEMBER: MyUniHub – My Study – My Library)

38. Library Subject Guides

39. Next time...
• Finding the evidence!
• Searching effectively for journal articles
• Finding and evaluating information
• Using information ethically (citing and
referencing)

40. Need help?
• Librarians in the Specialist Zone (1st floor)
11-3 Monday - Friday
• Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/
• Psychology Library Subject Guide
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy