The document provides information about essential library skills for psychology students at Middlesex University. It discusses how to find psychology books in the library using the Dewey Decimal Classification system, how to search the library catalog to find books and articles, how to request books from other campuses, renew loans, and access electronic resources and databases. It also provides tips on distinguishing print from online journals and setting cookies to more easily login to access electronic resources.

1. Essential Library SkillsBSc Psychology ProgrammesJudy McSorley Senior Liaison Librarian for Psychology 10.2011

2. At the end of this session you will be able to: Find a book or journal

3. Request and renew books

4. Access and use Learning Resources online help, information and materialsWhere are the psychology books?abnormal developmental educational health occupational social environmental psychotherapy intelligenceforensic personality neuropsychology clinical theoretical organisational

5. Where are the psychology books? Psychology is a cross-disciplinary subject. Books on the various aspects of psychology will be shelved in all areas of the library. To find specific titles in their own particular locations it is essential that you can use the Library Catalogue effectively.

6. BooksHow are they arranged?

7. Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)Middlesex University campus libraries (Hendon, and Trent Park) use the Dewey system. Each subject has its own subject number as follows: 100 Philosophy and psychology 300 Social sciences 400 Language 500 Science, maths and statistics 600 Technology 800 Literature 900 Geography and history

8. Shelf order:specific,within psychology150 Psychology153 Conscious mental processes 153.1 Learning153.12 Memory 153.13 Types of memory153.132 Visual memory

9. The wide range of psychology:SubjectShelf No. Floor clinical 616.89 3developmental 155.4 1educational 370.15 2forensic 364.3 2health 610.19 3neuropsychology 612.82 3occupational 158.7 1psychotherapies 616.8914 3personality 155.2 1 social 302 1

10. Reading lists: book or articleauthor date title of book Barnes, R.(1995). Successful study fordegrees. 2nd ed. London: Routledge.edition publisherA reference for a book

11. Reading lists: book or articleauthordate title of articleEllis, N et al. (2007) Exercise interventions as an adjunct therapy for psychosis: a critical review,British Journal of Clinical Psychology,vol.46, no. 1, pp. 95-111part journal title volume page nosA reference for a journal article

12. The Library CatalogueThe library catalogue lists all the material (books, journals etc.) held in all the Middlesex University libraries. You may borrow from any campus library or, using the catalogue, you may request books from another campus to be sent here for you to collect.http://library.mdx.ac.uk

13. The Library CatalogueThe catalogue includes several different searchtypes.Each is useful depending on the information available to start with.

14. The Library Catalogue http://library.mdx.ac.uk Activity: (10minutes & in pairs) Try the following 3 examples and decide which of the listed search types is most appropriate for each – using the information provided. Find “Forensic psychology : concepts, debates and practice”Find a book on cognitive developmentFind a neuropsychology book by Neil Martinbbbb

15. The Library CatalogueBest options would be:- For the first, where the title is fully known, use Title A-ZFor the second where a topic is known, use Title KeywordWhere a part title and author areknown, use General Keyword

16. The Library Catalogue

17. The Library CatalogueClick to request if no copies are available

18. Making a RequestUse your ID/ student number & your date of birth as “Pin”

19. Renewing Use the My Account option to see what items you have on loan and to renew them. NB You will not be able to renew books which are requested

20. RenewingSelect titles for renewal then click the Renew button

21. JournalsHow are print journals arranged?

22. Print Journals are arranged:- Alphabetically by the exact title of the journal. Within each title, journals are arranged:overall by date : volume number : part/issue number The vast majority of our journals are now provided electronically and accessed through the Library Catalogue Print journals are located on the 2nd floor in the Law Wing

23. Print/Online? Check the CatalogueOnline only

24. Print/Online? Check the CatalogueOnline and print formats. Note varying date ranges.

25. myUniHub for alternative access to the catalogue etc.Logging in here enables access to electronic resources without further authentication.

26. Electronic Resources LoginAccessing resources without going through myUniHub may require frequent logins using your usual IT ID and password. Use the orange link to the Middlesex screen

27. Electronic Resources LoginSetting the “cookie” as described below will open the Middlesex login screen more immediately when accessing e-resources subsequently

28. Quiz.......15 minutes

29. Library and IT Support Web Pagehttp://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/The new UniHub links to Library and IT under the Your study tab. There are a number of links from here including one to the Library Subject Guides

30. Library and IT Support: Databases From http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library/ : scroll down to Journals & E-Resources then to Databases forPsycINFO

31. Library and IT Support: Google ScholarGoogle Scholar will find academic articles related to specific topics but results are citation only, with very few full text versions.Additionally not all journals are necessarily peer reviewed.

32. Library and IT Support: Subject Guides