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Your new books.  New children's books.  New videos! And new psychology videos.

New journals!

• Clinical biomechanics
• Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Mathematics teaching in the middle school
• Journal of GLBT family studies
• Journal of school violence
• Journal of research on educational effectiveness
• International journal of engineering education

New databases...

Approaches to searching:

• Your own keywords; use of wildcards and boolean combinations can improve your results.  Use this worksheet for thinking up keywords.
• The database's index terms:  retrieve results with precision; works well when your keywords might match many synonyms.  Look for these terms in the descriptors or subjects field of a full record.  Search for these terms in a database's thesaurus or browse for them in a field's index.
• An article's cited references:  no need to think up keywords:  find the record for a good article then search to find articles that have cited it; find related articles (searches for refs in common).  Web of Science is the best database for this.
• Ask other readers:  ask your professors, e-mail authors, hang out at conferences.
• Browsing:  good old-fashioned technique; related books tend to be shelved together; also through serendipity you might find useful sources.

In your database results, look for the Get Text @ UK button.  This button links you to choices of E-Journal access-- if we don't have e-access, then try the link to InfoKat or order a copy using ILLiad.  In WorldCat Local you can find article links as well as links to E-Journals and e-books:  just click Get Text @ UK.  Look for the link in Google Scholar, too (if off-campus set your Scholar preferences to University of Kentucky).

Professors and students, may I help you with...

• your research, your dissertation, your assignments
• your lectures
• your e-reserves 
• EndNote or APA style
• any of the library services!

Do you have questions about copyright permission?  Fair use of copies?  Try the Fair Use Evaluator from the American Library Association.  Describe how you will use the copies and it will give you some guidance.

Not finding what you want? Call, email, chat with or visit a UK Reference Librarian who will be glad to help you.

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Recommend a book you'd like to see added to the Libraries' collections.

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NoveList. This database helps you to find fiction for readers of all ages. The records are very rich, giving you lots of information and options for searching.

Limit or filter your results

• teen audience
• award winners
• many facets available on the left side of the screen: genre, pace, tone, etc.

Sort your results

• popularity
• relevancy
• date

Find more!

• See Read-alikes
• Find/browse awards lists (includes the Kentucky Bluegrass Award: grades 6-8)
• Find/browse feature articles, BookTalks, guides, etc.
• Be sure to use the Curricular Connection articles and other goodies in the "Teaching with Books" section; connect from the link on the NoveList home page.

How do you get the books from the library? Click the link "Check the UK Libraries holdings."

WorldCat. This database combines InfoKat with other library catalogs. You can easily learn our local holdings and what's held at libraries around the world. Use Inter-library Loans (ILLiad) to get loans of books that we don't have. See box at left.

Limit or filter your results

• juvenile audience
• DVD or other format
• subjects (this works for non-fiction)

Find in a library

• find a copy in our library or other libraries on campus
• or find a copy in other libraries worldwide (if we don't have the book click "Request Item through Interlibrary Loan" to get a loan)
• you can also borrow from the Lexington Public Library: here's how to get your LPL card (be sure to take your student I.D. and, if possible, a document that proves your Lexington address)

Browse our stacks: This is a great way to find books: a good old-fashioned method!

• for the Children's collection we have a New Books section
• and an awards section
• the fiction is shelved by author: two categories: JE (picture books) and JF (chapter books)
• the non-fiction is in two categories: biography (shelved by the person) and non-fiction (shelved by Dewey number)

Find book reviews: This technique helps you assess the value of the book. Many records in NoveList come with book reviews. To find other reviews search the Academic Search Premier database. Searching Academic Search Premier for book reviews is also a good way to find non-fiction books. enter your search terms and also paste this string into one of your search boxes: "booklist" or "book links" or "school library journal" or "horn book"

Kentucky Textbook Examination Collection: We have copies of all textbooks approved for use in Kentucky schools.

• The textbooks are shelved by these numbers.
• Then they are shelved by publisher, then by grade, etc.
• This is the Kentucky schedule for textbook adoption
• Group I:  Language Arts (expired)
• Group II:  Social Studies (expires in 2013)
• Group III:  Science (expires in 2014)
• Group IV:  Math (expires in 2015)
• Group V:  Practical Living and Vocational Studies (expires in 2016)
• Group VI:  Arts & Humanities, ESL, World Languages (expired)

Check out the books listed here.

Don't fall for predatory journals.  See this advice from the reputable journal Nature.

Easy to skip this step, but worth your time...  Find concise overviews and bibliographies.

These journals give good overviews on research topics and trends:

• Review of educational research
• Review of research in education

For each department I list here the dissertations and theses since 2008, plus all of the electronic dissertations.  For access search WorldCat.  Many of the doctoral dissertations are eventually available in ProQuest. 

Here is a guide to using our e-books.

We have copies of all textbooks approved for use in Kentucky schools.

• The textbooks are shelved by these numbers.
• Then they are shelved by publisher, then by grade, etc.
• This is the Kentucky schedule for textbook adoption
• Group I:  Language Arts (expired)
• Group II:  Social Studies (expires in June 2013)
• Group III:  Science (expires in June 2014)
• Group IV:  Math (expires in June 2015)
• Group V:  Practical Living and Vocational Studies (expires in June 2016)
• Group VI:  Arts & Humanities, ESL, World Languages (expired)

Search ERIC and narrow results to document type "Reports-Evaluative."

Here is ERIC's definition of "Reports-Evaluative:" Studies evaluating research, alternative courses of action, or the merits of a particular process or program. Studies of feasibility of a given course of action. Evaluations of programs. Studies oriented toward decision-making and concerned with judgments rather than generalizations."

To find books search WorldCat. In your search mix include SU:"educational evaluation".

• Your library card barcode:  it's on your student ID card.  If you're not a student get a card at any library on campus.
• Your InfoKat account: see due dates, renew books, learn your fines, make requests and track them, save records and searches. These are your borrowing privileges.
• Your ILLiad account:  place orders, renew loans.  If we've stored a volume you can get pdfs of articles and chapters:  in ILLiad under New Doc Delivery Request click Storage Article Request.  Set up your account.  You'll need your library barcode.
• Your link blue account: get off-campus access to databases.  Tips for getting your browser to handle problems related to our ezproxy server security certificate.
• Create your own accounts in EBSCOhost, Ovid, JSTOR, Web of Science, WorldCat, etc., to save searches, records, make lists, etc.
• Create your own EndNote Web account. Save the references that you've collected here and there and everywhere. Use EndNote to "cite while you write."  You can also download the desktop software version. More info.
• Software available from download.uky.edu  SPSS, Amos, EndNote, Adobe, etc.  Free or discounted Microsoft products available from e-academy.  New!  Access your virtual desktop (VirtualDEN info)
• Loads and loads of data sets available from ICPSR.  Many downloads require a MyData account.
• To use the campus wireless network you can register up to three wireless devices:  register here.
• Add money to your PLUS account:  Quick Deposit:  $20 minimum, plus $2 handling fee
• Are you a Distance Learning student?  Get your library card and we'll ship the books to you!
• Your UKnowledge account.  Upload your research for the world to read.  You must have the rights to share this research (e.g., preprints, etc.  Legal info here.)  Ask a librarian for assistance.
• With your Lexington Public Library account use the Learning Express database to practice the Praxis!  In the database pick the Jobs & Careers Learning Center, then Teaching, then pick your test.  Create a Log-In to add the test.  You can also download e-books to help you study for the tests!  If you need to, here's how to get your LPL card (be sure to take your student I.D. and, if possible, a document that proves your Lexington address)

Don't wait until you need it... set up you ILLiad account now!  If it's not on campus, then with ILLiad you can get electronic copies of articles and chapters or loans of books and videos.  And More!  You can also use ILLiad to request books if our local copy is currently checked-out or missing.

The Get Text @ UK button makes it easy to place ILLiad orders:  no need to re-enter the details.

EndNote X6 now available! X6 for Mac available, too. Get the software for free from UK Download.  If you haven't already, then upgrade EndNote (Help / EndNote program updates)... at the moment there are 2 upgrades for Mac and one for Windows.  For syncing you'll need to upgrade to at least X6.0.1.  For Mac Mountain Lion the X6.0.2 upgrade improves performance.

First:  make libraries, groups; edit them.

• You can keep all your reference records in one big library.
• You can use groups to subdivide libraries.
• You can make multiple libraries, too, but this adds to the burden of backing-up, making copies, etc.
• You can customize:  columns to display, order for sorting.

Second:  get your records.

• either:  import refs (Export them from databases then import them to EndNote; often a database will make an executable file which opens EndNote)
• with Macs you mosttimes have to use EndNote to import the file / use import option Reference Mangager (RIS)
• or:  use EndNote to search the databases (connection).
• you can add records manually, too.

Getting your records from EBSCOhost:

• add to Folder 
• from Folder select
• Export
• Direct Export to EndNote (if you're on your desktop) or Direct Export to EndNote Web
• Save
• yes! we do have an ID and PW for an EndNote connection file; ask me / connection settings instructions
• Do you need the EBSCO PsycInfo connection file?  Here 'tis. 

• Output records
• Save to EndNote Web 
• or Save to EndNote Desktop
• Export
• Click on file to get auto import to your desktop

Getting your records from JSTOR:

• Export
• Download .ris file
• Click on file to get auto import to your desktop or use EndNote Web to import it

Getting your records from ProQuest

• disable your pop-up blocker... ProQuest uses a pop-up window
• Mac users:  if Safari doesn't work, try Firefox or Chrome.
• File / import / import using option Reference Manager (RIS)

Getting your records from Google Scholar :

• Scholar preferences:  Bibliography Manager:  show links to import citations into EndNote
• While you're there, be sure your preferences are set to show University of Kentucky Library Links, so you'll get "Get Text @ UK"
• for your reference Google Scholar doesn't give you much metadata
• import just one record at a time
• use the filter "EndNote Import"

Getting your records from InfoKat:

• easy to connect and search!
• download connection file, if you need it
• InfoKat doesn't make a friendly export file

Getting your records from WorldCat:

• Sign in to your WorldCat account.
• ( Create an account if need be)
• Add records to a list
• Go to your list and click Citations View
• Export selected records to EndNote
• Open .ris file using RefMan RIS (Reference Manager RIS) filter

You can also import PDFs, single files or entire folder.  With the EndNote desktop version only.  If EndNote can read the DOI in the PDF it will fill your reference record automatically!

Update your references:  if need be, you can update your reference records

• if possible fill the DOI field with the correct number
• Highlight the references that you'd like to update
• then References / Find Reference Updates

Third:  apply output styles:  APA 6th

• APA 6th:  To fix the capitalization problem: 
• Apply the output style:  APA 6th-Sentence style
• Henceforth you'll have to keep your capitalization preferences listed:  Edit / Preferences / Change Case
• Manually lists terms such as United States, Great Britain, British, American, Tennessee, etc.

Fourth:  write your ground-breaking paper!

• Cite-while-you-Write in Microsoft Word, etc. 
• It's tempting, but don't do it:  if you want to edit your citation once it's in your Word document...
• use the Edit Library Reference(s) function
• (know that when you CWYW insert citation you do have the option of excluding the author or year and of adding a "prefix" (e.g., "drop everything and check ") or a "suffix" (e.g., page number) in the in-line citation)
• More, more, more:  Format a bibliography or make subject bibliographies.  Annotate them!

Using EndNote to get full text of articles; URLs and tables, etc.

• insert/attach graphics and files
• you  can attach multiple files to a reference; you can re-attach the same file to any number of references
• but you can attach only one figure per reference
• this stuff goes into your .DATA file, so be sure to move/copy it, if...
• Where do you want EndNote to place your figures?  To fix it you can edit your output style, if need be.  Watch it make your list  -o- figures!
• "find full text" to add a URL or to obtain the .pdf;  EndNote will try to find some, but you'll be able to find some more on your own; then you can manually attach your pdf files
• Edit your EndNote preferences to Enable OpenURL; use  this path   http://sfx.uky.edu/sfxlcl3  And add this URL for the authenticating:  http://login.ezproxy.uky.edu/login
• replace text in references: "change text"

MyEndNote web version

• the desktop version comes with a powerful web version; if you only want a web account (with less storage) you can get one for free via Web of Science; once you access Web of Science (in the Web of Knowledge interface) across the top click My EndNote Web, then click register.
• differences between MyEndNote web and your EndNote desktop
• easy now to back-up your desktop library... simply sync!  Syncing makes the web match the desktop, so it could erase some of your Web work...
• APA 6th Sentence style not available from EndNote Web... use the desktop version for this
• no "libraries" per se; you use groups to organize your references
• hey!  you can share your groups with other scholars:  just add them by e-mail address
• no connecting directly to databases: must import the records
• EndNote Web gives you the shiny "Get Text @ UK" button and all of its zippy functionality, plus you get fabulous "Web of Knowledge" (Web of Science) links
• if you're not seeing the "Get Text @ UK" ... log out of EndNote Web, then access Web of Science ... in WoS sign in using your EndNote Web email and password ... then click the WoS link for My EndNote Web
• to match your Web account to your desktop software... edit preferences / register an existing desktop purchase … or, when you upgrade to X6 the desktop software will prompt you to upgrade your Web account

Banquet of tutorials

EndNote knowledge base support site

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Why tend to the details?  You want your readers to easily find your cited sources.  Clearly identify your sources so they have no trouble locating your sources. 

Note!  For examples of spacing your lines and making your margins, etc., see Chapter 2 (manuscript structure) and rule 8.03 "Preparing the Manuscript."
The quick help here focuses on a few of the rules listed in:
Chapter 7:  reference examples
Chapter 6:  crediting sources
Copies of the style guide in Education Library

Here are examples of in-text citations.  You will give the details of what you cite at the end of your paper in your Reference List.
Some of the rules to follow: 
6.03  quotes in your text
6.05  quotes from Internet pages
6.11  work by one author; 6.12 work by multiple authors
6.14  authors with same surnames
6.15  works with no author identified
6.17  secondary sources (when you didn't have the original source but you're citing somebody who cited it)
Table 6.1 clearly shows these examples.

Text text text (Thomas, 1972) text.  Bell (1973) text text text.  Text text text text Summers et al. (1968) text text text "text text text" (p. 44).  Text text "text text" (Freierson & Kimsey, 1970, p. 44).  Text text text text (as cited in Warmath, 1971). 

Here are examples for a References list.  The main components of your citation are author, title of article or chapter or book, pages, year.  If necessary you might need the title of the journal or the edited book, as well as volume and issue number.  Make careful notes, so that you have all the components you need for your references list.  Most times you can get your database or EndNote to handle all of these data; you can e-mail or save the citations.
Some of the rules to follow:
7.01  journal articles
7.02  books and book chapters
7.11  blog posts, e-mail messages, etc. 
6.25  alphabetizing your list
6.27  author information
6.29  title information
6.30  publication information (journal volume, book publisher, etc.)
6.31-32  electronic sources (featuring the fascinating DOI)

Looking for a DOI?  Search Crossref.org.

journal article with DOI (based on example 1 in style guide)

Barab, S., Thomas, M., Dodge, T., Carteaux, R., & Tuzun, H. (2005). Making learning fun: Quest Atlantis, a game without guns. Etr&D-Educational Technology Research and Development, 53(1), 86-107.  doi:10.1007/BF02504859  

journal article without DOI (based on example 3 in style guide; article is from library database)

Verbeke, E., & Dittrick-Nathan, K. (2007). Student gambling. Principal Leadership (High School Ed.), 8(2), 12-15. Retrieved from Education Full Text database.

newspaper article (based on example 10 in style guide; article is from library database)

Yusuf, H. (2008, September 30). Video games start to shape classroom curriculum. The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from LexisNexis database. 

book (based on example 18 in style guide)

Hutchison, D. (2007). Playing to learn: Video games in the classroom. Westport, Conn: Teacher Ideas Press.  

book chapter (based on example 25 in style guide; this is an edited book)

Rhodes, J., & Robnolt, V. (2009). Digital literacies in the classroom. In L. Christenbury, R. Bomer, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent literacy research (pp. 153-169). New York, NY: Guilford Publications.   

online newsletter article (based on example 9 in style guide; this article has an author)

Kleefeld, E. Gaming technologies alter classroom, textbook models. (2005, June 27). WTN News. Retrieved from http://wistechnology.com/articles/1954/ 

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