Online resources for Education and Psychology

Transcription

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 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 collection in Counter Reserve )

3 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 General Library overviews -support pages See location and layout of collections Library tours/self issue Route to Information skills training presentations

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)

7 Virtual Library Access support pages More information at>using the Library>Offcampus access

8 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

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

10 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

11 Guided approach -Subject Guides

12 Subject Guides Click on Education or Psychology to get comprehensive listings

13 Subject Guides - Education Recommended resources plus tutorials/guides and contact details

14 Subject Guides - Psychology

15 Guided approach E-journals by Subject

16 Education and Psychology E-Journal resources Lists all online journals by subject

17 Education and Psychology E-Journal subject breakdown Click on any hyperlink to access titles

18 Subject breakdown E-journals only Journals on educ. psy. Multiple options for fulltext. Note year coverage!

19 Guided Approach - Databases by Subject Click here then click on subject tab for listing

20 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 20

21 Guided Approach - E-Book platform Choose recommended E-book platforms e.g. MyiLibrary, from Databases & Ebooks or Subject Guides Click on Education or Psychology to see titles

22 E-Theses resources See USING THE LIBRARY>more>THESES for full details 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)

23 Guided Approach - summary Resources organised by subject 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 search does not cover all online resources in our collection (e.g. Proquest databases (ERIC, Diss.& Theses) (Nov. 2014)

24 Diving In Stella search

25 USING STELLA pros. and cons. Positives Catalogue and search engine in one Powerful search Article title search Good for exploring topic Results organised in user-friendly Facets Mix local/online collections Negatives Large Results Links to full text sometimes tricky Some results not in our collection Not all databases included in search; therefore familiarity with overall resources in your subject is advisable

26 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)

27 Subject overview (Education) STELLA search Type subject into searchbox

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

29 Subject overview (Psychology) STELLA search Type subject into searchbox

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

31 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

32 Book title search STELLA Type title into Stella searchbox

33 Book title search STELLA Click Library catalogue to get items in Library collection

34 Book title search STELLA Select link to access e-book

35 E- book hosting platform Read on screen or download pages

36 E-book search in STELLA search You can: Search for known title Do topic search and refine results by FORMAT facet to find E-books(if available) Search within databases containing E- books (Safari, ECCO, EEBO, OECDiLibrary, MyiLibrary) Free E-books (e.g. govt./org. reports) do not require password off-campus

37 Journal article search STELLA Type in journal article title(no punctuation)

38 Journal article search STELLA Click on PDF (or HTML) to get fulltext article

39 Problems accessing journal articles STELLA If PDF or HTML fulltext options not readily available, select to find full text You can also search 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

40 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 section>click more..theses) Free E-Books: most searchable through STELLA. See free resource...in link. Look at Subject Guide for resource tips

41 Free Resources Repositories Use Subject Guides/Databases & E- books for overview and access Irish repositories useful for current Irish research (conf. papers, theses, journal articles, policy papers etc.) Current research freely accessible Authority: reputable organisations quality output

42 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.

43 Free online resources: Repositories(TCD) Digitized Library Special collections (mss., photographs, illus..)

44 RIAN.ie Irish Universities repository Limit by institution, publication type etc..

45 Other Repositories via Library website LENUS (HSE)

46 Repositories HSE LENUS example

47 Managing your e-references Whether you are searching STELLA catalogue or other online resources 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. will be stored Use ENDNOTE software as central location to save all refs.(see Endnote link on library website)

48 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 48

49 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 Where to get help