READ 4023-Reading and Language Development of the Young Child
General Information for Students
Resources - Books, catalogs and
databases
Search Tips
Following APA style rules
Resources
Books (Catalogs for finding)
Search the NSU Libraries' Online Catalog
Here are some of the subject headings used in the catalog(there are a total of 115 subject headings related to psychology): acting out (psychology), adolescent psychology, clinical psychology, anxiety testing, attitude (psychology) testing, cognitive psychology, experience, genetic psychology, human behavior, humanistic psychology, instinct, orientation (psychology), perception, thought and thinking
Search for E-Books using NetLibrary: http://library.nsuok.edu/Refdesk/vrdbks.html
If you need an item that NSU doesn't own, you can order it through our ILLiad system.
Journal and Magazine Article Databases
Academic
Search Premier - This is a general database,
which means it contains article citations
and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of
the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a
subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is
sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."
ERIC - This is another database produced by EbscoHost. ERIC stands for the Educational Resource Information Center. It contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. ERIC contains a thesaurus, which can be very helpful in figuring out which search terms to use when looking for information.
Professional Development Collection - Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This databasealso contains more than 200 educational reports.
Education Full Text - Part of Wilson's Omnifile Full Text, Mega Edition, EFT provides comprehensive coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Coverage includes 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC's Current Index to Journals in Education. Index coverage goes back to 1983. Full text articles from 1996 to the present. Contains a thesaurus.
Search Tips
1. Be prepared with synonyms in case your original search produces no results. Use a thesaurus if the database is equipped with one.
2. Pay attention to search tips or help screens
provided by each database. Even experienced researchers (like
professors and librarians!) can have trouble when dealing with a new
interface. Take the time to learn how to use the tool - it will help
you to avoid frustration!
3. Remember that most databases allow for Boolean
Searching. Use and
to
narrow, or to expand, not to exlude. Truncation is
also useful for bringing back all relevant results. For example,
type counsel* to bring back
documents containing the words counsel,
counseling, counselor...
4. Take advantage of the following sources of help:
- p align="left">- Reference On Call at JVL is staffed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday and 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Friday by reference librarians or other experienced library staff members.
Following APA style rules
The American Psychological Association originally created a publication manual to provide a common structure for all journal manuscripts in the area of the social sciences.
Many other disciplines (including psychology, the behavioral sciences, nursing, personnel administration and many areas within education) have adopted this as their professional writing standard as well.
In an academic environment, you will often be expected to conform to this standard when writing. At this point, you should be mostly concerned with creating an accurate reference list using proper format and providing citations within the text to give credit for an idea or concept to the source from which you got it.
Print:
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
The library owns several copies of the style guide; however, only the 5th edition circulates (can be checked out). The NSU libraries have seven copies of the 6th edition in reference and two on reserve.(
Websites:
Using APA format (Purdue University) - this comprehensive guide summarizes the print version of the book. Click on Your Reference List to find examples of the proper format to use when listing sources you used.
APA Style.org's Frequently Asked Questions
- Contact the Subject Librarian for Education - burkhead@nsuok.edu
- College of Education Web site
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Page maintained by: Sarah Burkhead
Last Updated: October 31, 2011
