Physical Sciences Librarian
The John Cotton Dana Library
Rutgers-Newark
naomi.gold@rutgers
About Bonnie
Bonnie L. Fong is the Physical Sciences Librarian and Interim Life Sciences Librarian on the Rutgers University-Newark campus. As such, she serves as subject specialist librarian to the departments of biology, chemistry, Earth & environmental science, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and psychology. After majoring in Chemistry as an undergraduate student, Bonnie taught high school chemistry for a couple of years, then managed the physical science laboratories at a nearby community college. She went on to earn her Master's degree in Library Science and has been a librarian at Rutgers since 2011.
Introduction
This guide has been updated with the goal of helping students in the Spring 2021 Psychology Research Methods course get started with finding peer-reviewed journal articles for their research project and other course assignments. It is intended to complement and supplement the February 2021 library research instruction sessions. By no means is this an exhaustive guide to doing research, so if you have any questions, please get in touch with Naomi Gold or Bonnie Fong at dana_science@libraries.rutgers.edu or Ask-A-Librarian.
** SPECIAL NOTE: Please be aware that there were differences in the learning objectives for the 2/3/2021 session for Dr. Zambrano-Varghese's class and the 2/22/2021 session for Dr. Halpern's class. Content from both sessions are included in this guide. Please get in touch with Naomi Gold or Bonnie Fong at dana_science@libraries.rutgers.edu if you have any questions about this. **
2/3/2021 Library Research Session for Dr. Zambrano-Varghese's class
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to find peer-reviewed journal articles using the APA Psycinfo database. Upon completion of the session, students will be able to:
- execute an effective search in the APA Psycinfo database in order to find peer-reviewed journal articles about their topic
- employ an efficient search in Google Scholar for articles about their topic
- determine if an article is published in a peer-reviewed journal
- identify the different methods to access the full-text of an article
- locate APA style citations in APA Psycinfo and Google Scholar
2/22/2021 Library Research Session for Dr. Halpern's class
Learning objectives:
Students attending the Spring 2021 library research session on February 22, 2021, for their Experimental Methods for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences class will be able to:
- perform a basic search in LitCovid for articles related to COVID-19
- execute an effective search in the APA PsycInfo database in order to find peer-reviewed journal articles about their topic
- employ an efficient search in Google Scholar for articles about their topic
- determine if an article is published in a peer-reviewed journal
- identify the different methods to access the full-text of an article
- locate APA style citations in QuickSearch, APA PsycInfo, and Google Scholar
Ask a Librarian for Help
There are several ways to seek help from a librarian:
- For psychology literature research questions:Consider sending an email to dana_science@libraries.rutgers.edu if you have a psychology literature research question and either Naomi Gold or Bonnie Fong - the Dana Library's liaisons to the life sciences departments - will respond.
- Dana Library Reference Desk:Visit our in-person Reference Desk Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm, on the 1st floor of the Dana Library (in the same room as the computer lab)
- Ask Any Librarian:General questions about the library can be asked of any reference librarian.
- chat live, Sunday-Saturday, 10am-10pm
- email at any time