FKCC Library Research

PSY 2012 – Summer 2009

Today’s Agenda

Overview Library servicesResources – databases

Database practiceAPA formatOther questions?

Catalog & DatabasesBooks, videos, e-books, full text

articles & moreObtain resources from other libraries

Computers/wireless accessPay for print/copyOnline guidesAsk-a-Librarian – online chat service

Locating articles for PSY 2012

Suggested FKCC Databases

PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)Medline (EBSCO)

Other databases ?Social Sciences Full Text(Wilson)CINAHL (nursing & allied health)

Scholarly or Peer-reviewed articles

What does that mean?

FKCC Library Databases

Let’s search the Library Catalog & Databases

Time to practice!

What is APA?

APA (American Psychological Association) is a documentation style used for research papers in the fields of business, social & behavioral sciences

APA OverviewPaper GuidelinesCiting SourcesParenthetical Citations (in text citations)

References PageLinks

Paper GuidelinesUse 1” margins on all sidesDouble space Use 10-12 pt Times New Roman fontAdd Header (First two or three words

of the paper title appear five spaces to the left of the page number on every page beginning with the title page)

Title Page

Short title and page number

Full title, your name, section # of course, instructor’s name and date – all centered

Abstract PageAbstract is a concise summary of the key points of your research, in a single paragraph, not more than 120 words, no indentation.

Distant Intercessory Prayer 2

Abstract

In an extension of research demonstrating causal effects of intercessory prayer

for physical healing in a medical setting, the present study experimentally examined the effects of intercessory prayer for improved task performance in an

employment setting. Trained customer service representatives either did, or did not, receive (over a 14-day period) daily intercessory prayer for the specific

needs and challenges of their workplace. Speed of call handling was

evaluated for each customer service representative. The specific dependent

measures were number of calls per hour and number of seconds per call. No

statistically significant differences between prayer and non-prayer groups were

found for either calls per hour or seconds per call.

First page

Full title centered

Plagiarizing refers to copying facts, ideas, and/or words without giving credit to the person or source where you received the information.

Use in-text citation or footnote even if you use your own words

Use quotation marks or indent with footnote or in-text citation when using exact quotes

Your in-text citation will correspond with an entry in your References page

Confused, check with your instructorIf in doubt, document your source

In-text Citations Basic – 1 author

...students demonstrated solid understanding of the concepts and information (Jones, 2001).

Jones (2001) found that students demonstrated a solid understanding of the concepts and information.

Unknown author: Use brief title

The study revealed a strong positive correlation between the two variables (“Learn APA", 2006).

Organization as author:

The American Psychological Association (2000) reported that...

1st line at left margin; other lines indent ½”

Double-spacing

is used

Alphabetical by author last name

List of references

APA Reference Citations

Database article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume (issue), Pages. Retrieved <Month Day, Year> from <name of database> database.

Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L.,& Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3). Retrieved February 20, 2003, from PsycARTICLES database.

BooksTitle: Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.Publisher: Washington, DC :American Psychological Association,c2001.Reference Desk - BF76.7 .P83 2001

Title: The Little, Brown essential handbook /Jane E. Aaron.Author: Aaron, Jane E.Publisher: New York :Pearson Longman,c2008Reference Desk - PE1112 .A24 2008

Title: The curious researcher :a guide to writing research papers /Bruce Ballenger.Author: Ballenger, Bruce P. Publisher: New York :Pearson Longman,c2007. Circulation - LB2369 .B246 2007

Title: A writer's reference /Diana Hacker ; contributing authors, Nancy Sommers,Tom Jehn, Jane Rosenzweig ; contributing ESL specialist, Marcy Carbajal Van Horn.

Author: Hacker, Diana,Publisher: Boston :Bedford/St. Martins,c2007. Reference Desk - REF PE1408 .H2778 2007

Helpful Links

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref

http://fkcclibraryresearch.blogspot.com

Citation formatting tools

citationmachine.net/

http://www.noodletools.com/login.php

http://www.bibme.org/

Check the APA Manual or Ask for help

Still need to find resources on the Internet?

Be sure to evaluate your sources