How to find books & journal articles
Finding books
Finding recommended journal articles... and why are journals important?
Using databases... finding articles beyond your reading list...
- What is a database?
- Selecting the most relevant databases
- Interpreting your assignment question
- Searching techniques: general tips and
short presentation - When selecting search terms to enter into databases, note the differences in UK and US spellings of the same words
- Individual database guides
Web of Science: how to search 8 minutes & 37 seconds: also useful for Web of Knowledge
Web of Science: save a Search 1 minute & 53 seconds
PsychINFO: saving a search 3 minutes & 8 seconds
PsychINFO: how to search 6 minutes & 11 seconds
PubMed: limiting your search 1 minute & 27 seconds
Google Scholar: how to search 3 minutes & 13 seconds
Google Scholar: setting user preferences 1 minute & 21 seconds