Online resources for Education and Psychology

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1 Online resources for Education and Psychology Learning Outcomes You should know about online collections in the Library How to access them 24/7 Different routes to information: Guided approach (Subject Guides, resource by subject) or Diving In (e.g. STELLA search) Education and Psychology examples: Finding an E-book, article, E-thesis Free resources: example repositories Keeping track of references Where to get help

2 Overall resources for Education and Psychology Before we discuss virtual (online) library, you should also be familiar with the physical collections! Briefly: 6 million items incl. manuscripts, books, reports, journals, theses, Govt./Official Pubs., CD/DVDs (e.g. Dorothy Heathcote (educ. drama collection in Counter Reserve )APA DVDs (16 items)

3 Physical Collection Locations - Education, Psychology Main Book collection(open shelf ) Education Lecky (370) Psychology Berkeley 150/Hamilton Journals Ussher basement and Stacks (closed access) Theses (TCD higher degrees) Stacks(print) some online in TARA N.B.: up to 80% material in STACKS

4 Shortcut to databases & e-books layout of collections General Library overviews -support pages Menu of online search tools Off-campus access support

5 Virtual Library: Online collections Virtual Library provides access to online books, journals, catalogues, databases, repositories and other useful resources Mainly purchased, some freely available Available on and off-campus, 24/7 Requires Internet connection plus your college username/password(offcampus for purchased material) Recommended route is via Library website

6 Scope of Virtual collections Overall collection Mainly purchased (password required) Databases (350: various formats) E-Journals (73,000) E-Books (285,000) Free resources such as websites, E-repositories (e.g. RIAN.ie, TARA (TCD repository), DRIS (digital collections TCD) 2014

7 24 hour ACCESS - troubleshooting Password problems? Contact IS Services at: helpdesk@tcd.ie Still having problems viewing online resources on your own device, off campus? Check that you are up to date with HTML5 browser (Firefox 23, IExplorer 10) Java/Microsoft Silverlight/Adobe Flash ALL FREE Report broken links to cosullvn@tcd.ie

8 Education & Psychology online getting started Exploring Library resources: Dive in (using STELLA search box) or Use guided approach?

9 Education and Psychology resources Guided approach Novice users Start with guided option for subject overview, then dive in! Subject Guides (SG) customised pages written by subject librarians giving contact details, tutorials/guides, links to key resources (databases,websites,etc..) (you may need to view more than one SG) -Resources by Subject Online resources (Databases, E-Journals, E- Books) organised by subject

10 Guided approach -Subject Guides Select Education or Psycholog from Subject Guides menu

11 Subject Guides Education & Psychology Recommended resources, guides and contact details

12 GUIDED APPROACH SEARCH COLLECTIONS MENU See subject overviews for resource type

13 Databases and E-books - Subject overview

14 E-Journal subject overview Education/Psychology

15 Guided Approach -E-Book databases and platforms LION (LIterature Online) Some TCD Library E-Book collections ursing/psychology exts Making of Modern Law Reference e-books incl. psychology dictionary Medieval and Early Modern Sources (MEMSO) E-books and Educ. series e.g. Education at a glance, PISA, etc.. Platform for individually purchased e-books 15

16 Guided Approach Theses page See under USING THE LIBRARY>Theses Full text (free) TARA (TCD e-theses)(rian.ie - all Irish universities), European (DART-Europe), Australian (ADT) Ethos (British Library) register to download (some require payment) Full text (purchased) UK & IRL. Proquest Dissertations & Theses (PDTA) - gives details for ordering USA A&I (PDTA) (can purchase full e-thesis via database using credit card)

17 Guided Approach - summary Resources organised by subject Gives good overview for novice and advanced users Useful alternative when STELLA results overwhelming or unsuccessful Necessary to know all resources for your subject area as STELLA does not search all online databases in our collection (e.g. Proquest databases (ERIC, Diss.& Theses) (Nov. 2014)

18 Diving In Stella search Type search keywords and then refine results

19 USING STELLA pros. and cons. Positives Catalogue and search engine in one Extensive search(indexes material outside our collection) Journal article search Good for exploring topic Results organised in user-friendly Facets Negatives Large Results Links to full text sometimes tricky Some results not in our collection (use Lib. catalogue only ) Not all databases included in search; therefore familiarity with overall resources in your subject is advisable

20 Search tips in STELLA search Counteract spelling variations with * wom*n will display results for women and woman Counsel* will display all variants (counsel, counseling, counselling, counselor, counsellor..) Adolescen* will display adolescent(s), adolescence.. Other shortcuts for STELLA search box Title: t: (A modest proposal) Author: a: (Swift, Jonathan) Subject: d: (satire) (d refers to descriptor or subject label)

21 Subject overview (Education) STELLA search

22 Subject overview (Education) STELLA Select Format facet to see range of material on education

23 Subject overview (Psychology) STELLA search

24 Subject overview (Psychology) STELLA search Select Format facet to see range of material on psychology

25 Diving in Using STELLA for known item Specific reference E-Book (Psychology): Mruk, Christopher J.(2013): Self-esteem and positive psychology: research, theory, and practice. Journal article (Education): Heifetz, R When leadership spells danger. In: Educational Leadership, vol. 61(7), 2004, pp33-37

26 E-Book title search STELLA

27 E-Book title search STELLA Limit by Library collection

28 E-Book title search STELLA Select link to access title

29 E-book search in STELLA search You can: Search by title (integrated into catalogue) Do topic search and refine results by FORMAT facet to find E-books(if available) Use E-book databases or platforms e.g. Safari, ECCO, EEBO, OECDiLibrary, MyiLibrary, Free E-books (e.g. govt./org. reports) in catalogue and do not require password

30 Journal article search STELLA

31 Journal article search STELLA Select PDF or HTML for fulltext

32 Problems accessing journal articles STELLA If PDF or HTML fulltext options not readily available, select to find full text You can also double-check by searching by JOURNAL TITLE and work down to article level N.B. Select the option which offers the year you require Remember if we don t have it online we may have a print edition of the journal If not, contact fitzgey@tcd.ie for help

33 Free online resources via Library website Free Journals: DOAJ.org Free Databases/Repositories: included in database listings See free resource.. in link Free Theses: see Theses page(using the Library >theses) Free E-Books: most searchable through STELLA search. Look at Subject Guide for resource tips

34 Free Resources Repositories Use Subject Guides/Databases & E- books for overview and access Many indexed by Google Scholar Irish repositories useful for current Irish research (fulltext conf. papers, theses, journal articles, policy papers etc.) Authority: reputable organisations quality output

35 TCD repository TARA TARA, Trinity s Institutional Repository stores, catalogues, indexes, distributes and preserves the research outputs of Trinity College Dublin. RSS, Trinity s Research Support System Academic staff create CVs here. They input information on their academic interests, research expertise and publications. RSS links seamlessly to TARA TARA holds the full text of Trinity researchers publications. TARA is searchable from the public Web, i.e. you can google it.

36 Free online resources: Repositories(TCD) TARA (TCD), RIAN (all Irish university outputs)

37 RIAN.ie Irish Universities repository Limit by institution or format

38 HSE Repository LENUS via Library website

39 LENUS (HSE) Repository example

40 Repositories HSE LENUS example

41 Managing your e-references Whether you are searching online resources directly or via STELLA search ALWAYS keep track of references In STELLA mark items for ing, exporting to Endnote or adding to lists in your library account In online databases, Sign up for a virtual account and refs.+searches will be stored Use ENDNOTE ref. software as central location to save all refs.(see Endnote link on library website)

42 Getting Help Electronic Resources Queries about electronic resources in TCD Library? For SUBJECT queries, contact your Subject Librarian For TECHNICAL queries, contact For general queries, contact the Duty Librarian (24 hour 42

43 Online resources for Education and Psychology - Summary You should know about online collections in the Library How to access them 24/7 Different routes to information: Guided approach (Subject Guides, resource by subject) or Diving In (e.g. STELLA search) Education and Psychology examples: Finding an E-book, article, E-thesis Free resources: example repositories Keeping track of references Where to get help