The document provides an overview of resources for research and the library. It discusses different types of information sources like books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and websites. It also covers how to search the library catalog and Google Scholar. The document emphasizes evaluating information sources based on criteria like currency, authority, relevance, and purpose or point of view. Keywords and search tips are also addressed. Help resources for students are listed at the end.
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6. Library Resources
• The Library provides a range resources to support your research and
study including:
• Books
• Journals
• Trade Journals or Magazines
• Newspapers
• Websites
7. Books
What are they:
A printed or electronic work of fiction or fact.
Good for:
Clear overview.
Not so good for:
Up to date information.
8. Journals
What are they:
A regular publication containing substantial
articles on a particular academic subject area.
Presents latest ideas, developments, news and
research.
Good for:
Latest research, critically reviewed by experts.
Not so good for:
Broad overview of a subject.
9. Trade Journals or Magazines
What are they:
A regular publication containing news, jobs,
products, events and advertising.
Aimed at a profession, business sector or hobby.
Good for:
Focussed up-to-date information.
Not so good for:
Detailed and objective reports.
10. Newspapers
What are they:
A regular publication containing news about
current events, plus informative articles, diverse
features and advertising.
May be electronic.
Good for:
Daily information.
Not so good for:
Balanced and well researched
information.
11. Websites
What are they:
An online resource which can be created
by anyone on any topic.
Provides access to a wide range of
information sources.
Good for:
Very up to date information.
Not so good for:
Accurate and reliable information.
Company
website
YouTube
Video
Twitter
Blog
Wikipedia
Government
website
Charity
website
Online
discussion
forum
12. Keywords – what are they?
Keywords are words or phrases that describe
content you are searching for
13. Keywords – Game
• How can you ensure you are finding what you need? Make sure you
search with the right keywords…
• Keywords Game…….
16. What’s in ‘My Library’
Welcome to the Library | 16
• Reading lists for
each of your
modules
• Search for
information using
Library Search
• My Subject –
library guides
resources and help
for your subject
17. Library Search
• Searches journals, books and more
• Good starting point for your research
• Covers ALL subjects taught at MDX
• Try a search for Psychology
• What are the useful tools?
• Now try media violence
• How many results?
• Do they look useful?
• Try media psychology
• Refining your results
• Date
• Type
• Peer review
• subject
18. • Keep it simple!
• Experiment with different words and concepts, remember
different spellings and terminology e.g. US v UK
• Truncating to broaden your search Vet* = all words
beginning with VET
• If you have too many items think about using limits e.g.
date? Type of resource? Subject area?, Language
• Try the advanced search options most databases have
them
• Change databases – you won’t find everything in one
resource
A few search tips
19. When you are looking for
information about anything where
do you go first?
Presentation title
21. Good Google….
Presentation title
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search
for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search
across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses,
books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic
publishers, professional societies, online repositories,
universities and other web sites
26. Currency
• When was the information published or posted?
• Has the information been revised or updated?
• Does your topic require current information, or will older sources
work as well?
27. Accuracy/Authority
• Is the information supported by evidence (e.g. references, research data)?
• Has the information been reviewed or refereed?
• Can you verify any of the information in another source or from personal
knowledge?
• Are there spelling, grammar or typographical errors?
• Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
• What are the author's credentials or organisational affiliations?
• Is the author qualified to write on the topic?
• Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address?
• Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? examples: .com
.edu .gov .org .net
28. Relevancy
• Does the information relate to your topic or answer your question?
• Who is the intended audience?
• Is the information at an appropriate academic level?
• Have you looked at a variety of sources before determining this is one
you will use?
• Would you be comfortable citing this source in your research paper?
29. Purpose
• What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell,
entertain or persuade?
• Do the authors/sponsors make their intentions or purpose clear?
• Is the information fact, opinion or propaganda?
• Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
• Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional or
personal biases?
30. Evaluation game
• Look at these 4 pieces of information on self esteem
• In groups decide
• Which are relevant
• Which are no use
• Which has most academic authority
• Which items might be biased
• Which item is most current
31. Essay writing companies
• Unethical business
• False claims
• High charges/no standards
• Get out clauses
• Hard sell
• University rules
32. Buying coursework is cheating
It’s against University Regulations:
https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/academic-
integrity
There are serious consequences:
• Unfair advantage
• Poor quality work
• Open to blackmail
• Suspension
• Degree cancelled
• Career prospects
33. What should I do?
• Report it
• Stop and think
• Get help
https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/support/unihelp
https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/writing-numeracy/drop-ins
36. Need help?
• Librarians in the Study Hub (1st floor) Monday – Friday, 9-5
• Ask a Librarian https://unihelp.mdx.ac.uk/askalibrarian
• Library guide for Psychology http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psych
• Psychology librarian: Susannah Parry s.parry@mdx.sc.uk
Editor's Notes
We will look at different information types
Have a look at library search and google scholar and think about how you decide what is a good source of information
I understand that you will be presenting on one of these topics?
Where do you go to find out about these topics?
I imagine most student too young to recognise original Ghostbusters film cast….
Ask does anyone remember this film… came out on 1984
Card Game
We’re going to start off by:
Exploring the range of resources available.
Consider the value of different information sources.
Think about which sources are going to help you find the information that you need.
Its important to use a wide range of relevant resources in your work.
This gives a balance and diversity to your work.
Hand out exercise Thinking about resources. Card game
Groups
10-15 mins
Feedback (see next slides)
5 Yellow cards = different resources
5 Green cards = What are they match the definition to the resource
5 Pink cards = Not so good for….
5 Purple cards = Good for…
Before you start the slides ask one group to read out their cards and then show the slide see if it matches
Good for:
broad/general overview of a subject and background information
Edited for quality and accuracy
Not so good for:
May not be specific enough
Can be out of date, check the edition and publication date
Good for:
Up-to-date
Specialist/focussed
Present latest research
Edited for accuracy/quality (peer reviewed)
Lots of references
Not so good for:
Can be hard to locate/access
Expensive
May be too specific
May be at wrong level
Good for:
Latest information
Current events
Concise info
Product news
Often available online with RSS/Twitter etc
Not so good for:
Detail
Objective information ie. can be bias, adverts, preferential products etc
Often hard to find old issues
Back issues/archive
Good for:
Up-to-date
Edited
Readily available (latest copies especially)
Not so good for:
Can be bias
Can be unbalanced
Can be sensationalist
Hard to get hold of/access (back issues)
Broadsheet v tabloid – have they heard these terms
There are loads of different types of information available on the internet, anything from social media and crowd sourced resources such as Wikipedia to organisational or academic sources.
You need to be really critical of information that you find on the Internet and consider the provenance of the information i.e. who created it, when and why?
Good for:
Easy to use/search
All subjects covered
Can be very up-to-date
Mobile
Not so good for:
No editorial control
Unreliable sources
Can be created by anyone
Material can lack provenance
Can be out-of-date
Not everyone has access
Keywords are words or phrases that describe content you are searching for
Do the Cup of Tea Game : 10-15 mins?
Split into groups or pairs and hand each pair a sheet with an image which they need to describe without using the words on the paper.
Write keywords on flipchart sheet each and then present back to the other groups to see if the other groups can guess what the image is
If they can = good choice of keywords
If they can’t = a bit more thought required…
or The Fruit Stall Game
If there is time and they have understood the Cup of Tea or Fruit game try a Real thing version. Think about keywords for their presentation topic
Put them into presentation topic groups so they can work together
What can you see in the picture…fruit
If type ‘fruit’ into database will get millions of hits, how can you break it down ie. search for something more specific to get more manageable results
Can you be more specific ie.
Type of fruit: apples, oranges, bananas etc
Location: Stall, market, outdoor market, fruit market, Britain
Detail: boxes, signs, astroturf, prices, colour of fruit, lights, pound £ signs, special offer etc
People in background: old, young, male, female > stall holder, customers, browsers etc
Think of related subjects eg.
retail, commercial, financial, point-of-sale
Shopping, shops, fish/meat/clothes market, shopping centres, high street
Town, city, centre, British town
Nutrition: vits and mins
Also: Words with more than one meaning
Orange or Blackberry: fruit NOT telephone
Apple: fruit NOT computer
Thinking beyond the obvious, looking for the detail that might make a difference.
Get students to log into MyUniHub if not done so already
Run through the list of options
Lib Search
Lib account
Reading lists
Remind to sign in
Get the students to do searches for their presentations on library search
Save searches
Combine search terms
Use AND to Narrow them
Use OR to broaden them
Use Not to exclude them
VET* = words beginning with VET
NURS* = nurse, nurses, nursing
Google
What is Google Scholar?
Google Scholar is an online, freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and digital copies of articles.
Find journal articles, dissertations, books, and more, from academic publishers, professional societies, universities and other web sites.
Search across many subject areas
Features of Google Scholar
Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place
Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
Locate the complete document through your library or on the web
Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
Check who's citing your publications, create a public author profile
Get students to search with their topics
Great you’ve found loads of stuff but is it any good…..
Handout the self esteem items should be 5 of each of the 4 items and an evaluation sheet – put them in small groups or pairs
Essay mills, essay writing services aka contract cheating are unethical business
Not illegal under UK law but against university regulations (see later)
Normally they claim only to be providing examples and in small print say must not be handed in as own work, but offer 1st class work at a higher price and will write entire dissertations, so hardly examples.
Often high charges but no way to tell if the work is actually any good unless submitted. Claim it will pass Turnitin as original, but how do you know what you have paid for? (just as if you buy a fake pair of trainers which fall apart in a week)
Normally have a small print get out clause saying money back if not satisfied but not applicable if the essay is submitted as course work.
Hard sell techniques via internet, social media, flyers handed out in the street or left in rooms (even the library)
Causes distress to honest students but also plays on fears of students who may be finding university challenging.
Middlesex University has strict rules which ban the use of purchased essays
There are risks associated with buying coursework such as essays, dissertations and projects from essay writing services such as the one on the screen.
It’s cheating and against University Rules and there are serious consequences:
We will stop students using it to get an unfair advantage
You may waste your money paying for poor quality work which gets you worse results
You may find yourself open to blackmail by the essay writing company: They know you have paid for their services and may then ask for more money or threaten to tall the University what you have done.
You could be suspended or lose your place at University because of your academic misconduct. This is very serious and…….
……..could mean your degree is cancelled later in life
……..could have a negative impact on your future career prospects, as your employer might then fire you.
Report it: If you are approached by a company or person who wants to sell you coursework or essays; or you find flyers on campus regards these services, then report it to your module leader.
Stop and think: If you are tempted to buy coursework or essays, then stop and think carefully about the consequences of doing so. You will be found out and you could damage your future prospects as a result.
Get help: If you are tempted to buy coursework because you are struggling with your academic work or there are other problems in your personal life, then get help:
Academic Writing drop-in 12:00-15:00 Monday to Friday in StudyHub
Ask a Librarian 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday in StudyHub
You can also make a 1-1 appointment with our librarians and academic writing experts.
Ask at UniHelp regards help and support available for issues regarding progression, finance, housing etc
You can drop-in to see a counsellor at Sunny Hill House/Farmside if you are struggling emotionally.
Speak to your personal tutor if you are having problems with your programme.
This is the library guide for psychology – look at it!
Just mention usual support/contact options
Congratulations you have finished the session!
