Library resources for CMHC students at Union Institute & University.

1. CAPSTONE + LIBRARY
=
A PERFECT MATCH
TINA BEIS
T E C H N I C A L S E R V I C E S & E L E C T R O N I C R E S O U R C E S L I B R A R I A N
T I N A . B E I S @ M Y U N I O N . E D U

2. THE UI&U LIBRARY
Online Library
• Resources available 24/7
• No due dates or fines!
Millions of Resources
• Articles, ebooks, journals
• InterLibrary Loan
Help Center
• Tutorials, Videos, and More!
• Email, Chat, Call, GoToMeeting

3. RESOURCES FOR YOUR CAPSTONE
library.myunion.edu

4. LITERATURE REVIEW
Help Center Literature Review
• Review all previous research on your
topic (10+ years)
• Update readers
• Synthesize the research
• Explain the necessity of your study,
i.e., how you will fill research gaps
• Establish your credibility
• Set the boundaries of your study

5. SAVE & ORGANIZE WHAT YOU FIND
• Need the PDF & the Citation
• Print & File
• Desktop folders
• Organizing program
• Links
• Master document (record of searches, databases, etc.)
• Literature Review Matrix

6. SEARCH STRATEGIES
• The asterisk character finds word suffixes, eliminating the need to type all
variations of a word into your search.
• Be careful to include enough letters.
• For instance, dis* will find disability and disabled, but it will also find
disorder, disaster, and disease.
• Not supported by Google Scholar.
Phrase Searching
Truncation
• Quotation marks are placed around a phrase.
• For instance, a search for “special education” will find articles on “special
education” and will exclude articles that just mention “education” or just mention
“special.”
“intimate partner violence”
“child abuse”
research* finds research, researchers, and researching
disab* finds disability, disabilities, and disabled

7. BOOLEAN OPERATORS
• And will retrieve records in which BOTH of
the search terms are present.
The boolean expression "AND" narrows a search.
• Or will retrieve records in which AT LEAST
ONE of the search terms is present.
• Most commonly used to search for
synonymous terms.
The boolean expression "OR" broadens a search.
• Not ~ will retrieve records in which ONLY
ONE of the terms is present.
The boolean expression "NOT" narrows a search.
abuse AND advocacy
teenagers OR teens OR
adolescents
violence NOT guns
Google Scholar: abuse advocacy
Google Scholar: violence - guns

8. ONESEARCH
What’s NOT included in OneSearch?
• Some Dissertations
• LexisNexis: Content is limited to law review
• ProQuest databases: 5% of ProQuest content is not available

9. ONESEARCH RESULTS
Limiters on the left sidebar…Peer Reviewed, Available Online, Publication
Date, Language, Source Type, Geography and more!

10. ONESEARCH DETAILED RECORD
• Clicking on an item title takes you to the Detailed Record
• Blue links run a new search
• Add to Folder, Email, Save, Cite, Permalink

11. SEARCHING GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Click Full-Text @UI&U
to view article
Click Cited by to find
other works that
referenced them

12. GOOGLE CITE
Click “Cite” below article. Copy & Paste citation. Check for accuracy!

13. SEARCHING DATABASES
Articles & Databases Tab
Choose a Subject…Social Sciences or Psychology would be best bets

14. PSYCINFO
Tip:
Search PsycINFO
individually to take
advantage of specific
limiters… population,
methodology,
classification codes

15. SAGE

16. SAGE RESULTS

17. SAGE ABSTRACT PAGE
“Articles citing this
article” is a great
feature to use!

18. FINDING MULTIMEDIA
Search OneSearch, Counseling and Therapy in Video, Psychotherapy.net, Films
on Demand
Try a
Creative Commons
Search for photos

19. FINDING DISSERTATIONS
Dissertations Link ProQuest Search Interface

20. Appropriateness
Is this the right source
for my research?
Bias or
Objectivity
What point of view
does it try to
promote?
Was it written to
inform, persuade, or
sell something?
Currency
When was the
information
published or last
updated?
Does it touch on the
latest information?
Authority
Who is the author
of this
information? What
are his or her
qualifications?
Accuracy/ Detail
Is there evidence of
research?
Is the depth of
coverage adequate?
Evaluating
Sources

21. TIPS & TRICKS
• Utilize the Writing Center
• Join the CampusWeb Group
• Make an appointment
• Helpful videos and templates
• MS Word Text to Speech
• Use this to proofread
• Spice up your presentations
• Embed photos and videos
• Try Prezi, Emaze, Powtoon
• Poll Everywhere
• Survey Monkey
• Mendeley or Zotero
• Store citations for free

22. MENDELEY DESKTOP
• Free, desktop application you have to install
• Accepts Endnote XML, BibTex, RIS file types
• Create Groups
• Web Importer for all major browser
• Import from webpages and search engines
• Additional Citation Plugin for Microsoft Word that you can install

23. MENDELEY WEB

24. ZOTERO
• Zotero is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari. It can
also be used as a standalone program on computers with Mac OS X, Windows,
or Linux. The word processor is compatible with: MS Word, NeoOffice,
LibreOffice, and OpenOffice.
• Citations are automatically formatted and need to be reviewed for accuracy.
Instructions in our
Help Center
http://library.myunion.edu/help
-center/citations-2/

25. HAVE QUESTIONS?
• Email: library@myunion.edu
• Text: 802-294-2848
• Call: 802-246-5947
• Chat
• Research Appointments
Your friendly Librarians!
Matt Susan Tina