NADEAN MEYER LEARNING RESOURCES LIBRARIAN EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM CENTER [email protected] 509-359-4262 NOVEMBER 2010 Researching Tools for School Psychologists
NA DEA N M EYERLEA RNING RESOURCES L IB RA RIA N
EA ST ERN WA SHINGT ON UNIV ERSITYCURRICU LU M CENTER
N M E Y E R @ E W U.E D U509 - 359 - 4262
NOV EM BER 2010
Researching Tools for School Psychologists
Reminders of Tools-Resources Shown
http://ewu.edu/library
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If you do not know your user name or password ( the password must change every 90 days)
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Reminders
Key resourcesScreen shots of the top of the pageKey point to rememberAsk if you have trouble using these resources
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EWU Libraries http://ewu.edu/library
Catalog and some articles
Find articles and research guides
http://research.ewu.edu/school-psych
Sage Reference- Background
Search all e-encyclopedias at once
Research Guides- all subjects & AtoZ
Counseling & Therapy Video
Psych Articles & Psych Info
Look of EBSCOHost databases- any subject
EBSCO Host Databases Features
Default to latest- change to RELEVANCECan limit by date- left sideFolder- if you make an account , it will retain
your foldersFolders- allow management of your articles-
email, save to USB, or export to RefWorksTop left bar- Thesaurus- termsRight side tools also include CITE- correct
APA 6th edition citation
Visual Search- finding terms & focus
One good article leads to another
The subject termsThe words in the abstract- often contain
name of a measurement toolCited references- hotlinks to references for
that article Times cited in this database- list of newer
articles that cite this articleAuthors- links to other articles by the person
Check for fulltext
If the full text of the article is not in that databases
Click on This button will try to get the full text from
another EWU database OR Google OR auto-fill out the Inter-Library Loan ( ILL) Form
EWU will get you a copy of the article and send you an email to pick up the pdf full text at your ILL account
Mental Measurements Handbook
Further information
http://research.ewu.edu/schol-psych Send your feedback for usefulness and other
sourcesFurther resources not shown during this
presentationMore resources under psychology and
education guidesAsk when you have questions
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