DOI

The 6th edition of the APA Manual emphasizes citing the DOI for print articles. So, what is DOI?

“A digital object identifier (DOI) is a unique alphanumeric string assigned by a registration agency (the International DOI Foundation) to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the Internet. The publisher assigns a DOI when your article is published and made available electronically.

All DOI numbers begin with a 10 and contain a prefix and a suffix separated by a slash. The prefix is a unique number of four or more digits assigned to organizations; the suffix is assigned by the publisher and was designed to be flexible with publisher identification standards.

We recommend that when DOIs are available, you include them for both print and electronic sources. The DOI is typically located on the first page of the electronic journal article, near the copyright notice. The DOI can also be found on the database landing page for the article.” --APA Style.

Dimdim: Free web conferencing software

Collaboration via the Web becomes easier with Dimdim. Dimdim is free web conferencing that allows for up to 20 people or less to meet for free.

Some of its nicer features include sharing a whiteboard among the meeting attendees, the ability to conduct slideshows created in Powerpoint, and screen sharing which is very useful for demonstrations.

Sign up for a free account by clicking here.

Stanford Health Library Free eBook Resources

The Stanford Health Library offers electronic books (ebooks) through NetLibrary . 

Signing up for NetLibrary and borrowing a book are free. Initial account activation takes 48 hours. 

Visit Stanford Health Library eBook Resources, establish an account, and access a wealth of health-related information!

APA Manual Replacement

As some of you may know, the first printing of the recently released 6th edition of the Publication Manual for the American Psychological Association has substantial errors. Although corrections to the first printing are available on the Web, the association is offering to replace the first printing with a copy of the second corrected printing.

According to a Chronicle of Higher Education Oct. 27th article, you can contact the APA service center between Nov. 2nd and December 15th, 2009 to submit a request for a replacement for your first printing copy.

Wondering which printing you have? You can look on the back of the title page at the bottom to see what printing you have.

Library Quick Guides

Our ITP Library Quick Guides will help you get started, find books in a library near you, or submit an interlibrary loan request. They are found on the ITP Library site menu under Research.

Quick Guide to Getting Started Using the Research Databases at ITP.
Quick Guide to Finding Full Text in PsycArticles in CSA.
Quick Guide to Finding Books in a Library Near You with WorldCat.
Quick Guide to Submitting an Interlibrary Loan Request.

Google Desktop, A Free Organizational Tool

Google Desktop is a free downloadable tool that makes searching your computer quick and easy. If you use Microsoft Outlook, it will also embed in your Outlook automatically to search your email folders.
Less time spent looking for documents, more time on finishing that article to be published in JTP! There are versions for PCs, Macs and Linux.

Honor Collection

The library is now offering an Honor Fiction Collection made up of books donated by our generous patrons. Based on the honor system (hence the name) simply choose a book and return it once read. It does not have to be checked out and there is no due date.  The collection is almost entirely made up of fiction though a few biographies are sprinkled in.  

Come by and browse! The collection is located in the rear of the library, closest to the back exit.  

Academic Networking: Academia.edu

The Academia.edu site encourages discovery and networking among scholars. There is already a section created for ITP. Its tree-like structure unfolds and connects in interesting ways. You can search by institution, name, or research topic.
As with any Web presence, it is up to you if you wish to be findable in this way. For now I am not adding my name to this resource--I want to see how it develops a bit more first, but I may do so in the future.
Please Note: There seemed to be some glitches when I looked at it today. Let's see if they can work out the glitches.

Spotlight on Alumni Websites

I find myself inspired when looking at alumni websites. A few I have looked at recently are as follows:

Irene Blinston, Ph.D.

Ryan Rominger, Ph.D. and Scott McCulloch, Ph.D

Allison Perry, Ph.D.

I always encourage students to start using the Web to promote their future career path, whatever it may be. If any alums or current students would like to show off their professional websites, please post to the comments of this blog post so that we can all see them.