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Welcome
Welcome to the Behavioural Neuroscience Research Guide! Here you can find tips on how to find and use information pertaining to Behavioural Neuroscience. Please explore the links and feel free to contact us for any additional information or help using our resources.
Cite your References!
Find information on popular reference styles through our "Citation Style Guide." Remember to use the style asked for by your professor, and to check your work.
Use Zotero to help import, manage and export bibliographic references in various styles.
Quick Access to E-Resources for Behavioural Neuroscience
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology
Encyclopedia of statistics in behavioral science
Cambridge dictionary of psychology
University of Alberta's Cognitive Science Dictionary
Databases
E-books
Subject Librarian
Name: Sandra Rakovac
Position Title: Liaison Librarian: Science, Engineering and Architecture
Email Address: srakovac@laurentian.ca
Extension: 5132
Office Location: JND 30-252 & SA-222
Library Instruction
To learn more about the library and its resources and how you can exploit them to your advantage, register in the Research Skills Tutorial on D2L. There are several sections in the tutorial with a short quiz at the end of each; at the end you will receive a Certificate of Completion. Many professors require you to take this tutorial--and once you finish it, you can save your certificate to reprint as often as necessary.
We can hold special classes at the request of at least 5 students. If you would like to arrange a special class, or you think your course would benefit from some in-class library instruction, please ask your professor to contact the librarian responsible for your faculty to set up some sessions.
Getting articles
Theses and Dissertations
For additional information on advanced research as well as theses and dissertations, please consult our Research Guide for Advanced Studies.
Behavioural Neurosciences Related Databases
Finding books
Searching the Catalogue
The catalogue is your primary tool for finding books in the J.N. Desmarais Library. You can also use the catalogue to find other materials, including government publications and journals (including individual articles).
You can search the catalogue by:
- Title
- Author/Creator
- Subject
- Call Number
When you know the book you are searching for, pick Title or Author; when you are searching for a topic, start with Keyword unless you know the exact Subject heading describing your topic.
More on searching the Catalogue is available in Module 5 of the Research Skills Tutorial in D2L.
Shelf Searching
Laurentian uses LC Classification. Some patrons may wish to browse for books in the stacks; Behavioural Neuroscience is classified under various subclasses, such as:
BF Psychology
RC321-571 Neuroscience; neurology
QP351-495 Neurophysiology (neuroscience)
WorldCat
With nearly 200 million records representing titles held by nearly 75,000 libraries you will find almost any book ever published in the English language in WorldCat.
Getting e-books
E-books
E-books are located in two different places:
- Some may be located by using the library’s catalogue and selecting "Books & eBooks" as the "Material Type" and then further filtering your results by "Available online".
- E-books can also be located by searching in e-book collections. Searching in these collections is the same as searching in a database.