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Finding Sources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Proposal
CHLS 470Latin@s Health Care2007
Susan Luévano
• Anthropology, Ethnic & Women’s Studies Librarian
• Research Consultations– Office: Lib. 417 West– [email protected]– Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00– Call for an appointment: (562) 985-5891
Objective
• To present research strategies and health resources appropriate for the discipline of Chicana/o & Latina/o studies.
Research Process
• Create a problem research statement
• Define the question – Ask why????
Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community.
Research Process
Identify Key Concepts
1 2 3
Alcoholism Hispanics Males
Alcoholics Latinos Men
Alcohol Abuse Mexican Americans
Venn Diagram
Males
Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community.
Mexican Americans
Alcoholism
Boolean Operators
• AND narrows a search– both variables must appear in same citation– terms are different in meaning– example: “Diabetes AND Hispanics”
• OR broadens a search– terms are similar in meaning– either term may appear in the record– example: “Latinos OR Hispanics”
Truncation
• Allows for searching root word with variant endings• Example:
– Alcohol*– Alcoholic– Alcoholics– Alcoholism
• * = Most common computer command
• ? (Chicano Database)
Research Process
Create a research strategy using Boolean Logic.– Use Boolean connectors “and” “or” “not” to
connect abstract concepts.
Alcohol* AND Mexican American* AND male*
(Latino* OR Hispanic*) AND male* AND Alcohol*
Reference Sources
• Specialized tools that provide basic information i.e. definitions
• Chicano Latino Studies• Health & Medicine• Public Policy
• Research Guides– http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/subj-index.html
Reference
• The Gale encyclopedia of medicine – REF RC41 .G35 2002
• Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine – REF R733 .G34 2001
• Stedman's medical dictionary. – REF R121 .S8 2000
• World of health – REF R130.5 .W67 2000
Periodicals
• Peer Reviewed Journals – Based on research & written for other
scholars– Content & research model are reviewed by
other scholars– In-depth– Extensive bibliography
Find Articles
• http://www.csulb.edu/library/
Research Databases
Research Databases
Research Databases
– Medline• The National Library of Medicine’s international,
biomedicine & health journal database covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, preclinical sciences.
• 1951 to present• SFX
CINAHL• An authoritative resource for the nursing
and allied health literature – journals, books, pamphlets, audiovisuals, software, research instruments, dissertations, etc
• 1982 to present
• SFX
Alt-Healthwatch
• A alternative health database of world-wide professional and consumer publications focusing on complementary and alternative approaches to health care and wellness.
• Full-text
• 1990 to present
Cochrane Library
• The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
• Much of the information is presented in the form of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews) for practitioners, patients and policy makers.
• 1996 to present
Pysc/Articles
– peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology (53 journals)
– full-text– 1985 to present
• PyscINFO – 1,300 journals in all areas of psychology. Also
includes references to dissertations, media, and books.
– 1,300 journals– Abstracts– SFX
Chicano Database
– Ethnic perspective– Popular & Scholarly– Ethnic perspective– 1965 to present– SFX
Academic Search Elite
• General subject database containing indexing and abstracts for over 3,000 journals.
• 1985 to present
• Some full-text
• SFX
Access From Home• Must have Library Password (via COAST)• Access the Library by the Web site
– Click on needed database– Dialog box will appear– Name, Student ID, Library Pin
Citation Manuals Online
• CSULB Style Manual Guides– http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html
• Citation Builder– http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php
Materials Not Available at CSULB
• Interlibrary Loan• 3-10 days• Free• Books, journals, magazines, dissertation
Still need help?
• Ask at the reference desk, 1st floor West• Chat with a Librarian
– http://www.csulb.edu/library/247ref.html
• Susan Luévano– [email protected]– Office hours: Tuesday, 2-5– Library, room 417