CHLS 104 RESEARCH BASICS

SUSAN C. LUÉVANOCSULBCHICANO & LATINO STUDIES LIBRARIAN

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RESEARCH ROADMAPAssignmentComplete

Your Topic

EVALUATE

APPLY/USE

FIND WRITE & CITE

Magazine Articles

SELECTING A TOPIC

Research databases

•Opposing Viewpoints In Context•CQ Researcher

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CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY

Break down your thesis statement by concept

Develop research question(s)

Use

• Boolean operators• Truncation

Select databases & other resources

• Academic Search Complete• Ethnic NewsWatch

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CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY

Break down your thesis statement by concept

The U.S. is not in a post-racial era despite the election of President Obama.

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CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY

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CRITICAL THINKING

The U.S. is not in a post-racial era de

What are the most specific key concepts in this statement that could be used to start your research?

A. Racism and United States

B. Post-racial and Obama

C. Post-racial era and election

D. All of the above

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The U.S. is not in a post-racial era despite the ele

A) Does racism still exist even though we elected an African American president?

B) Are Latinos on a level playing field with whites in terms of income, educational achievement, and home ownership?

C) Both of the above

D) None of the above

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CRITICAL THINKING

What are Boolean Operators?A. Computer commands used to organize research databases

B. Computer commands used to search multiple databases at once.

C. Computer commands used to create a research strategy.

D. Computer commands used in selected databases to find full-text articles.

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CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY

Boolean Operators

• AND• OR

Hispanic Latino Hispanic or Latino

Latinos Post-Racial

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CRITICAL THINKING

What is the truncation symbol that allows you to search root words with any ending?

A. @

B. ( )

C. ?

D. *

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CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY

Truncation

• More results• Plurals

Asterisk * • Educat*• Educate• Educates• Educated• Education• Educationally

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FIND ARTICLES

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ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE

Interdisciplinary

Popular & scholarly (Use only popular sources.)

Not available full-text? Use

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SEARCH STRATEGIES

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ETHNIC NEWSWATCHFull-text Publications by and for ethnic groups including “Hispanics”Primarily popular sources

Limit to popular sources.

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LIBRARY PASSWORD

Allows off-campus access to research databases

Library Home page• My library account• Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, click submit

Type in a password of your choice and confirm by typing it again

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LIBRARY PASSWORDMY LIBRARY ACCOUNT

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WHERE CAN I GET SOME HELP CITING?

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CHLS LIBGUIDE

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RESEARCH BASICS - REVIEW

Step 1: Develop search strategy using• Keywords• Boolean operators• Truncation

Step 2: Select databases• Academic Search Complete• Ethnic NewsWatch

Step 3: Search the database• Try different keywords, try different searches• Move to database subject headings• Select the best citations• Use internal citation generators when sending information

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RESEARCH BASICS - REVIEW

Step 4: Evaluate resources

Step 5: Apply and use information

• Synthesize information• Write up the finding and conclusion • Create your bibliography using correct citation style

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HOW CAN I GET RESEARCH ASSISTANCE?

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Consultations

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RESEARCH PAPER CLINICS

Research paper clinics

• http://www.csulb.edu/library/instruction/workshops.html

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MICROSCOPES

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