HSMG: Gillingham Library Instruction

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HSMG GillinghamLibrary Instruction

• Lucy Holman
• Langsdale Library
• 410-837-4333
• lholman_at_ubalt.edu

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Outline

• Course website and resources
• Searching
• Periodical comparison
• Citation

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Getting Started

• Course website
• http//langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/course_
• websites/fa09/hsmg300_gillingham.htm
• Get barcode
• https//langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/
• lib_reg_form.cfm

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Course Website
1. http//langsdale.ubalt.edu/
2. Click on Research Help by Course
3. Select your course
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Off-Campus Access

• ResearchPort
• Log in with library barcode

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2. Searching

• Choose database carefully
• Health databases (CINAHL, Health Source Plus)
• Related databases (psychology, education, bus.)
• Expand on keywords (generic and name brand drugs,
  etc)

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Health Databases

• Health Source Plus (Nursing edtion)
• Includes Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
• CINAHL
• Medline

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Keywords
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Synonyms
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Combining Keywords
Attention deficit disorder or attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder or ADHD or ADD
Methylphenidate or Ritalin or Methylin
Side effects or concerns or problems or
contraindications
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Searching

• Identify keywords and related terms topic
  concepts, population, etc

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3. Periodical Comparison

• Not all journals are created equal
• Comparison chart
• Exercise

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4. Citation

• All academic work uses the ideas of others
• If I have seen further it is by standing on the
  shoulders of giants.
• Issac Newton, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

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Why Cite?

• Supports your argument
• Shows knowledge of research in field
• Honest/ethical/legal avoid violations of
  academic integrity (UB Student Handbook)
• Helps reader find your sources

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Why Worry About Format?

• Lets Play
• Spot the Author!

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• From Slip to Chip in Harvard Magazine
  November/December 1990. Pages 52-57. Edward
  Tenner.
• PC WEEK, volume 16, Issue 5. page. 3. Dodge,
  John. 1999. When Listening to Customers is
  the Wrong Thing to Do.
• Special Section 361 (8246) 3. Drucker, Peter.
  The Economist. The Next Society. 2001

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• Nieuwenhuysen, P. (2000). Information literacy
  courses for university students. Campus-Wide
  Information Systems 7 (5) 167-173.
• Fishman, D.L. (1998). Managing the virtual
  reference desk. Medical Reference Services
  Quarterly 17 (1) 1-10.
• Kuhlthau, C.C. (1993). Principle of uncertainty
  for information seeking. Journal of
  Documentation 49 (4) 339-355.

Activity from Paon, M. (2004). Citation
Scramble. Retrieved September 2, 2009, from
Dalhousie University Libraries at
http//infolit.library.dal.ca/staff/activities/Cit
ation_Scramble.htm
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Citation Style

• APA style
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association (5th or 6th ed.)
• MLA style
• Chicago style

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Citation Style

• Two types of citation
• Parenthetical notation in-text
• Reference List at end

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Pt. 1 In-text

• Your paper
• Recent studies indicate that students are often
  unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism and
  correct forms of paraphrasing (Roig, 1997, p.
  113).

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Pt. 1 In-text

• Your paper (alternate version)
• A 1997 study by Roig indicated that students are
  often unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism
  and correct forms of paraphrasing (p. 113).

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Pt 2 Reference List

• After the paper
• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

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Citation Information

• Get all the info you need to properly cite the
  source
• Author(s)/Editor(s)
• Article/Chapter Title
• Journal Information (title, volume, issue, pages,
  database name)
• Book Information (title, edition, publisher
  location)
• Publication date
• Document Object Identifier (DOI), Web address
  (URL) and date accessed

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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Author
Date
Article Title
Pages
Journal Title
Volume
Issue
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Author
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Date
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.

Article Title
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Journal Title
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Volume
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.

Issue
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Citation Style Journals

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  

Pages
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Citation Style Journals (online)

• Roig, M. (1997). Can undergraduate students
  determine whether text has been plagiarized?
  Psychological Record 47(1), 113-122.  Retrieved
  September 8, 2009 from Academic Search Premier
  database

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Citation Shortcuts

• Endnote ()
• NoodleBib (individual citations)
  http//www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/express.php
• Word 2007 (not good with online articles)
• Zotero (Firefox extension)http//www.zotero.orgW
  orkshops _at_ Langsdalehttp//langsdale.ubalt.edu/in
  fo_services/instruction/internet_class.htmZotero

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For More Information

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological
  Association, 6th ed. at the Reference Desk
• Writing Consultation (Academic Resource Center,
  AC 111)
• arc_at_ubalt.edu [phone]

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Questions???

• Lucy Holman
• 410-837-4333
• lholman_at_ubalt.edu
• Reference
• 410-837-4274
• langref_at_ubalt.edu
• IM ublangsdale