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HOW TO DO RESEARCH
GET READY, SET, GO
GET READY
Choose a topic
List keywords, synonyms and concepts
Search the library catalog
Read background information
Choose a Topic
Of interest to you
Manageable
Specific
Brainstorm
List keywords, concepts, synonyms
Formulate a question or hypothesis
Search the Library Catalog
Find books and media: new titles, encyclopedias and reference books
Read for background information
Note sources in bibliographies
Check dates for recency
Check for availability in catalog
Search the Catalog
Library Catalog Search
Library Catalog Result
Read for Background
Get Set: Construct a Search Strategy
What are effective interventions for schools, parents and law enforcement to stop youth violence and juvenile delinquency?
Concepts/Keywords intervention prevention school parents law enforcement violence
crime youth
Related terms
programs strategies accommodations partnerships community police family teens young people
Slang or alternative forms
kids hits going down cops
AcronymsDEA FBI ATF ICE AAA ALA Teen
Use Advanced Searching Techniques
quotations “ “ to search for multiple terms as a complete phrase “youth violence” “law enforcement”
truncation * to include all variant endings: counsel* (counselor counseling)
Parentheses ( ) Sets the order of search. Terms in parentheses are searched first:
“school programs” AND (youth violence OR juvenile delinquency )
If more than one set is used the one on the left is searched first
Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT
Combine search terms for a narrow result: “law enforcement” AND “youth programs”
Combine synonyms or closely related terms for a wider search: interventions OR partnerships
Excludes terms from the search result: “youth violence” NOT “juvenile delinquency”
Use Research Port
Select Databases
General Databases
Academic Search Premier
JSTOR
Project Muse
Subject Related Databases
PsycINFO
Social Sciences Citations Index
SocIndex with Full Text
ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals
Violence and Abuse Abstracts
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier Result
PsycINFO
PsycINFO Result
Web of Knowledge
Web of Knowledge Result
ProQuest Criminal Justice
ProQuest Criminal Justice Result
Searching on the Internet
Search in Google but evaluate the site before using the information
Information is written by anyone
It is not authoritative or peer reviewed by experts in the field
It is not organized and is difficult to find. Popular items come up first.
Is flexible with search terms and recognizes phrases or natural languagae
Websites
Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: Early Intervention and Comprehensiveness as Critical Factors
Effective Intervention for Serious Juvenile Offenders
Prevention and Intervention Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Go
Read sources, take notes
Organize ideas
Make an outline
Write first draft
Document sources (footnotes or endnotes)
Write a bibliography
Revise first draft
Proofread final draft
APA CITATION FORMAT
Citing Sources Using the APA Publication Manual http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/citing_apa.html
APA Style Help http://www.apastyle.org/apa-style-help.aspx
How to Write an Annotated Bibliography http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography-text.shtml