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To make library research way easier

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What kinds of information do you need?

Where is that information available?

What is the easiest way to get it?

Who is going to study the topic?

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Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Determine vocabulary that may be used in a database

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Collect data or statistics that support your argument

Search for books or articles that have both pro and con arguments

Search for articles that are all pro or all con

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Narrows a searchBoth terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: infidelity AND culture

AND

ORBroadens a searchEither term may appear in record

Terms have similar meaningsexample: adultery OR cheating

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Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

measure* measure measuresasterisk

ProximityPhrase Searching

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

online w1 interaction within ONE word

“online interaction”

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connect your variables

Fast Food and Obesity

Prop* 47 and “crime rate”

(college or university) and employment

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One Search

Databases by Topic or the databases on this course guide

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Workers

Workplace

Employees

managers

Concept A

Concept B

Aggression

Violence

Anger management

Gun control

Mental health

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Does the source:

Help you answer your research question?

Meet the requirements of your assignment?

Include relevant

information for

your topic?

Give the pro or con of an argument?

Provide data or facts?

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LibraryterminologyLibrary

TermsLibrary

Terminology

library

terminology

Library

Cite Now/Cite/Cited by:

Look for these words to find the

APA/MLA citations

Get it at CSULB:

Click on link to get full text

BeachReachRequest an article when it is not full text from Get it at CSULB

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Click on Get@CSULB

to determine availability

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Takes 48-72 HOURS

We deliver it to you via link in your email

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Web sitesWeb sites

Websites

Web sites

Websites

Websites

Web sitesWebsites

Websites

Web

sites

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Statistics

Statistics

DataStatistics

Datastatistics

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BooksArticlesIn-text citationsBook ChaptersWeb Sites

OWL Purdue Writing Guides

This page provides links to a variety of online

examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles

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Get a Library

Password