Psychoanalysis pg oct 2014

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Finding research evidencehttp:// unihub.mdx.ac.uk / study / library

MSc Psychoanalysis October 2014


In this workshop we will look at...

• How to find information

• Developing an effective search strategy

• Resources available and how to use them

• Evaluating information for quality and relevance

• Managing references


Thinking about resources


Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides


Thinking about keywords

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The real thing

• Keywords

• Alternative keywords

• More specific keywords

• Related subjects

• Other ideas

• Useful Resources


Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Summon

Select Summon and search for information for your project


Refining your search


Journal databasesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases

Look for the database by name


Psycinfo

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Summon and Psycinfo provide:

• Access to quality information

• Information not available elsewhere

• Up-to-date

• Focussed/specific

• Full-text access

• Access on/off campus

• Personalize

• Citation and journal impact info


Citation searching

• Which articles have cited an earlier article

• Find articles on similar/related subject

• How many times an article has been cited

• Best journals in your field


Web of ScienceMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Databases > W > Web of Science


Find out moreMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/psy


Keeping up-to-date with your subject

• WoS alerts

• Psychinfo saved searches

• Zetoc Alert

• CiteuLike

• TicTOC

• Google Alerts

More information on Library Subject Guides


It’s not in the Library!

• Inter Library Loans http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans

• Sconul Access http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

• Other libraries http://bit.ly/visitingotherlibraries

http://bit.ly/InterLibraryLoans

http://www.access.sconul.ac.uk/sconul-access

http://bit.ly/visitingotherlibraries


Institute of Psychoanalysis (IOPA) Library

• Arrange visits via Viv or Adam— Take photo id

• Reference use only

• PEPweb only in library, not at home

• Free downloading

• Pay for print or copy

• Opening:— Monday 13.00 to 20.00

— Tuesday 13.00 to 20.00

— Wednesday 10.30 to 17.30

— Thursday 13.00 to 20.00

— Friday 10.30 to 17.00 http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/library/about.php


http://www.psychoanalysis.org.uk/library/about.php




But is it any good?


• Authority

• Relevance

• Intent

• Objectivity

• Currency

Evaluating information


Cite them right



Managing your references• Bibliographic management software

• Flow

• http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/flow

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/flow

http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/flow


Keeping in touch

• Library Facebook Middlesex University Library

• Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary

• Ask a Librarian

• Middlesex Uni app

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