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PSY4035 PG Literature searching for dissertation
- 1. © Middlesex University Literature searching for dissertation http:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library PSY4035 November 2015
- 2. © Middlesex University What we will cover today • Keywords and search operators (* “ ” etc) • Advanced searches: WOS and PsycINFO • Inferring • Strategic searching a + b + c = (a + b) + (b + c) + (a + c) • Alerts • Referencing • Where you can get help Presentation title | 2
- 3. © Middlesex University 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
- 4. © Middlesex University Please login PLEASE USE CHROME OR FIREFOX
- 5. MyUnihub: gateway to library resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library
- 6. My Library – most of the links you will ever need
- 8. © Middlesex University My library > Databases Presentation title | 8
- 9. © Middlesex University Or author/test name search Presentation title | 9 Click here to limit to full text TESTS
- 10. © Middlesex University Not all tests in PsycINFO are full text Presentation title | 10
- 11. © Middlesex University Psychology department test library — Myunihub > My study > My Learning > PSY3330 — NOT in Sheppard Library! — Find index of tests (word document) — Download and complete Test Request form. Hand or Email to Nicky Brunswick • TG61 – n.brunswick@mdx.ac.uk (Wednesday – Friday only). – Subject: ‘Test Library Request’ – Give name and Student ID and copy in your supervisor — She will collect the test when possible — You will not get the test immediately Presentation title | 11
- 12. © Middlesex University Look for tests from previous studies in journal articles —They may be in the appendix —You may find the authoritative test by Googling (confirm with tutor) —Email academics: They may send you the test, and often lots more useful info too! 12
- 13. © Middlesex University Advanced searches Task 1 – explain my search Presentation title | 13
- 14. © Middlesex University Advanced searches Presentation title | 14
- 15. © Middlesex University Get better results & find things faster • Spelling US v UK: • behavior / behaviour • counselor / counsellor • Truncate *: • Offend* = offending, offender, offenders • Counsel* = counselling, counsellor, counsellors • Behav* = behavior, behaviour, behavioural, behavioral • Phrases (exact words in that order) • “substance abuse” • “cogntive behav* therapy” 15
- 16. © Middlesex University Databases for research articles myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases Search for database by letter, then name
- 17. © Middlesex University Psych PG | 17 Web of Science
- 18. © Middlesex University Web of Science MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science Gives you a hyperlinked list of articles which cite this article
- 19. © Middlesex University 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
- 20. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 20 PsycINFO – Access via Unihub > Databases
- 21. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 21 PsycINFO – options and limits
- 22. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 22 limits Full text
- 23. © Middlesex University Repeat and improve • Repeat, improve = improved results. • Try different things, react to your searches • Follow citations • Expand your keywords as you go • Alternative or new keywords in results — Re-run your searches 23
- 24. © Middlesex University Task 2 Presentation title | 24 Therapy AND offenders AND mental illness
- 25. © Middlesex University So my narrower search is…. Presentation title | 25 CBT AND prisoners AND mental illness
- 26. © Middlesex University Other ways to narrow your topic • People or participants: – Racial/cultural/nationality groups – Age – Type of participant • Way you measure it • Sub-factors (E.g. Media effect on self esteem): – Fashion and Beauty media – Effect on body image or self worth – Among Women / students – Among students in UK/Dubai/Mauritius 26
- 27. © Middlesex University Task 2 – Strategic searching • A + B + C = results • But what if it doesn’t? • a + b • b + c • a + c Presentation title | 27
- 28. © Middlesex University Inferring – what is the nearest relevant research to build a picture of this topic area? • Effectiveness of mentoring on young homeless people — Mentoring and young people — Mentors and homeless people — Support for homeless people getting out of homelessness 28
- 29. © Middlesex University • Peer, media and family influences among African and Afro- Caribbean women and the effects on self esteem and body image — Media influences on women and their self image — Peer/family/cultural influences on women and their self image — Media influences on Black/Afro Caribbean populations and their confidence/self image — Media influences on people’s self worth and body image Presentation title | 29
- 30. © Middlesex University • Impact of missing father figure on teenage girls — Missing father figure with teenage boys — Missing father figure - influence on adult women — Missing father figure - influence on very young female children — Key stages of development for teenagers — Parenting and its role in development Presentation title | 30
- 31. © Middlesex University Task 2 – Strategic searching • Use the worksheet to choose one member of your groups dissertation topic. • I want you to have a go at breaking down that topic into the concepts/ideas • Once you have those concepts label them a b and c • Construct searches including a + b b + c and a + c Presentation title | 31
- 32. © Middlesex University Task 3 - Have a go! • Use the searches from your worksheet or your own topic if you already have one and have a go at either Web of Science or PsycINFO •Ask me for help!
- 33. © Middlesex University Alerts – databases You must set up an account with the database Presentation title | 33
- 34. © Middlesex University Alerts – databases You must set up an account with the database Presentation title | 34
- 35. © Middlesex University Alerts: Zetoc Presentation title | 35
- 36. © Middlesex University Zetoc Presentation title | 36
- 37. © Middlesex University Zetoc Presentation title | 37
- 38. © Middlesex University Cite them right Presentation title | 38 examples Gives you a formatted example to type over
- 39. © Middlesex University 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
- 40. © Middlesex University It’s not in the Library! • Inter Library Loans http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans • Sconul Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access • Other libraries http://bit.ly/visitingotherlibraries
- 41. My Subject – library guides
- 42. © Middlesex University 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 v.eades@mdx.ac.uk
Editor's Notes
- VH Example marking criteria for this project. In this session we are going to show you how to improve your marks. Worth considering this: Max points awarded to work which is based on good research and well referenced Max marks awarded if refs used are relevant and correctly written ie. Harvard style LDU can help with style of writing and presentation
- Have this up as they come in the room. Explain they should always use Chrome or firefox as many library resources don’t work in IE or safari
- Explain unihub as gateway and access: off campus as well. They shouldn’t have problems if they always make sure they're logged in.
- Including everything you need to work through the activities today. Get them to follow along – you can either demo or use slides.
- Nicky works part time – Wednesday afternoons, Thursday and Friday – so don’t expect a reply at the beginning of the week. Please put ‘Test Library Request’ in the subject line, give your full name and student number and copy in your tutor to the request.
- Refresher – who can explain my search?
- Recap. These either stop you from missing things out (diff spellings & truncation) or make your results more specific and relevant (speech marks) Go into demo
- Slides for reference
- Which articles have cited an earlier article ie. Way of looking forward in the literature-if have found excellent article, can use a citation index to see which articles have subsequently cited it Find articles on similar/related subjects: Citation implies subject relationship, so can find papers on a similar topic without using any keywords or subject terms Find out how many times a paper has been cited ie. gauge the usefulness/quality. esteem of a paper Determine which are the best journals in your field: citation data used to rank journals within particular subject areas…..useful way of seeing how journals perform in relation to others in the same subject area
- Example - point 2 expanding keyword search – official term postnatal depression – upon searching for the first years discovered many article titles and abstracts instead mentioned ‘maternal depression’ – picking up on this allowed us to expand our search. NOTE you can often build an answer to a very general question like this (pick a few select aspects which cover the scope of the large topic you are addressing and this will make your life easier) For e.g. Effect on child development of postnatal depression - Could look at 1 article from a few key age groups and answer your question that way.
- Last time we looked at breaking down our question into concepts
- And then narrowing some of them
- As well as narrower synonyms can narrow you scope by these things. It may be that you already know your topic is not narrow enough yet and want to think about ways to narrow, or you may want to start searching so you can look at other articles and decide how to narrow/how you can narrow. And you may NEED to survey the area first before you can decide on your specific topic and research.
- But what if my problem is that I’m not finding enough? Introduce task
- So you widen your searches and take a little bit of information from each context to construct a research-jigsaw-puzzle Pose Q’s to class – ask to shout out answers. Will run through some examples, may seem confusing at first but should become clear as you work through your own topics. These are real examples I’ve worked through with dissertation students and how we put their lit reviews together.
- Set task
- Feedback.
- Updates on your search
- Updates on your search
- BL service, updated weekly includes some prepubs.
- Add journals not that useful unless v specific
- Inter Library Loan service: request copies of books and journals not held by MDX. £3 charge. Register as DL first. More info on our website. SCONUL Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/ The SCONUL Access Scheme provides reciprocal access and borrowing rights for staff and students to approximately 170 member institutions in the UK. Apply online. Other libraries (specialist, catalogues etc): British Library http://www.bl.uk/ COPAC http://copac.ac.uk/ COPAC is a union catalogue that gives access to the merged online catalogues of members of the Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL). Twenty major university libraries currently contribute to COPAC. Search25 http://www.search25.ac.uk/: helps you discover library resources across London and the South East. You can also see where the libraries are and find out how to visit them. SUNCAT http://www.suncat.ac.uk/ SUNCAT, a union catalogue of serials (periodicals) for the UK, is a tool for locating serials held in UK libraries.
- One of the links in MyUnihub is your Library Subject Guide. Where slides from this class and help using library resources can be found.
- Mention that they can make appointments through LibGuide (next month!)