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- 32. © Middlesex University Need help? • Librarians in the StudyHub (1st floor) Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm • Psychology Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psych • Susannah Parry – s.parry@mdx.ac.uk
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- Demonstrate that you have read widely on the subject and considered and evaluated the writings of others Show your tutor the evidence of your research and thereby appreciate your contribution to the topic Establish the credibility and authority of your ideas and arguments Enable the reader to locate the original material you used Give credit to the original author/creator Enable the reader to form their own views on the value of your sources and how you have interpreted them Distinguish between your own ideas and opinions and those of others Highlight and back-up relevant points by quoting, paraphrasing or summarising from the original text Achieve a better mark or grade Avoid plagiarism.
- Psychology resources home: Contact details Journals Databases Books Referencing guidance Other libraries
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- You can set-up personalised email Zetoc Alerts or RSS feeds to track the latest articles or journal titles related to your interests. In most cases, you can access abstracts or the full text of articles, depending on your institution’s subscription arrangements. Additionally, Open Access content is searched and indexed from PubMed and full text links available.
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