PSYC 2301 @ NLC Library 

Psychology 2301 - Greiner

PSYC 2301 Research Presentation Assignment spring 2009.docx 

HANDOUTS

• Library Essentials -
• Using Online Databases -  
• Developing a Search Strategy -  
• Citing Sources -  
• Evaluating websites -  
• Types of Periodicals -  
• Psychology 2301 -  

ACTIVITIES

• Popular Vs Scholarly Articles
• Brain Imagery...
• Infantile Autism... 

Want books? Use:

ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG 

• Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical, and Intervention Research
• Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Personality Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
• Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology
• The Encylopedia of Mental Health
• DSM-IV-TR

Want articles? Use:

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Databases by Subject - Psychology

• Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
• PsycINFO
• Academic Search Complete
• Academic Onefile
• Masterfile Premier
• Newspaper Source

INTERNET SITES

• Social & Behavioral Science Hotlinks (scroll down to find psych!) 
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Autism Society of America
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• MedlinePlus
• Autism Information Center 

SEARCH STRATEGIES

• Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
• Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
• Quotation marks for exact phrase
• Truncation - root + variants (*) 
• Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.

OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???

•  PDF or HTML in database
• A to Z Online Journal Locator
• IDB & ILL

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Call: (210) 486-5388

Email: nlc-reference@alamo.edu

Library Instructor: Kristin Johnson