ASAM/CHLS 335 I

Research StrategiesGreg Armento, Asian & Asian American Studies LibrarianSusan C. Luévano, Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Librarian

Librarians

Nuts and bolts of the research process

ASAM/ CHLS 335 I Research Guide

Research Support

http://csulb.libguides.com/chls335

Create a thesis statement Break down your thesis statement by concept Create research questions Techie Tools

Boolean operators Truncation

Select databases & other resources America: History and Life Academic Search Complete Historical New York Times Historical Los Angeles Times

Creating a Search Strategy

Creating a Search Strategy

Break down your thesis statement by concept

The Arizona legislation which banned ethnic studies instruction in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD).

A) Arizona + ethnic studiesB) Ethnic studies + Tucson Unified School

DistrictC) Arizona legislation + racism + schoolsD) A or B

Creating a Search Strategy

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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Boolean Operators

Boolean Operators

AND OR

Creating a Search Strategy

Vietnamese

Cambodian

Vietnamese orCambodian

Refugee Act 1980 Vietnamese

What is the truncation symbol that allows

you to search root words with any ending?

A. @ B. ( ) C. ? D. *

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Truncation More results Plurals

Asterisk * Immigrat* Immigrate Immigrates Immigrated Immigration

Creating a Search Strategy

What is a primary source? A. A document which describes an event by a witnesses

(diaries, speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, etc)

B. A fundamental or original document relating to a particular subject (government publications, legislation, court reports, etc)

C. A source from the time of an event (newspaper articles, news footage, songs, cartoons, etc)

D. A & C E. All of the above

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What is a secondary source? A. Information written by an authority who reports on

an event, person, place or thing (ie, a biography, etc) B. An accounting of events or experiences (ie, a news

story, etc) not personally observed or experienced by the writer.

C. A scholar's description or analysis of primary sources. (ie, a journal article, etc.)

D. B & C E. All of the above

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• What is a peer reviewed journal article?

• A. A research article that has been vetted by a team of peer scholars.

• B. An research article written by a team of peer scholars.

• C. A research article that has been presented at a professional conference before publication.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

Content & research model are reviewed by other scholars

Based on research & written for a discipline scholars

In-depth analysis Extensive bibliography

What library resource can you

search to find a scan of both journals and books ?

A. BeachReach B. Link+ C. OneSearch@CSULB

Finding Sources

Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles Http://www.csulb.edu/library

1) OneSearch: Test or preliminary search for journal articles, books & more

2) Structured Databases by topic/title

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Search StrategiesBoolean Operators

Truncation

LIMIT - Scholarly LIMIT – Pub years

LIMIT - Language

Full-text & citing

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How do I get the full-text article?

Need full-text articles NOT available?: Use BeachReach

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

Library Pin

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Using databases off campus

Step 1: Develop search strategy

using Keywords Boolean operators Truncation

Step 2: Look for primary & 2ndary sources Research Database Coast

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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Step 4: Evaluate resources Setp 5: Apply and use

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

style Use the ASAM/CHLS Research Guide!! Circular process – Repeat and Revise

Research strategies

Research Subject Guide Individual appointment w/ discipline librarian

Greg Armento – ASAM Susan Luévano – CHLS Evening Consultations:

Wednesday, April 10th 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm University Library, Spidell classroom, room 116

Reference Desk, 1st floor, University Library

Where to get more assistance?