Academic Research

At theRegents Center

Library

Database & Online Search Process

Lissa Lord llord@ku.eduSpring 2013

Regents Center Libraryhttp://www.lib.ku.edu/RCLibrary/

Edwards Campus http://edwardscampus.ku.edu/

Dissertation Research Bloghttp://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com

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We need to know this:

(1)How to use databases to find articles

(2)How to request full text articles if we find only abstracts

(WebRetrieve)

(3)How to request articles the library does NOT have

(4) How to use Google Scholar from the list of library

databases

(5) How to find books using the online catalog and request

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Using databases to find articles

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

PsycINFO Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines. The journal literature spans 1887 to the present. PsycINFO indexes journal content published by the American Psychological Association that is available through PsycARTICLES. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present.

I limited the original 309 results by peer review, date and relevance and got 121 hits.

Click for online screen

school AND autis* AND “family therapy”

A new search that boils down to 17 focused results after limiting by peer-review and date. . .

Can I browse issues of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy?Yes. Select E-journals from the Libraries’ homepage at http://www.lib.ku.edu or the Regents Center Library homepage.

http://www.lib.ku.edu/RCLibrary/

Search for the journal title

and, if the library owns it,

you’ve got it.

Request full-text of an article when you have only the abstract

Get at KUAll the databases are searched for the article you can’t get in full text and, in this case, three databases came up with the article!

Review:Libraries’ Homepage http://www.lib.ku.edu

Articles, Databases and More

Databases contain the journals we need to do research

Searched Education and found the PsycInfo database

Full text for one abstracted article by using Get at KU

What if the library does not have a copy of an article I need?

For example, can you get this article for me:Parental bonding in the treatment of Autistic behavior that is published in the journal Ethology and Sociobiology, 1991 vol 12 issue 1

I tried Get at KU and the article wasn’t found.

What to do if “Get at KU” doesn’t get it?

This takes you to

Web Retrieve

Use

Web RetrieveIf you can’t find an article or book

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Submit

Request

What happens next?

The library will locate the article and send you an email with a link to the PDF article you requested—within 48 hours (99% of the time)

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Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a good way to search for scholarly articles using the Google search strategy

Note: search Google Scholar from the Libraries list of databasesWhy? KU Libraries have partnered with Google to connect your search results with the Libraries databases.

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Select G for Google Scholar

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

Finding Books

Library Catalog

Deliver to Edwards Campus

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http://www.lib.ku.edu

Note: Click to see eBook right from the Catalog!

Back to the catalog and a non eBook record. I want this book but it is at Anschutz Library in Lawrence.

Can the library send it to me at the Edwards Campus?

Yes:

Sign in with your KU ID

This requested book will be sent from the Lawrence campus to Edwards Campus in your name. Pick it up at our library after you receive an email telling you it is here. This usually takes one to two days!

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The Blog:The Blog:Dissertation ResearchDissertation Research http://dissertationresearch.blogspot.com

Find articles through the libraries Databases

Find books through the Catalog

Find research news through the Blog

Questions?Ask the Librarian

Lissa Lordllord@ku.edu

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