ED 630

SUMMER 2010

LIBRARY SESSION:
LOCATING
INFORMATION

http://library.pace.edu
Goals of Today’s Session
• Access subscription research databases, including
PsycINFO and ERIC
• Refine your searches & use advanced search features

• Locate the full text of an article

• ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)

• APA citation style guide

• Pace Library Homepage
• Barcode, ConnectNY, Electronic Reserves, etc.
 Accessing Library Databases

 Go to the Library Homepage (http://library.pace.edu)

 Under Quick Links, Click on Databases: Find an
Article
 For Remote Access:
 Login with your MyPace username/password
Choosing a Database / Suggestions

Specialized Databases– Psychology, Education

 PsycINFO
 ERIC
 Education Abstracts
 Professional Development Collection

General Databases
 Academic Source Premier
 Research Library
PsycINFO
 Comprehensive psychology database includes
citations to journal articles, books, articles (chapters)
in books, dissertations
 Limit to peer-reviewed journals
 Times cited in this database can help you determine
the quality of an article
 Cited References may give you additional relevant
materials
 Links to selected full text
 Use to find full text when not immediately
available
Refining your search

 Use the Narrow Results by Subject links to

find suggestions for keywords
 Look at the Subject headings of relevant articles
in your results to help you rephrase your search
 Also look at the list of Keywords
 Try the Thesaurus if this doesn’t work
How do I find the full text?
Click on to launch a pop-up window that will
display your best options for retrieving the article.

You may see:

 a link to full-text in another database (when available)

 a link to holdings in the Pace Library catalog for print or

microfilm (when available)
 a link to create a request for the article via ILLIad
Interlibrary Loan.
 a link to search the Web for the article title
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center)
 Two types of results
 Journal Articles in ERIC (EJ)
 ERIC Documents (ED)
 Use the Thesaurus for a different vocabulary than
PsycInfo
 Search Limits
 Links to selected full text
 Use to find full text retrieval options
Help with APA Citation Style

1. On the Library home page, under Library Services,

click on How do I …
• Click on Citing Resources?
• Click on APA for examples of APA citations

2. Publication Manual of the APA (Reference Desk)

3. APA Style Guide Handout
Other Library Resources

Pace Library
 ConnectNY Catalog

 Reserves for Dr. Wang’s Class

 Barcode

 ILLiad
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