Ohio University Libraries Psychology Blog

Psychologists, neuroscientists and other guests discuss a variety of topics on the Infinite Mind radio program. An archive of programs is available online at http://lcmedia.com/mindprgm.htm.

You can now find scholarly journal articles via Google. However, if you want to be able to read the articles online for free, you’ll need to follow this set of tips from Alden Library:
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/find/articles-google.html

Finishing spring quarter research papers and assignments? Remember, help is available at Alden Library. Walk in, phone, chat, or IM — see http://www.library.ohiou.edu/ask/ for details.

RESOURCE OF THE WEEK will be going on hiatus, but will return in July with SUMMER RESOURCE OF THE MONTH.

Beginning on July 1, students will pay a flat three cents per page for printing black and white 8.5” X 11” pages in the Library, Baker Center and the CSC computer labs. All printing fees will be charged to the student’s bursar’s account. This change in fees was approved by the University Student Fees Committee and the Board of Trustees.

In the Library, two printing options that will be enabled by this change in fees are duplex printing which will cost five cents per page and black and white 11” X 17” printing which will cost 6 cents per page.

In addition, students doing color printing in the Library will now be able to charge that printing to their bursar’s account (instead of buying a vendacard to pay for color printing). Color printing will remain twenty-five cents per page for 8.5” X 11” and fifty cents per page for 11” X 17”.

“The Research Methods Knowledge Base is a comprehensive web-based textbook that addresses all of the topics in a typical introductory undergraduate or graduate course in social research methods. It covers the entire research process including: formulating research questions; sampling (probability and nonprobability); measurement (surveys, scaling, qualitative, unobtrusive); research design (experimental and quasi-experimental); data analysis; and, writing the research paper. It also addresses the major theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of research including: the idea of validity in research; reliability of measures; and ethics.”
http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/single-records/3936.html

Library Workshops
Get Started with Blogging

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Time: noon - 1 pm
Place: Alden 323
Instructor: Chad Boeninger

Want to set up a blog but aren’t sure how to get started? We can walk you through the process.

Pre-registration is NOT required. Just come to Alden 323 at the day and time listed above.

Use this database to find articles on social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/single-records/4551.html

“Are doctors shilling for drug companies on public radio?” This article explores expert opinions on the safety of antidepressants in light of the financial ties those experts may have to drug companies.
http://www.slate.com/id/2190775/

Use this database to find articles on violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/single-records/4553.html

Library Workshops
Get a Handle on Your Citations with Refworks

RefWorks for the Social Sciences
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: noon-2 pm
Place: Alden 323
Instructor: Chris Guder and Wanda Weinberg

RefWorks for the Arts and Humanities
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008
Time: noon - 2 pm
Place: Alden 323
Instructor: lorraine wochna and Tim Smith

Come get started with RefWorks, a web-based citation manager tool that allows you to collect, store, sort, and create bibliographies from databases, web pages and your own documents. We’ll help you set up your account and show you how to add your information and then create a bibliography.

Pre-registration is NOT required. Just come to Alden 323 at one of the days and times listed above.