searching for literature online today we will go through some ways of obtaining published papers...

Searching for literature Searching for literature onlineonline

Today we will go through some ways Today we will go through some ways of obtaining published papers of obtaining published papers directly from the internetdirectly from the internet

These are articles that have been These are articles that have been published in hard-copy journals but published in hard-copy journals but have been scanned and made have been scanned and made available to users at UONavailable to users at UON

You may You may notnot be able to access these be able to access these resources off-campusresources off-campus

Accessing the eLibraryAccessing the eLibraryGateway Gateway [[ http://http://www.nottingham.ac.ukwww.nottingham.ac.uk/is//is/ ] ]

Click here

Use your University/ Novell login to access this facility

Using the eLibrary GatewayUsing the eLibrary Gateway

Have a look at the [short introduction] to find out how to use this service

From the subject category select Science

select –Psychology as a sub-category

and click the Go button

Choose your databases Choose your databases

Choose resourcesChoose resources You can add You can add

resources to your resources to your own personal own personal ‘space’ by clicking ‘space’ by clicking the + buttonsthe + buttons

This shows that This shows that the resource is the resource is already added to already added to your “My Space” your “My Space” area area

Start your searchStart your search Choose the Choose the

MetaSearch tab MetaSearch tab to search across to search across multiple multiple databasesdatabases

Mark the ones Mark the ones you want to you want to searchsearch E.g. Medline; E.g. Medline;

PsychInfoPsychInfo Put in your search Put in your search

terms terms And get results!And get results!

Results & getting more Results & getting more infoinfo

Using to obtain FULL-TEXT articles

Follow the link full text until you get to the point where you can display the full .pdf

The number of steps to get there may vary, depending on the publisher providing access.

Search tipsSearch tips

Choose your search terms carefully to Choose your search terms carefully to make sure you find what is out theremake sure you find what is out there

The better the journal, the more The better the journal, the more stringent the reviewing process, the stringent the reviewing process, the more likely that the article is any goodmore likely that the article is any good

Start by putting in general terms, then Start by putting in general terms, then narrownarrow and and refinerefine your search until your search until you get what you wantyou get what you want or, put in an author nameor, put in an author name

Using Web Of Science Using Web Of Science (Knowledge)(Knowledge)

Point browser to http://wos.mimas.ac.uk

Click here to log-on

Logging-onLogging-on

Click here to access WoS

Choose the search typeChoose the search type

Let’s use an EASY search!

Choose information typeChoose information type

This field can be used to search for information on a specific topic/subject

Type in search terms combining with AND, OR if needed e.g. Attention AND emotion

View results & mark those View results & mark those you want to saveyou want to save

Tick results that you are interested in and then click SUBMIT MARKS

Click on a blue link to read abstract etc.

Viewing the marked listViewing the marked list

Click here to view the list of the articles that you have ticked/marked. You can then e-mail the abstracts/article information to yourself, or save the list as a .txt file, or even export the list into a reference manager program such as ENDNOTE

Working with the marked Working with the marked listlist

Make sure you select ABSTRACT if you want to output this!

You can print, save, export or e-mail the output

Cited Reference SearchCited Reference Search

You can search FORWARD from a specific classic paper (for example) using the CITED REF SEARCH to dig out articles/books which refer to a particular reference

Remember the Remember the

Remember that when you see this Remember that when you see this symbol symbol you can click it to see if a full-text you can click it to see if a full-text version of the paper is available version of the paper is available electronically!electronically!

Presentation SkillsPresentation Skills

Before you beginBefore you begin Know your audienceKnow your audience How long do you have How long do you have

to talk?to talk? How will you present? How will you present?

Individually or in Individually or in groupsgroups

What is the goal of your presentation? What do you hope to achieve? What is your purpose?

Presentation SkillsPresentation Skills

Handouts/ Visual Aids/ Supporting Materials Do you need these

materials? If so, why?

Will you present using PowerPoint?

Will you use an OHP/acetates?

Four Levels of Four Levels of CommunicationCommunication

Level Definition Characteristics for Success in Making Presentations

IntellectualReasoning, thinking side of

communication• Strong organization of material • Person-to-person communicating at audience level • Persuading through reasoning powers

Emotional Feeling side of communication• Speak in your own words • Sound as if you believe what you are saying through

your voice • Exhort your audience at the appropriate moments

Visual Communication with eyes and face

• Maintain eye contact throughout • Scan audience continuously • Smile frequently • Use eye expressively • Project personal warmth

Physical Body language• Frequent use of gestures • Employ body movement • No distracting mannerisms • Excellent grooming

Tips for making slidesTips for making slides

How many slides How many slides should I use?should I use? 1 1 slide for every slide for every 1 to 1 to

3 minutes3 minutes Each slide addresses Each slide addresses

only only 1 main point1 main point

Tips for making slidesTips for making slides

FontFont 24 points (at least)24 points (at least)

Some recommend Some recommend 32 points32 points

Upper and lower case Upper and lower case (ALL CAPS are difficult (ALL CAPS are difficult to read)to read)

Italics rather than bold or Italics rather than bold or underliningunderlining

Single style bulletSingle style bullet

Tips for making slidesTips for making slides

Avoid using flashy Avoid using flashy graphicsgraphics

Only use animation if Only use animation if it emphasises or it emphasises or clarifies a pointclarifies a point

Only use graphics Only use graphics which compliment which compliment your slidesyour slides

Avoid sounds unless Avoid sounds unless they clarify they clarify somethingsomething

Things to checkThings to check

Font type, size and colour are consistent Font type, size and colour are consistent across slidesacross slides

Text is large enough to be read from a Text is large enough to be read from a distance (at least distance (at least 24 point24 point))

No more than No more than 12 lines of text per screen12 lines of text per screen Text is clearly organized (e.g., using Text is clearly organized (e.g., using

bullets or numbering)bullets or numbering) Supportive text only!Supportive text only!

Practise your talkPractise your talk

Practise is good Practise is good because it gives you because it gives you an idea of timing!an idea of timing!

Keep an eye on the Keep an eye on the time as you are time as you are presenting, so that presenting, so that you can control you can control flowflow

Skip slides if time is Skip slides if time is running out!running out!