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WRIT 3036 – LINSEY FORDRESEARCH & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
Writing for the Social Sciences
Objectives:• Learn about the resources available• Create advanced searches in
databases• Be able to navigate library
databases to find peer-reviewed articles• Become familiar with library guide
for this course• Discuss citations in APA format
What can you find in a library?
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Library Resources
Books/ebooksOnline catalog
Journal articlesDatabases
Books
Journal Articles
Why use library databases when you can find information about everything online?
tumblr
.gov Wikipedia
Subscription databases
Password-protected websites
restricted access
$$$
free access
Illegal content
Classified documents
Surface Web
Deep Web
Amazon
cnn
ads.gov
.edu
Creating Effective Searches
State your topic
Identify the most
important keywords
Think of synonyms or variations of
your keywords
Create a search using
logical operators
Journal Articles
State your topic
Identify the most
important keywordsThink of
synonyms or alternate
words
Create a search
Does having money really make you happy?money happy
income
joyfulfillment
wealth
A. dementia OR Alzheimer’s
B. dementia AND Alzheimer’s
C. dementia NOT Alzheimer’s
WHICH SEARCH WILL FIND THE LARGEST SET OF RESULTS?
security
ORdementia
Alzheimer’s
ANDdementia
Alzheimer’s
NOT security
privacydementia
Alzheimer’s
USING A WILDCARD(*) WILL:
A.Find MORE results
B.Find FEWER results
C.Find synonyms and related terms Example: teen*
WILDCARDS
teens teenagers
teenagedteenage
teenager
teen*
teen*
OR adolescen* OR child*
USING A WILDCARD (*) WILL BROADEN YOUR SEARCH
BUT IT WON'T FIND SYNONYMSadolescents children
Topic: drug abuse in teenagers
A..
B.
C.
drug abuse in teenagers
“drug abuse” or “drug addiction”
“drug abuse” or “drug addiction”
teenagers
teen* or adolscen*
Try your search in one or more database –
and look for other good keywords and subject terms in the search results.
Find peer-reviewed articles about the exploitation of laborers in the garment industry.
exploit* labor* garment
industry
“sweatshops” “labou
r”
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