Sociology 462

Medical

Sociology

Soc 462

Today we will cover….

Citation Management (refworks)

Basic Search Strategy

Narrowing and Expanding Searches

One search/selecting the right database

Finding additional help

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

Before we start doing research

Basic Search Strategy

Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: Blacks AND depression

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: (mental health OR psychology)

Narrowing and expanding

Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

hisp* hispanics, hispanic, hispanic americans

asterisk

Proximity

Allows you to specify how close you

want your terms to appear in the

record

social w1 identity = social identity = “social identity”

Self disclosure and health information

Single parents and depression

Social environment and stigma and disease

5 ways to start your search effectively

1. Pick the correct database

2. Match your terminology to the database

3. Search more than one database

4. Keep track of your citations in refworks

5. Contact me for help BEFORE you get frustrated!

2 Ways to Search

Not every search is alike!

One Search

Databases by Topic

The new interface of the library allows you to find information in an expansive search.

The databases by topic allow you to find articles in a specific discipline and use more advance terminology

Searches for books, articles and reports across many databases

Select Medical or Sociology and search databases individually

Getting the Article

Full Text

HTML

BeachReach

If the record isn’t full text

Click on Get@CSULB

to determine availability

Get it @CSULB box pops up

makes getting an article as simple

as saying, "I want it!"

I am still confused…

Additional Help

Tiffini Travis

Email ttravis@csulb.edu

Office Hours

On the sociology

research guide!