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Library Instruction Psychology 300 Presented by Stacia S. Thiessen

Library Instruction Psychology 300 Presented by Stacia S. Thiessen. Library Floor Layout. Accessing the Resources. Get your Access Card in the Computer Lab Your Access Card Library Card Print Card Photo ID Transit Pass.

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Library Instruction Psychology 300 Presented by Stacia S. Thiessen

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  1. Library Instruction Psychology 300 Presented by Stacia S. Thiessen

  2. Library Floor Layout

  3. Accessing the Resources • Get your Access Card • in the • Computer Lab • Your Access Card • Library Card • Print Card • Photo ID • Transit Pass

  4. Library Resources In print and online • Library Catalog • Books – Reference/Circulating/eBooks • Media – DVDs/CDs/Videos • Reserves – Books/Articles/Media/ • Models/eReserves • Research Databases • Periodicals – full text and indexed • Newspapers MagazinesJournals • eBooks

  5. Journals Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed • News or research from a professional field • Published by a professional organization or society • Article usually long – charts, diagrams, notes, works cited • Author(s) identified • Review or approved by an outside board of scholars in the field

  6. Journals contain • Original Research – data and ideas that come directly from the research • Review articles– compilation or synthesis of various ideas and data from original research • Summary articles– synopsis of research

  7. Original Research – Basic Format • Abstract • Introduction/Background • Methods (Material and Methods) • Results • Discussion/Conclusions • References

  8. Evaluating Web Sites • Adapted from Kathy Schrock’s The Five W’s of Web Site Evaluation • Who – wrote the page • What – is the purpose • When – was it created and last updated • Where – does the information come from • Why– is this information useful

  9. Questions? • Reference Desk 916.608.6612 • Ask-a-Librarian FLC_Librarian@flc.losrios.edu • Websitehttp://www.flc.losrios.edu/Libraries.htm

  10. THE RESEARCH PROCESS • The Assignment • Start by reading the assignment carefully. • Do you understand the question? • Is your topic specified, or do you need to select and focus your own topic? • What Do I Know? • How much do you already know about the topic? • Can you list related sub-topics or concepts? • Do you need to do a little background reading from print or online reference sources to get some context and begin to make notes of concepts and keywords? • Plan • What information are you missing? • How might that information be presented (book, article, study, statistics)? • Where would be the best place to find this information (library, databases, Internet)?

  11. Broad Topic • Psychology myths • Narrower / Focused Topic (examples) • The fact that a trait is heritable means we can’t change it • Happiness is determined mostly by external circumstances Assignment

  12. Encyclopedia of Psychology Oxford University Press - BF31.E52 2000

  13. Encyclopedia of Psychology Oxford University Press - BF31.E52 2000

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