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Library Resources for PSYCH 28

Learn to find appropriate sources, develop research questions, locate articles, and cite using APA. Understand empirical research, source types, and in-text citations.

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Library Resources for PSYCH 28

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  1. Librarian: Adam Mann Email: amann@peralta.edu Library Resources for PSYCH 28

  2. After this class you will... • Understand the basics of finding sources appropriate for research and getting help • Understand how to develop and narrow down a research question • Know how to use the library to locate articles • Be able to cite sources using the APA citation style

  3. ARTICLE DATABASES For an expert opinion

  4. What is empirical research? "Empirical research is based on observed and measured phenomena and derives knowledge from actual experience."  - Penn. State University Libraries • Primary sources – the author or authors are the ones collecting the data • Secondary sources – the author or authors are writing about research someone else has done

  5. How can you tell an empirical article? Such articles typically have 4 components: Introduction: sometimes called "literature review" -- what is currently known about the topic Methodology: sometimes called "research design" -- how to recreate the study Results: sometimes called "findings" -- what was learned through the study Discussion: sometimes called "conclusion" or "implications" -- why the study is important

  6. CITING SOURCES Can’t I just give you a link?

  7. What is the purpose of a citation? • Showing that an idea came from somewhere else • Helping the reader trace an idea back to its original source • Uses a predefined style that’s easy to read • Citing work helps to avoid being accused of plagiarism

  8. When do you cite? • When you use information that you got from somewhere else • When paraphrasing, summarizing, or giving results of a study • When directly quoting from a source • …when in doubt, cite!

  9. In-text citation example: Works Cited page citation: Murphy, Ryan. "Where can you afford to rent in California?" Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019, www.latimes.com/calculator. Accessed 29 Aug. 2019. Less than one percent of rental units in the Bay area are designated low income (Murphy).

  10. Newspaper citations in Citation Machine (citationmachine.net) • Vital info: URL, date of publication, contributor, web page title, name of the website are the most important • Your citation should look something like this:   Murphy, Ryan. "Where can you afford to rent in California?" Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019,   www.latimes.com/projects/california-rental-calculator-map/#nt=liA1promoMedium-1col-7030col1-main. Accessed 29 Aug. 2019.

  11. Thanks! Any questions? Adam Mann You can find me at: amann@peralta.edu

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