esslpsych http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:05:54 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss DATA SERVICES HELP Data Service Office Hours continue through June 11, 2008 Wednesdays 1:30-4:30 pm Government Documents Library (2nd floor of the Main Library) Get help finding opinion polls, election studies, social surveys, census, education, and health data; and preparing datasets for analysis in SPSS, SAS, STATA and ArcGIS. No Appointment Necessary! ________________ For more information about using digital survey data sources, see: Data Services @ The University Library http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html Jointly sponsored by the University Library and Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts & Sciences (ATLAS) Enhance and expand your research, writing, and teaching with data ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/05/data_services_help.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/05/data_services_help.html Data Sets & Services Tue, 13 May 2008 11:05:54 -0600 Learn to use ICPSR: the world's largest ARCHIVE of DIGITAL SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA!! Health, Economic, Social & Political Data for Secondary Analysis WHEN: Thursday, April 10th WHERE: Undergrad Library 291 TIME: 3:30-4:30pm The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. Learn to search ICPSR's catalog of holdings, download data, and read it into a statistics program (SPSS) to make tables. Our examples will focus on topics suggested by the audience. Some prior experience with SPSS may be helpful, but is not necessary. Register now (preferred, but NOT required) OR Find out about upcoming and past workshops: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/04/learn_to_use_icpsr_the_worlds.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/04/learn_to_use_icpsr_the_worlds.html Data Sets & Services Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:30:01 -0600 APA style ONLINE TUTORIAL! APA style online tutorial. The tutorial, a collaboration between Gutman Library's Writing Services and the Learning Technologies Center (HGSE IT), is based on a highly regarded and well-attended workshop entitled, "APA EXPOSED : Everything You Always Wanted to Know About APA Format But Were Afraid to Ask!" Wendy Mages, an HGSE doctoral student, developed the content and taught the workshop for the past several years under the auspices of the Gutman Library Writing Services. In collaboration with Allison Harrington, Instructional Technology Designer for the Learning Technologies Center, Wendy Mages transferred the content of the in-person workshop to an online version. The online APA tutorial has been designed to supplement the HGSE in-person workshop, but will serve any student well as a stand-alone resource. It provides... point-of-need assistance, and to facilitate student access to citation "how-to" information for APA format. Additionally, the tutorial has self-checks and additional resources for APA citation information. NOTE: Please keep in mind that this resource is geared toward Harvard students and will at times refer to their library and campus resources. The tutorial, however, is very well done and useful to anyone using the APA citation style. If you're interested, please take a look at the APA tutorial, which is currently undergoing beta testing. APA tutorial URL: http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~instruct/articulate/APA/player.html Carla Lillvik, Research and Distance Services Librarian at Harvard Graduate School of Education welcomes your feedback at: http://poll.icommons.harvard.edu/poll/taker/pollTakerOpen.jsp?poll=1-6134-12670 ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/03/apa_style_online_tutorial.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/03/apa_style_online_tutorial.html Instruction,Tutorials, etc. New Services Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:06:49 -0600 New DATA SERVICES initiative! University Library and ATLAS are experimenting with ways to collaborate in providing robust support for faculty and students who are using numeric data sets for research and teaching. Pilot projects launched in Spring 2008 include Data Services Office Hours (Wednesday 1:30-4:30 pm, 200-D Main Library), where staff from ATLAS and librarians with a wide range of expertise will work together to provide reference and technical consultation to help users identify and use data. Services offered include: acquiring data sets needed for teaching and research; locating, downloading and preparing data for secondary analysis; identifying and creating course materials and teaching tools (including customized data sets drawn from various data repositories) and consulting about software problems. No appointment necessary! If the Spring 2008 pilot is successful, these hours and services will be expanded. MORE INFORMATION: (217) 244-6445 or atlas-consult@uiuc.edu Web site: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html Self-help Options: *Online Tutorials: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/data_tutorials.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Allison Sutton Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist Education & Social Science Library asutton@uiuc.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/02/new_data_services_initiative.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2008/02/new_data_services_initiative.html Data Sets & Services New Services Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:31:20 -0600 Library Research Instruction for Ph.D. students REMINDER: I am offering optional library research sessions primarily designed for new graduate psychology students, but open to all. Advance registration is not required. Feel free to drop in. Friday, September 7--- 2:00 – 4:00pm Friday September 14-- 2:00 – 4:00pm *Note: */Sessions will be held in the Undergraduate Library's Computer Lab 291/ What will be covered? *Building effective search strategies using PsycINFO and discussion of the current problems with the new CSA interface. *Online citation tracing techniques using Web of Science. *Effective use of the Online Research Resources (the ORR) database. *Tips on setting up auto alerts for research updates. *Tips on getting started with RefWorks, a citation management software tool. Note: I will save time for answering questions you have about library resources and services and offer any tips I can to help you./ TEACHING ASSISTANTS: If you would like schedule a library research session for an undergraduate class group, please do not hesitate to contact me. I still have some availability in the coming weeks. See my instruction web page for more information: If you have questions please contact me: Allison Sutton Psychology Librarian asutton@uiuc.edu ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/09/library_research_instruction_f_1.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/09/library_research_instruction_f_1.html Instruction,Tutorials, etc. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:46:13 -0600 PsycINFO database changes Ask-A-Librarian page. To set up an alert system to let you know when new materials in your area of interest are added to the database, please see the directions at Alerts in CSA (Cambridge) Databases. Access to these databases via OVID will end June 30, 2007. CSA access is available now.]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/06/psycinfo_database_changes.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/06/psycinfo_database_changes.html Databases & E-products Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:20:47 -0600 Self-Managed Current Awareness Self-Managed Current Awareness Defined: The art of saving searches and setting up auto-alerts using databases and journals. Need to be kept up to date on a particular topic or research area? Learn how to use current awareness features in several popular social science databases. What will current awareness features allow me to do? *set up permanent searches. *save a search you have created and run it manually whenever you wish. *receive email updates (auto-alerts) when new research matching your search criteria is added to the database. *set up table of contents (TOC) alerts. Which databases allow me to use current awareness features? The short answer is several!! However, you are likely using many social science databases powered by either OVID or Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA). The Ovid group of databases includes PsycINFO/PsycARTICLES, ERIC, Social Work Abstracts, ERIC, MedLine, Health and Psycho-Social Instruments, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Current Contents and more. The CSA databases include Social Services Abstracts, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, Communication Abstracts and Worldwide Political Abstracts. Instructions are available at the Education and Social Science Library’s Self-Managed Current Awareness page. Are Current Awareness and Auto-Alert features available for journals or other databases? YES! The Funk (ACES) Library has compiled an extensive list of instructions on setting up Table of Contents (TOC) alerts in various databases. Of particular interest to Education and Social Science Library users may be the Web of Science TOC alert instructions Ready to get started? Need to learn more? See the Education and Social Science Library’s Self-Managed Current Awareness page. ========================================================= Questions? Please contact me... Allison Sutton, Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist Email: asutton@uiuc.edu Voice: 217-244-1866 ========================================================= ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/04/selfmanaged_current_awareness.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/04/selfmanaged_current_awareness.html Research Mgmt./Technology Support Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:36:13 -0600 CSA TRIAL of PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES Here is an opportunity to test drive your favorite databases (PsycINFO & PsycARTICLES) in a different interface! I have set up a trial via CSA Illumina, an interface you may be familiar with if you have accessed Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, ERIC or Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. The trial ends on April 30th. Please, try it out. Let me know what you think about the ease of using this interface, the limiters available and other features. Send your feedback to me via asutton@uiuc.edu Thanks much! ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/04/csa_trial_of_psycinfo_and_psyc.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/04/csa_trial_of_psycinfo_and_psyc.html Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:12:36 -0600 Trial of PsychiatryOnline (includes DSM IV TR!!) PsychiatryOnline! Access will be available until May 6, 2007! This powerful web-based portal features DSM-IV-TR (R)-the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world-and American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. The journal collection also includes the Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences Additionally, PsychiatryOnline also provides access to textbooks, self-assessment tools and clinical & research news from Psychiatric News. In addition, unlimited downloads to your PDA are available! Find out more at http://www.psychiatryonline.com or link from the Library's ORR. To assist the library in determining whether to obtain full subscriptions to this resource, please send feedback to Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Librarian at asutton@uiuc.edu Hope you are enjoying the Spring break! Allison ]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/03/trial_of_psychiatryonline_incl.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/03/trial_of_psychiatryonline_incl.html Databases & E-products Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:24:40 -0600 RefWorks: A Citation Management Tool What exactly is RefWorks? and How can RefWorks make my research and writing process easier? RefWorks gathers, and stores citations from books, articles and websites organizing them into bibliographies using common styles like APA, MLA and many others. A few specifics... • Export records from databases to Refworks seamlessly—takes the tedium out of reference tracking • Access your personal citation database from anywhere—on campus, at home, or abroad—via the Web • Insert references directly into Word, using citation style of your choice, with Write N Cite feature • NEW! All citations in RefWorks have a UIUC "Discover" link, allowing you quick access to the e-version of journal articles, and more. Learn more about RefWorks: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/refworks/ The Library is offering a series of basic workshops on using RefWorks. For information on workshop dates, times, and registration refer to the library's event calendar at: http://130.126.32.16/evanced/lib0/eventcalendar.asp No time to attend a workshop? There is also an excellent online tutorial for RefWorks: http://www.refworks.com/tutor Questions? Please contact me... ==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+ Allison M. Sutton, Assistant Professor Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist/Librarian Education & Social Science Library Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1408 West Gregory Drive Urbana, Illinois 61801 Email: asutton@uiuc.edu Voice: 217-244-1866 Fax: 217-333-2214 ==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+==+]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/02/refworks_a_citation_management_tool.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/02/refworks_a_citation_management_tool.html New Services Research Mgmt./Technology Support Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00:14 -0600 Welcome to the ESSL Psychology Blog! Greetings, Psychology Scholars!

Do you find yourself in need of a little library research assistance, but can't seem to squeeze in another appointment?

Well, assuming many of you are nodding and saying "YES"...I thought establishing a new blog service would help you with your research endeavors. Here you will find periodic announcements, e-lessons and news about research resources and services of interest and use to you. More specifically, the intermittent series of messages posted here will provide notices of new (or overlooked) databases or resources, quick tips & instructions on their use, information on library workshops, the collections and other library services. This blog will replace most emailed updates I have sent to your listserv in the past. And, the best part is that the blog entries will be archived so that you can easily retrieve information I have previously posted---searching by category or date.

I aim to assist, not to annoy and have no plans to overload your brain. It is my hope that these messages will help you to make the most of the library's vast resources and services. More often than not, the information, descriptions and explanations will be customized to suit your needs as a graduate student or member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology. The next blog entry (Monday, Feb. 5th) will be about RefWorks---a popular citation management tool. Stay tuned!

One final note about personalized service---it is still an option. You may, at any time during the semester, send along an email or call with a question. As always, I am also available if you wish to schedule an individual research consultation. To do so please complete the following online form.

Feel free to let me know how I can best help you with your research endeavors.

Best Regards,

Allison

Allison M. Sutton, Assistant Professor
Psychology & Social Work Subject Specialist/Librarian
Education & Social Science Library
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Email: asutton@uiuc.edu
Voice: 217-244-1866
Fax: 217-333-2214

]]> http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/01/welcome_to_the_essl_psychology.html http://www.library.uiuc.edu/blog/esslpsych/2007/01/welcome_to_the_essl_psychology.html New Services Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:01:41 -0600