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PSY3330 literature searching for your dissertation: lecture
- 1. © Middlesex University Literature searching for your dissertation unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library PSY3330
- 2. © Middlesex University What we will cover today • Finding Tests – where and how • Simple searches: Summon vs Google • Keywords and search operators (* “ ” etc) • Advanced searches: WOS and PsycINFO • 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 Finding resources myUniHub > My Study > My Library Access all sorts of online resources here!
- 5. My Library – most of the links you will ever need
- 7. © Middlesex University My library > Databases Presentation title | 7
- 8. © Middlesex University PsycTESTS database Simple subject search 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 Quick journal searches Presentation title | 13
- 14. © Middlesex University 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 Presentation title | 14 Summon vs Google Summon • Simple search function • Google for University resources • Searches many journal databases and subscriptions • A lot of full text • Up to date – largest databases updated daily/weekly • Easy to filter to Psychology journals
- 15. © Middlesex University Summon Presentation title | 15
- 16. Google Scholar – make sure you access what you’ve paid for! 16
- 17. Search for and select Middlesex University 17
- 18. © Middlesex University Simple searches Presentation title | 18
- 19. © Middlesex University Literature Searching Presentation title | 19
- 20. © Middlesex University Synonyms Criminal Drug addiction Treatment Criminal* “Substance abuse” Therapy Offender* “Illicit drugs” Counsel* Convict* “Illegal drugs” Program* “Criminal population” Inmate* “Criminal justice system” 20
- 21. © Middlesex University Narrower Terms 21 Criminal Drug addiction Treatment “Youth offender*” “repeat offender*” “first time offender*” “violent offender*” HMP “serial offenders” “vulnerable offenders”
- 22. © 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 22
- 23. © Middlesex University Keywords activity • Piece of paper per row with a topic on it • Each person add either a synonym or narrower term for that idea or concept • Pass the paper along your row • Can it make it all the way along the row without running out of words? • Remember UK/US spellings and you can Google for synonyms! 5 minutes! Presentation title | 23
- 24. © Middlesex University Databases for research articles myUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases Search for database by letter, then name
- 25. © Middlesex University Psych PG | 25 Web of Science
- 26. © 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” 26
- 27. © Middlesex University Web of Science – Results MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science Gives you a hyperlinked list of articles which cite this article
- 28. © 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
- 29. © Middlesex University Looks kind of like this... Presentation title | 29
- 30. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 30 PsycINFO – Access via Unihub > Databases
- 31. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 31 PsycINFO – options and limits
- 32. © Middlesex University Presentation title | 32 limits Full text
- 33. © Middlesex University Repeat and improve = improved results • Try different things • React to your searches – why is there too much/not enough? • Follow citations • Expand your keywords as you go • Alternative or new keywords in results — Re-run your searches • More of this in week 7 workshops 33
- 34. © Middlesex University Getting full text of journal articles • Troubleshooting guide can be found here http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psyaccess • Double check library catalogue • Copy journal title into search • Choose ‘journal keyword’ • Find record • Find correct date • Go to Author’s website/institution’s repository 34
- 35. © Middlesex University Cite them right Presentation title | 35 examples Gives you a formatted example to type over
- 36. © 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
- 37. © 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
- 38. © Middlesex University More help • Book onto a dissertation workshop in week 7 • Links in My learning > PSY3330 • If working on a group project try and come in your groups Presentation title | 38
- 39. © Middlesex University To access the Library Subject Guide
- 40. © Middlesex University Need help? • Psychology Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy • Librarians in the StudyHub (1st floor) Monday – Friday 9-5 • 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
- Everything to do with the library Explain Unihub as a gateway
- SIMPLE SEARCHES NOT ALL TESTS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE
- 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.
- Exactly what they say on the tin. Quick simple search
- Idea of comprehensive searching – properly surveying the research area
- One way to do this is to use as many synonyms for our topic as may be used in journal article titles/abstracts. Synonyms. Using more than one word or spelling. Eg: woman, won’t find women or female, or girls. Helps to be thorough and not miss 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.
- Thinking about these things.....
- Students can also search individual databases. Select ‘Computing science’ for a list of subject specific resources.
- These either stop you from missing things out (diff spellings & truncation) or make your results more specific and relevant (speech marks) Go into demo
- 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.
- Remember not all the databases are full text so check the LIBRARY CATALOGUE
- 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.
- Mention that they can make appointments through LibGuide (next month!)