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Research for EOP 100

@ CSULB

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How Do you…..

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The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

Internet

Anyone can create a website

Contain unfiltered information

You get a lot of junk sites with every search

Last resort for university level research!

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The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

Research Databases

Commercially published materials

Scholarly articles are reviewed by experts

Databases contents are hand selected

Use these FIRST for researching a topic

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1.

2. Write down terms that

relate to your subjects

1. Remember

synonyms

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3.

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Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: infidelity AND culture

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: adultery OR cheating

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Can look for multiple endings of a word or plurals

theor* theory theories asterisk

Proximity

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

online w1 interaction

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Scholarly publications

Provide data or theoretical analysis

In-depth coverage of a topic

References

Peer reviewed by experts

Written by experts

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Popular publications

Written by paid journalists

Will provide overview of a topic

Written for general public

Vague references to sources

NO references

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For Books: COAST or Link +

Research Guides for Special Topics!

Finding Information

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For Articles: Database by topic page

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Evaluating information Does the source:

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Help you answer your research question?

Meet the requirements of your assignment?

Include relevant

information for

your topic? Give the pro or con of an argument?

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Getting the Article

Full Text

HTML

ArticleReach

Get It @ CSULB

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If the record isn’t full text

Click on Get@CSULB

to determine availability

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Get it @CSULB box pops up

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If it says…

Look at the record and get it!

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ArticleReach makes getting an article as simple

as saying, "I want it!"

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Citing sources

Books

Articles

In-text citations

Book Chapters

Web Sites

OWL Purdue Writing Guides

This page provides links to a variety of online

examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles

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