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APPL 633
Evaluation & Assessment
Dr. Lucy Holman
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410.837.4333
Langsdale Reference
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Research tips
• Use the right vocabulary
• Keep track of what/where you
search
• Ask for help if you need it
Where to search
Psychology-specific
• PsycInfo
• PsycArticles
• Soc Index
• Psychology and
Behavioral Sciences
Collection
General/related
subjects
• Google Scholar
• Academic Search
Complete
• ABI Inform
• ERIC
• Medline
Setting up Google Scholar – easy as 1,2,3,4
1. Click “settings”
3. Type “university of Baltimore”
and select all options
4. Save settings
2. Click “Library links”
Google Scholar – “Find it @UB”
Click on “Find it @ UB on
any result – you’ll get a box
with online or print
options; if it’s online, the
full text is a click away
How to search
• Use single key words (don’t use
phrases) in databases
• Consider synonyms to try
• Include some/all aspects of topic
Substance abuse rates among
African-American teenagers
Substance abuse or drug abuse or drug
use or ……
Teenagers or teens or adolescents
African-American or black
Can select peer
reviewed for scholarly
articles
Power of
Limiters/Facets
Can limit by age group,
population, etc
Can limit by
type of study
Power of
Limiters/Facets
Use subject headings to
refine search
Journal
Alerts
Select “Journals” tab and type in
a journal title
journal online
Select
current journal online
Click “Share” and create
an email alert or RSS feed
You have to create an account in MyEbscoHost
You have to create an account in and sign in to finish the alert
and sign in to finish establishing the alert
Once you create the alert, you’ll get an
email linking you to the table of
contents for each new issue with links
to the full text of every article
Citing sources: APA
Citing sources: APA
Berners-Lee, T., Hendler, J. & Lassila, O. (2001). The semantic web.
Scientific American, 283 (5), 35-43.
Guy, M., & Tonkin, E. (2006). Folksonomies. D-Lib Magazine, 12(1).
doi:10.1045/january2006-guy
Morville, P. (2005). Ambient findability. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media.
Van Dijck, P. (2003, November 15). Themes and metaphors in the
semantic web discussion. Retrieved from
http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/semantic/index.htm
Citing sources:
Zotero
Questions?
Lucy Holman
[email protected]
410.837.4333
Langsdale Reference Desk
[email protected]
410-837-4274
888-526-4733