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Communication Studies & Sociology Librarian
Sociology 354 Qualitative Research Methods
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What is your
research
question?
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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: Qualitative, interviews,
focus groups, textual analysis, participant
observation
20-46 References
Written by academics or researchers
5
ways to tell it’s a
Qualitative 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
interview* interview interviewing,
interviews, interviewers
asterisk
Proximity Phrase Searching
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
focus w4 groups within 4 words
“focus groups”
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Zombie* and belie* and culture
Paranormal and religion and belief
Ghosts and fear and psychology
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5 ways to start your search effectively
1. Pick the correct database
2. Match your terminology to the database
3. Search more than one database
4. Keep track of your citations in refworks
5. Contact me for help BEFORE you get frustrated!
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2 Ways to Search
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Databases by Topic
The new interface of the library allows you to find information in an expansive search.
The databases by topic allow you to find articles in a specific discipline and use more advance terminology
Searches for books, articles and reports across many databases
Select Sociology to start with!
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Getting the Article
Full Text
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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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