Week 3 - Reading, the Library, and Finding Literature (University of Birmingham)

University of Birmingham Dubai Campus LC Developing Skills for Psychologists/Neuroscientists 1 Reading, the library, and referring to literature Lecture Overview Finding literature Referencing Doing the reading Finding Literature Findit@Bham Type Author / article / top...

University of Birmingham Dubai Campus LC Developing Skills for Psychologists/Neuroscientists 1 Reading, the library, and referring to literature Lecture Overview Finding literature Referencing Doing the reading Finding Literature Findit@Bham Type Author / article / topic here FindIt@Bham – University of Birmin gham (exlibrisgroup.c om) Findit@Bham Search results Using search catalogues Google Scholar PubMed (nih.gov) Web of Science Master Journal List - WoS APA PsycArticles Google Scholar Search results Reading Lists In our reading lists provided to you on Resource Lists we will highlight the reading which we think is important to do at the time (“Essential”) “Recommended / Background” readings are non-essential, but we are recommending them to you Most of the time your readings will be available online, but sometimes you may have to go to the library to read them in hard copy Bibliographies / Reference Lists You will see a range of different sources referred to in scientific articles: Books The bibliographies or Journal reference sections of papers/articles Chapters in articles/chapters/ books books you read are Policy also a valuable documents resource for you, so (often on web- you can follow up.. pages) Task 1: Finding Literature For today’s task, we are going to relate this back to Lifespan A - the newborn and sensorimotor development (covered in week 3 lecture). For this task: 1. Get into pairs 2. Go to Findit@Bham 3. Find one article that supports the nature explanation of sensorimotor development and one article that supports the nurture explanation of sensorimotor development. 4. Then go to Google Scholar and search for the same articles 5. Do you notice any differences in the search? Use the worksheet on Canvas for this week’s tasks! Referencing EndNote Introduction to EndNote Online - EndNote Online - Getting Started - LibGuides APA Referencing Style - EndNote APA Referencing Style Cite Them Right - Referen cing Styles (citethemright online.com) APA Referencing Style APA Referencing Style - Journal APA Referencing Style – Google Scholar APA Referencing Style You will see a range of different sources referred to in scientific articles. Can you identify a… Books Journal paper/article Policy documents (often on web- pages) Task 2: APA Referencing For this task: 1. Now that you’ve identified your two articles, find the APA reference for each article. 2. Check to see that the referencing style is accurate 3. Add it to your worksheet Use the worksheet on Canvas for this week’s tasks! Doing the Reading Reading a scientific paper Rule 1: Pick your reading goal Rule 2: Understand the author’s goal Rule 3: Ask six questions Rule 4: Unpack each figure and table Rule 5: Understand the formatting intentions Rule 6: Be critical Rule 7: Be kind Rule 8: Be to go the extra mile Rule 9: Talk about it Rule 10: Build on it Reading a scientific paper Rule 1: Pick your reading goal Rule 2: Understand the author’s goal Rule 3: Ask six questions Rule 4: Unpack each figure and table Rule 5: Understand the formatting intentions Rule 6: Be critical Rule 7: Be kind Rule 8: Be to go the extra mile Rule 9: Talk about it Rule 10: Build on it Task 3: Doing the reading For this task: 1. Now read your articles and consider rules 2 and 3 – write your initial thoughts on the worksheet 2. Then follow rule 9 and talk about it 3. If you have time, consider the other rules and work through them. Use the worksheet on Canvas for this week’s tasks! Reading a scientific paper Rule 1: Pick your reading goal Rule 2: Understand the author’s goal Rule 3: Ask six questions Rule 4: Unpack each figure and table Rule 5: Understand the formatting intentions Rule 6: Be critical Rule 7: Be kind Rule 8: Be to go the extra mile Rule 9: Talk about it Rule 10: Build on it Any questions?