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| General Information for Students | Resources - Books, catalogs and databases |
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Access:
Many of the resources listed below may be accessed remotely 24/7 through the links listed below.
Remote Access to NSU=s Databases: http://library.nsuok.edu/Indexes/proxy.html
NSU
The Graying of
Measures of Personality & Social Psychological Attitudes Call # Ref. BF698.4 .M38 1991
The Medical Library Association Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web Call # Ref R859.7.I58 M436 2004
The Medical Library Association Consumer Health Reference Service Handbook Call# Ref RA776 .B234 2001
Mental Measurements Yearbook (All 14 editions) Call # Ref. LB 3051 .M458
(Includes review and critique of tests; subsequent volumes DO NOT supercede the previous volume; there is an online version)
Tests In Print (Vol. VI) Call # Ref. LB 3051 .T45
(Does not include review and critique information; each new volume effectively "replaces" the previous volume; no online version)
Broken Arrow only
Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Asssessments in Psychology, Education, and Business Call # BA Ref. BF176 .T43 1997
Aging, Physical Activity and Health: Call # QP86 .S478 1997
Physiology of Aging: A Snyopsis: Call # QP86 .K46 1989
Search the NSU Libraries' Online Catalog: http://library.nsuok.edu/vtls.english/index.html
Here are some of the subject headings used in the catalog: change (psychology), behaviorism (psychology), cognition, attitude (psychology) testing, developmental psychology, memory, social adjustment
Search for E-Books using NetLibrary and/or eBrary: http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html
Academic Search Premier - This is a general database, which means it contains article citations and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."
PsycARTICLES - a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 40,000 articles from 53 journals - 45 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 8 from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.
PsycINFO - PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in more than 25 languages. Contains a thesaurus.
Wilson's Social Science Full Text - Social Sciences Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere plus the full text of selected periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994. Abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCO Host version) - Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains
fulltext information about and reviews of all English-language
standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational
aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. This database product contains data from Yearbooks 9 through 15.
For each test, the database provides the name of the test author, publication information, scoring information, and the number of the Mental Measurements Yearbook in which the test was described originally. The full text for each record includes an overview of the test, a description of the test materials and time needed, and one or more reviews of the test.
The database can be used by professionals such as counselors, guidance workers, psychologists, personnel directors, and educators.
1. Be prepared with synonyms in case your original search produces no results. Use a thesaurus if the database is equipped with one.
2. Pay attention to search tips or help screens provided by each database. Even experienced researchers (like professors and librarians!) can have trouble when dealing with a new interface. Take the time to learn how to use the tool - it will help you to avoid frustration!
3. Remember that most databases allow for Boolean Searching. Use and to narrow, or to expand, not to exlude. Truncation is also useful for bringing back all relevant results. For example, type counsel* to bring back documents containing the words counsel, counseling, counselor...
4. Take advantage of the following sources of help:
- Reference desk: Located on the first floor of the JVL, the desk is staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by reference librarians or other experienced library staff members.
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Internet Sites relating to topics in health
healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
National Institutes of Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): http://www.nih.gov/
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/
Internet Sites relating to topics in aging
Administration on Aging (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services): http://www.aoa.gov/
National Institute on Aging: http://www.nia.nih.gov/
It's important to remember that publishing on the web is very easy - almost anyone can do it! The problem with that is knowing what's credible (worth your time) and what's not.
Here are some of the thing you want to look at or for:
the URL (.gov, .mil, .us, .edu are usually pretty credible);
links to information about the author or sponsoring organization;
links to other sites that are credible;
how current it is
Ultimately the researcher (you!) must be the one to determine whether or not to use information found on a web site. The following information from the
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.htm
The American Psychological Association originally created a publication manual to provide a common structure for all journal manuscripts in the area of the social sciences.
Many other disciplines (including psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, personnel administration and many areas within education) have adopted this as their professional writing standard as well.
In an academic environment, you will often be expected to conform to this standard when writing. At this point, you should be mostly concerned with creating an accurate reference list using proper format and providing citations within the text to give credit for an idea or concept to the source from which you got it.
Print:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
The library owns several copies of the style guide; however, only the 4th edition circulates (can be checked out). There are five copies of the 5th edition in reference and one on reserve. (
Websites:
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/faq.html#citemmy - this will take you to the Buros web site's FAQ page, where it shows examples of how to cite entries from the MMY.
Using APA format (Purdue University) - this comprehensive guide summarizes the print version of the book. Click on Your Reference List to find examples of the proper format to use when listing sources you used.
APA Style.org's Frequently Asked Questions