This document provides information and instructions for students on conducting research. It discusses the differences between using the internet and research databases, defines different types of sources like articles, journals, and reference books. It also outlines the steps for finding full text articles, requesting items through interlibrary loan, citing sources, and avoiding plagiarism. Key terms are defined and tips are provided for evaluating sources. Contact information is given for research assistance.
1. McNair
Scholars
Research at the Beach
Summer
2012
2. Library
Citations:
terminology of a book, article or
elements
Library
website
Terms
Library
Abstract:
Terminology Summary of an article
library Call Number:
terminology
Address of the book
Library
3. The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases
Internet
Anyone can create a website
Contain unfiltered information
You get a lot of junk sites with every search
Last resort for university level research!
4. The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases
Research
Databases
Commercially published materials
Scholarly articles are reviewed by experts
Databases contents are hand selected
Use these FIRST for researching a topic
5. Did the Holocaust really Happen?
Primary data
Research Articles
Controversial Literature
What kinds of
information do
you need?
6. Did the
holocaust genocide
really holocaust
happen? Concentration camps
Historical revisionism
Holocaust denial
7. Holocaust
Final solution
Concept A Nazi policy
Genocide
War crimes
Denial
Concept B Historical revisionism
Deniers
Proof
8. Before we start doing research
Refworks
First get a Refworks Account
Sign up for the account at refworks.com
Set up a folder and we are ready to save articles
Remember- even if the article is full text- put it
in your refworks file so you can have the
citation
9. Figure out what kind of
information you need
Statistics
Empirical research
Public opinion
Laws or government studies
Interviews
Recent developments
Scholarly information
Background information
10. Types of Articles
Empirical articles
Articles Contain primary data from a study
Serials performed by professionals in a
articles field/discipline
articles that do not contain original data
Popular articles
Articles
journals
usually take the form of magazine articles.
Can sometimes include opinion.
magazines
Informative articles
ARTICLES provide information in
Articles that
concise objective formats usually
JOURNALS newspaper articles
Serials
11. booksReference Books
monographs
Dictionaries encyclopedias,
encyclopedias
statistical books anything that can
REFERENCE get you started on almost all topics
BOOKS
Primary Books
Books that were written DURING
the time an event was occurring.
MONOGRAPHS
e.g. diaries, government
books documents and more
Secondary Books
books
Books that have been written
print AFTER an event or time period
12. Narrows a search
Both terms appear in same record
AND
Terms have different meanings
example: infidelity AND culture
Broadens a search
Either term may appear in record
OR
Terms have similar meanings
example: adultery OR cheating
13. Can look for multiple endings of a
word or plurals
asterisk
theor* theory theories
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
Proximity
online w1 interaction
14. Keywords Searches: title, abstract,
Default fields subjects and in some
cases the full text of the
record
Subject Searches: only the subject
Descriptor line-This makes your
searches more specific
and better defined
15. Selecting the right source
Electronic Resources Page
For Articles:
Database by topic page
Use references from textbooks
or other articles
For Books:
COAST
Link +
16. COAST the library catalog
Only things we have at CSULB
Journals
Government Documents
Audio Books DVDs
Books
E-Books
17. Link +
Click on the “search Link+”
option from COAST
It takes 3-5 days and the
item will be held under
your last name at the
Circulation Desk
Only works for books NOT journals
18. Review the TWO step
process for getting
journal articles
19. Get citations
from
Research Database
citation info located in the
record- usually found on the
citation or source line
20. Search for the
Article
click on the SFX or
Get it @ CSULB link
If no link, search the catalog by JOURNAL title
to see if we own it electronically or in print
24. SFX Box: NO electronic or print
If there is no full
text available at
CSULB, the
option for getting
the article for free
from the library
25. ArticleReach
makes getting an article as simple
as saying, "I want it!"
26. Citing sources
CSULB Citation Builder
A citation generator that
will format your articles,
books and websites
OWL Purdue Writing Guides
This page provides links to a variety of online
examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles
27. Get a Library Password
Go to Coast
https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfo
Type in your name, CSULB
I.D. #, and a Password of
your choice
Confirm Password by typing
it twice more
If the screen shows your
name- it worked!
If you forgot your password call: 562 985-5512 and
get it erased so you can create a new one!
28. ILLIAD- interlibrary
services
If We Don’t Own It
Takes 7-10 days
Electronic Delivery!
For journal articles & books
Library password required
29. Tips for Reading Scholarly info
read the abstract
and the literature
review
Look at the theory applied
examine results
and conclusion
section
Read the methodology
look for any possible problems with the methods
30. When you are finished reading you
should ask yourself these questions:
What is the main idea?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the article (or book) based on personal opinion or
experience, data, interviews, library research?
What conclusions does the author provide?
Why was the piece written, to entertain, inform, or
persuade?
31. copying someone else's words
copying
plagiarism (giving credit to) themarks and
without using quotation
citing source
ethics
cheating
paraphrasing or summarizing someone
copying else's words without citing the source
quoting someone else's words
plagiarism inaccurately
ethics restating someone else's original or specialized
ideas without citing the source
cheating
misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas
plagiarism
pretending someone else's work is your own.
32. Direct quotations
should only be Quoting
used when:
the author's language is noteworthy for some
you intend to analyze the passage in detail
a summary or paraphrase of the passage would
result in misinterpretation
33. Summarizing
A summary is a condensation of a passage.
Restate the central idea in your own words
Avoid including opinions or feelings about the
passage. Opinions must be clearly distinguished
from
34. Write~N~Cite
Needs to be downloaded onto your computer
Automatically integrated into Microsoft Word
Allows you to do in-text citations in a variety of styles
For more info check out:
http://www.refworks.com/refworks/help/Using_Write-N-Cite.htm
36. Librarians by Subject
request an appointment
or send email
Writers Resource Lab
Get help with writing
papers and citing
correctly
Tiffini Travis ttravis@csulb.edu
Yahoo/MSN IM: csulb_librarian AOL/GoogleTalk: csulblibrarian
Twitter: Mojo_Girl or CSULB_Library