| Yvonne Nalani Meulemans
Science Librarian
Kellogg Library 3421
ymeulema@csusm.edu
760-750-4375
Office Hours:
T & W, 10-11am, appts. |
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Contact
Yvonne
Meulemans if you have any questions at any
time.
What is PsycINFO?
PsycINFO
is a collection of research articles on psychology. This
includes empirical studies and literature reviews.
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Entering your search
Click on 
This the easiest way to search PsycINFO.
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Type in only a few keywords.
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You can limit your search to:
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Articles in a particular journal. |
Scroll down to: Publication Name
Enter the journal's name.
e.g. Journal of Applied Social Psychology |
Studies from the past 5 years.
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Scroll down to: Publication Year
Enter: Yr:
1999 to Yr: 2005 |
Studies on an age group.
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Scroll down to: Age Groups
Select an age group. |
Picking an article
Read the article titles.
Can you understand the topic?
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Click on the article titles.
Read the abstracts (summaries.)
Can you understand most of the abstract?
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To see the whole article, click on
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Getting an article
will find out if the article is:
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available online.
Follow the links
to the article.
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available to be copied
in the library.
Follow the link and note the journal's call
number to find the article in the Library.
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available through ILL.
This is a free service that takes a week.
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Citing an article
For this course,
you are to cite information using APA Style. The library has
several copies of the most current, 5th edition, but most do
not circulate.
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Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association. 5th ed.
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2001.
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Web sites that provide examples.
Using APA Style 5th edition
The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue
University provides a myriad of example
of works cited and in-text citations.
Bookmark this page!
apastyle.org
Produced by the APA, this site contains
a wealth of information about APA citation
style. It is not a replacement for owning
the Publication Manual, though.
Citing sources in
your paper: A CSUSM Library Guide
CSUSM
Library's APA Citation Style Guide
This can be downloaded in PDF format.
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