Susan C. Luévano, WGSS Librarian WGSS 401

Step 1: Develop search strategy

o Thesis statement o Pre-research o Research questions o Keywords o Boolean operators (and , or) o Truncation (*)

Step 2: Select databases o Secondary peer-reviewed sources o Coast

Step 3: Search the database o Try different keywords, try different

searches o Move to database subject headings o Select the best citations o Use internal citation generators when

sending information

Step 4: Evaluate resources o Read and assess content

Setp 5: Apply and use information o Synthesize information o Write up the finding and conclusion o Create your bibliography using correct

citation style Circular process – Repeat and Revise Use the WGSS Research Guide!!

o http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss

http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss

Develop a thesis statement

The leadership roles of Mexican Mayan women in the Zapatista movement in the struggle to challenge NAFTA during the 1990s.

Define the question o Ask why????

Who are the Zapatistas? What were the theoretical and concrete

conditions that promoted female leadership?

Who were the key female leaders? What are the "Revolutionary Law of Women"? How has female leadership changed in the

1990s, if at all?

Break down your thesis statement by concept

The feminist roles of Zapatista women during the 1990s.

Boolean Operators o AND o OR

Mayan indigenous Mayan

OR Indigenous

Zapatista Women

Feminist 1990s

Truncation o More results o Plurals

Asterisk * o Feminis* o Feminist o Feminism o Feminisms

Peer Reviewed Journals

o Based on research & written for other scholars o Content & research model are reviewed by

other scholars o In-depth o Extensive bibliography

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100 international journals, Coverage: 1978 to present.

• World's leading journals in political science • Coverage: 1975 to present • Need the full-text?

Academic Search Complete Sociological Abstracts SocIndex EconLit

ArticleReach o Articles ONLY o 24 hours

Link+ o Books & some media ONLY o 3 days

ILLIAD o Anything o 3-10 days

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