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Communication Studies Librarian
Sociology 355 Research Methods
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What kinds of
information do
you need?
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Write down terms that relate to your subjects
Determine vocabulary that
may be used in a database
Remember synonyms
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publications
10-15 pages long
Published in an academic journal
Contains words like: data, participants,
results, methodology, discussion, further research
20-46 References
Written by academics or researchers
5
ways to tell it’s an
Empirical Article
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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
measure* measure measures asterisk
Proximity Phrase Searching
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
online w4 interaction within 4 words
“online interaction”
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Punk rock music and social protest
Single parents and academic achievement
Football hooligans and social class
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Getting the Article
Full Text
HTML
ArticleReach
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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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makes getting an article as simple
as saying, "I want it!"
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Does the source:
Help you answer your research question?
Meet the requirements of your assignment?
Include relevant
information for
your topic?
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Citing sources
Books
Articles
In-text citations
Book Chapters
Web Sites
OWL Purdue Writing Guides: ASA Style
This page provides links to a variety of online
examples of citing.
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