Having talked to several students who are working on DQPs, I wanted to highlight a previous post on finding specific types of studies in PsycInfo.
You can focus in on just meta-analyses and literature reviews and then combine this search with your topic.
Also, PubMed offers a clinical query page where you can search for systematic reviews in the health sciences.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Manage your Blog Readings
If you want to keep up with blogs and news sites, try using a feed reader. One free and easy-to-use Web-based reader is Bloglines.What is great about it is that it "keeps" your readings until you are ready to view them, then you can decide to keep them longer by checkmarking the item. The items you don't find interesting just disappear after you view them.
Once you create an account, all you need to do is find the Web address of the blog, or news site feeds. You find the feed Web address link, click on it, then copy and paste it into the reader. You can search right from within Bloglines for feeds. Or try going to your favorite blog, journal site, or news site to find a feed address.
On this site, the Site Feed is on the upper right-hand side.
Monday, July 16, 2007
YouTube--Yes, YouTube--for Research
You can find transpersonal video content on YouTube. Try searching on your favorite transpersonal psychology topic or person. I found content on Ken Wilber, Amma, and Ram Dass. I searched for Stan Grof and found a video discussing holotropic breathwork.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Dictionaries: Print vs. Web
The Web is now the home of many wonderful and useful resources, but when you need to find a definition are Web dictionaries recommended?
First, let's compare print with Web dictionaries. Traditional print dictionaries from respected publishers have a long history of scrupulous attention to detail and a good reputation.
Dictionaries on the Web can be created by anyone: a respected publisher, an individual (scholar or not), or an organization. You have to evaluate who created this, whether or not there is bias, and whether or not this source is reliable.
Now let's look at the situations and what your options are:
Quick definition look-up for your own edification: Either one. Just to remember to evaluate a Web source first.
For your paper or dissertation: The most respected source you can find. At this time, this still means a print source. Now if you are thinking of convenience remember that there are also print dictionaries in digital form in ebrary. This is a source you have access to 24/7 with full text searchability but you can cite it and trust it as if it is print.
First, let's compare print with Web dictionaries. Traditional print dictionaries from respected publishers have a long history of scrupulous attention to detail and a good reputation.
Dictionaries on the Web can be created by anyone: a respected publisher, an individual (scholar or not), or an organization. You have to evaluate who created this, whether or not there is bias, and whether or not this source is reliable.
Now let's look at the situations and what your options are:
Quick definition look-up for your own edification: Either one. Just to remember to evaluate a Web source first.
For your paper or dissertation: The most respected source you can find. At this time, this still means a print source. Now if you are thinking of convenience remember that there are also print dictionaries in digital form in ebrary. This is a source you have access to 24/7 with full text searchability but you can cite it and trust it as if it is print.
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