Introduction
Welcome to Library Research Skills for Psychology Students! This tutorial was designed for undergraduate students in psychology courses at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus.
I’m Kara Blizzard, a librarian at the Augustana Campus Library. You are welcome to ask me questions about all kinds of things related to research and the library.
Learning Objectives
As a psychology student, a key part of your role is to find relevant information on the topics you are studying. In this tutorial you will learn how to:
- Choose a topic and form a research question
- Identify the pertinent concepts in your question
- Find relevant articles using the database PsycINFO
- Cite your sources using APA style
Contents
I. Starting a Research Project
II. Searching for Information
III. Using PsycINFO
Step 1: Searching for Concepts
Step 2: Combining Your Searches
Step 3: Limiting Search Results
Step 4: Viewing and Accessing Results
Step 5: Saving Your Search History
IV. Citing Your Sources
How to Navigate This Tutorial
Use any of these options:
- View the “Contents” menu in the top left to see each section and its chapters
- Use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move between chapters
- Use the blue navigation buttons at the very bottom of your browser window to move between chapters
First, we will consider how to identify a research topic and turn it into a question.
