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Psychology Essential Library Skills http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/ study/library/

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Introduction to basic library services and skills for 1st year Psychology BSC students

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  • 1. PsychologyEssential Library Skills http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/ study/library/

2. Today we are going to cover... What sorts of resources are available for yourstudies How to find books and journals on yourreading lists Requesting and renewing books Using the library pages on myUniHub andLibrary subject guides 3. The library has... 4. Different types of information 5. Types of informationExercise 1:1. Each group will be given a pack of cards2. The cards contain the names of 4 different resources3. Match together the correct: Resource Type + Definition + Good for + Not so good for 6. Times up... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32kaa9TzeE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HhCXf2baIk 7. BooksWhat are they: A written or printed work of fiction or fact. May be electronic.Good for: Clear overviewNot so good for: Up to date information 8. Web pagesWhat are they: An information resource which can be easily created by anyone on any topic. Electronic.Good for: Very up to date informationNot so good for: Accurate and reliable information 9. NewspapersWhat are they: A regular publication containing current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. May be electronic.Good for: Daily informationNot so good for: Balanced and well researched information 10. JournalsWhat are they: A regular publication containing articles on a particular academic subject. Presents new research.Good for: Latest research, critically reviewed by expertsNot so good for: Broad overview of a subject 11. Where are the Psychology books? Educational psychology SocialDevelopmental370.15psychology 302psychology 155Dreams ; psychology 154.63Psychology 150Clinical Psychology ONLINE and Psychiatry616.89 PsycholinguisticsHealth psychology401.9610.19 12. Why you need to use the library catalogue!Abnormal616.89Neuropsych 612.82Clinical616.89Occupational 158.7Developmental 155.4 Psychoanalysis 150.195Educational 370.15Psychotherapy616.8914Forensic364.3 Personality155.2Health610.19Social 302 1st floor, 2nd Floor, 3rd Floor 13. UniHub home page and login http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/ 14. REMEMBER!Always use MyUniHubas a gateway to library resources 15. The Library Catalogue Lists all the material (books, journals etc.)held in the libraries at Hendon and Archway You may use any campus library, or via thelibrary catalogue, you may request booksfrom Archway campus to be sent here for youto collect 16. BooksThis is a book reference from a reading list:French. D., Vedhara, K, Kaptein, A. &Weinman, J. (2010). Health Psychology. (2nded.) Chichester : BPS Blackwell.Can you identify the different parts of thereference?Author, Date, Book Title, Edition & Publisher 17. BooksAuthors (Main author, followed by et al.)French. D., Vedhara, K, Kaptein, A. &Weinman, J. (2010). Health Psychology.(2nd ed.) Chichester : BPS Blackwell. Book titleEditionDatePublisher 18. Finding Books Using the Library CatalogueExercise 2Searching the library catalogue.Are there any books youve had trouble finding?Look at the following slide, what should I searchto find these books?(Remember: MyUniHub My Study My Library) 19. Searching from your booklist Myers. D. (2013) Psychology. 10th ed. New York:Worth. Howitt, D. and Cramer, D. (2011) Introduction toresearch methods in psychology, 3rd ed.Harlow: Prentice Hall. Greene, J. and dOliveira, M. (1999) Learning touse statistical tests in psychology, 2nd ed.Buckingham: OUP. 20. Doing a subject search Think about your topic, and different wordsfor your topic Think about the bigger subjects your topic fitswithin Depending on your topic you may not find awhole book covering it but there may be avery useful chapter in a larger text with widerscope Remember general keyword search willsearch both words in the title and subjects 21. Books on the shelf150.1952 FRE, 150.1952 LAC, 150.1952014 LAP 22. Dewey classmarkExercise 3: 6 volunteers Direct us into the correct shelf order Main number, then decimal point, thenalphabetical by first three letters of surname 23. How do I find an e-book? E-books can be found using the librarycatalogue, just like a print book. You will see the words [electronic resource]after the title. Click on the blue online access link todownload or read the book online makesure you have logged into myUniHub! 24. Access full text 25. Requesting BooksIf the book you are seeking is already onloan or only available at anothercampus, you may request it via the librarycatalogue 26. Making A Request 27. Making A RequestStudent numberDate of birth DDMMYYClick here to request 28. Renewing Books OnlineUse the Login to MyLibrary Account optionto see what items youhave on loan and torenew themN.B. You will not beable to renewrequested books 29. Logging in to My AccountStudent numberDate of birth DDMMYY 30. Renewing Books OnlineMust click HERE AND here 31. JournalsThis is a journal reference from a reading list:Gabbard, G. O. and Hobday, G. S. (2012). APsychoanalytic perspective on ethics, self-deceptionand the corrupt physician. British Journal ofPsychotherapy. 28 (2) pp. 235-248Can you identify the following parts of thereference?Author, Date, Title of article, Journal Title,Volume, Part & Page Numbers 32. JournalsAuthor Date Title of articleGabbard, G. O. and Hobday, G. S. (2012). APsychoanalytic perspective on ethics, self-deception andthe corrupt physician. British Journal of Psychotherapy.28 (2) pp. 235-248VolumeIssue Page Nos. Journal title 33. Journal Access Most journals are available electronically All our journals are listed in the library catalogue IF we have it online there will be ablue online access link to the available onlineissues of the journal If you know the journal title, this is the easiestway to find it 34. Finding electronic journalsExercise 4Volunteer to find me this journal article online?Psaltis, C. (2012). Culture and social representations: Acontinuing dialogue in search for heterogeneity insocial developmental psychology. Culture andPsychology. 18 (3) pp. 375-390.(REMEMBER: MyUniHub My Study My Library) 35. Library Subject Guides 36. Next time... Finding the evidence! Searching effectively for journal articles Finding and evaluating information Using information ethically (citing andreferencing) 37. Need help? Librarians in the Specialist Zone (1st floor)11-3 Monday - Friday Ask a Librarian http://askalibrarian.mdx.ac.uk/ Psychology Library Subject Guide http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy