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Library Resources for Psychology Research Methods
I.Pre-Research
Find a topic that interests you. Look through various resources for ideas on topics toresearch: scientific magazines, psychology handbooks/encyclopedias, textbooks,etc. Once you settle on a topic, develop your research question. Brainstormkeywords related to your research topic. Learn about your topic and find otherkeywords by doing some pre-research. Once you identify keywords to start off yoursearch, your goal should be to find an article that will lead you to other keywords,subject headings, and references. If you find a term and do not know what it means,look it up before you use it in another search. Get a sense of how your topic iscovered in the literature.Resources:
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To find online reference books relating to psychology, go to theA to Z List of Databaseson the library homepage, and select
Credo Reference
. Conduct akeyword search. Here are some e-reference books relating to psychology:
Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine, The CambridgeHandbook of Sociocultural Psychology.
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Psychology books on Google Books:http://books.google.com/books?q=Psychology&as_brr=3&rview=1&source=gbs_hplp_bisac. Scan the onlinebooks and look through the snippets of information (if book is not availablefull-text). If you find a good resource and it is not completely online, requestthe book through the library catalog or interlibrary loan.
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Search for books through our library catalog. Extend your search to “alllocations”.
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To learn how your topic might be indexed within PsycInfo, go to the A to Z listof Databases, select the “Thesaurus” within PsycInfo. You can find relatedkeywords and subject headings.
I.Mini-Tour of Library
First floor:
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Circulation desk and reserves (near the entrance): get your library card,check out books and check out articles/books your professor places onreserve.
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Reference room and Reference Foyer (side of building): containsencyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries that provide context to your researchtopic. Always staffed by a reference librarian.
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Computers: 14 PCs throughout the library. The two PCs in front of thereference desk have Microsoft Office installed. Print to Pharos stationslocated in the lower level, the first and second floors.
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Index Area (back of the building): Find book reviews and indexes of articlespublished. Four PC’s have Microsoft Office installed.
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Study Carrels: Towards the back of the first floor; quiet study areas locatedthroughout library.
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Archives and Special Collections: Houses historical documents and artifacts of the college.
Questions?
Contact reference librarians at 508.626.4654 or reference@framingham.edu.Library homepage: http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/Page 1
Library Resources for Psychology Research Methods
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Photocopier: 2 copiers located on each side of the library; one copier inPeriodicals area.
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Bathrooms: women’s room 1
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floor, men’s room lower mezzanine.Lower Mezzanine Levels:
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Book stacks level 1 (floor underneath the “Pit”); bound journal articles;Archives Room; vending machine
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Book stack level 2
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Book stack level 3Upper Mezzanine:
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Periodicals Area: magazines, newspapers, microfilm, microfiche
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Curriculum Library: library materials for education students
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Smart market: coffee, tea and snacks
I.Search for encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries in the ReferenceRoom at the library
The Reference Room’s books are organized by subject categories. To determine thecategory where a reference book would be classified under, look at the list postedon the door of room 118 labeled “Library of Congress Classification Schedules.”Reference books relating to psychology would be classified under BF and RC. The library also provides encyclopedias, handbooks and dictionaries online throughthe database called
Credo Reference
Access the library’s resources when you are off campus:
You will be prompted for your Blackboard username and password when you selecta link to any of our subscribed online resources.
III.Search for a book in the catalog from the Minuteman Library Network
Go to the library homepage and select the link “Books”. Enter a phrase or akeyword in the search box and select “subject” or “keyword” and “FraminghamState College” in the drop down menus. To search for books in other libraries, select“All locations” in the drop down menus. Here is a simple search for “cyberbullying”:Once you find a book, write down the call number to help you find the book in thelibrary.
Questions?
Contact reference librarians at 508.626.4654 or reference@framingham.edu.Library homepage: http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/Page 2
Library Resources for Psychology Research Methods
If the book is available through the Minuteman Library Network but not available atthe college, you can request the book with your library card and have it sent to thelibrary (it should take 3 business days to arrive).All full-time and part-time Framingham State College students can borrow booksfrom the Whittemore Library, as well as other libraries within the Minuteman LibraryNetwork.
Day and evening students must register with the library toactivate the student ID barcode or student ID number
. It just takes 3minutes to get your library card.With your library card, you are able to request books and articles from librariesoutside of Minuteman Library Network through
interlibrary loan
(ILL). You canrequest a book or an article through interlibrary loan athttp://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/borrowing-and-interlibrary-loan/interlibrary-loan-request-form.html. Your request can take up to two weeks toprocess. Please contact Neil Conrad at 508.626.4690 for questions on ILL.IV.
Conduct keyword searches to locate articles from popular magazinesand scholarly peer-reviewed journals:
For a listing of all of our research databases, select theA to Z List of Databaseslinkon the library webpage. Start your search with a general search then refine yoursearch with keywords and subject terms.
I recommend searching the following databases: PsycInfo, PsycArticles, Psychologyand Behavioral Sciences Collection, Psychology Collection, SocIndex and/orPsycCRIQUES (for reviews of books).
Scholarly journals and popular magazines:
Scholarly journals are published bya professional society or association. In order for articles to be included in somescholarly journals, they must be reviewed and accepted by an editorial board. These journals are known as juried, refereed or peer reviewed journals. Popular, news, oropinion magazines provide an “average person’s view of an issue”. Thesemagazines
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report results of research projects, have a peer review process orinclude annotated bibliographies.
Use Boolean operators and truncation
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Questions?
Contact reference librarians at 508.626.4654 or reference@framingham.edu.Library homepage: http://www.framingham.edu/henry-whittemore-library/Page 3
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