Intro to Psychology Research
Psyc 2250

Kyle Feenstra
Education & Psychology Librarian
Elizabeth Dafoe Library

  • What if you don't know anything about the thing you need to know things about?

 

 

  • Searching for Books
  • Searching for Articles
  • APA Citation Style

What will we talk about today?

Library
Website

Psychology
Subject Guide

  • Quick Search
  • Advanced Search
  • Google Scholar
  • Databases A-Z
  • Undergrad Help
  • Reference Sources
  • Journal Databases
  • APA Citation Guides
  • Librarian Contact Info

Starting Points for Your Research

What if you don't know anything about the thing you need to know things about?

Starting Your Research

Google it?

Starting Your Research

Psychology
Subject Guide

  • Print Encyclopedias
  • Online Encyclopedias

Starting Your Research

What are reference books for?

  • Reference books are designed to answer basic questions about a topic and get you started on your assignments. 
  • Reference sources can help you with searching for books and articles by identifying:
  • the vocabulary you can use to search the library,
  • the important writers and books in a field of research.

Library
Website

Searching for Books

Use the Advanced Search to find books and ebooks at the library.

Searching for Books

Use quotation marks when searching a phrase.

Searching for Books

Searching for Books

Library
Website

Psychology
Subject Guide

Searching for Articles

Search for articles in the library catalogue or directly in psychology databases identified in the subject guide.

Searching for Articles - Library Catalogue

Searching for Articles

You can choose to see only peer-reviewed articles in your search results. 

Searching for Articles - Psychology Databases

Psychology
Subject Guide

PsycInfo

Index with some full text

 

Psyc Articles

Full text

Searching for Articles - Psychology Databases

(Example from PsycInfo)

Select peer-reviewed articles when you type in your search words.

Searching for Articles - Psychology Databases

(Example from PsycInfo)

Use the "Get it @UML" button to get access through the library. 

Psychology
Subject Guide

Managing Your Citations

Go to the Psychology guide for info on APA style and citation managers.

APA Style Guides

Library copies of recommended APA Guides

Managing Your Citations

Option #1  -  Use E-Shelf

Click the star to add a book or article to your E-Shelf

Managing Your Citations

Option #2  -  Use a Citation Manager

You can use any of these applications to keep libraries of books and articles you reading, create bibliographies and manage the citations in your research papers. 

Questions?

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle Feenstra
Education & Psychology Librarian
Elizabeth Dafoe Library
kyle.feenstra@umanitoba.ca