Finding Sources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Proposal

CHLS 470Latin@s Health Care2007

Susan Luévano

• Anthropology, Ethnic & Women’s Studies Librarian

• Research Consultations– Office: Lib. 417 West– sluevano@csulb.edu– Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00– Call for an appointment: (562) 985-5891

Objective

• To present research strategies and health resources appropriate for the discipline of Chicana/o & Latina/o studies.

Research Process

• Create a problem research statement

• Define the question – Ask why????

Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community.

Research Process

Identify Key Concepts

1 2 3

Alcoholism Hispanics Males

Alcoholics Latinos Men

Alcohol Abuse Mexican Americans

Venn Diagram

Males

Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community.

Mexican Americans

Alcoholism

Boolean Operators

• AND narrows a search– both variables must appear in same citation– terms are different in meaning– example: “Diabetes AND Hispanics”

• OR broadens a search– terms are similar in meaning– either term may appear in the record– example: “Latinos OR Hispanics”

Truncation

• Allows for searching root word with variant endings• Example:

– Alcohol*– Alcoholic– Alcoholics– Alcoholism

• * = Most common computer command

• ? (Chicano Database)

Research Process

Create a research strategy using Boolean Logic.– Use Boolean connectors “and” “or” “not” to

connect abstract concepts.

Alcohol* AND Mexican American* AND male*

(Latino* OR Hispanic*) AND male* AND Alcohol*

Reference Sources

• Specialized tools that provide basic information i.e. definitions

• Chicano Latino Studies• Health & Medicine• Public Policy

• Research Guides– http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/subj-index.html

Reference

• The Gale encyclopedia of medicine – REF RC41 .G35 2002 

• Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine – REF R733 .G34 2001

• Stedman's medical dictionary. – REF R121 .S8 2000 

• World of health – REF R130.5 .W67 2000 

 

Periodicals

• Peer Reviewed Journals – Based on research & written for other

scholars– Content & research model are reviewed by

other scholars– In-depth– Extensive bibliography

Find Articles

• http://www.csulb.edu/library/

Research Databases

Research Databases

Research Databases

– Medline• The National Library of Medicine’s international,

biomedicine & health journal database covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, preclinical sciences.

• 1951 to present• SFX

CINAHL• An authoritative resource for the nursing

and allied health literature – journals, books, pamphlets, audiovisuals, software, research instruments, dissertations, etc

• 1982 to present

• SFX

Alt-Healthwatch

• A alternative health database of world-wide professional and consumer publications focusing on complementary and alternative approaches to health care and wellness.

• Full-text

• 1990 to present

Cochrane Library

• The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.

• Much of the information is presented in the form of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews) for practitioners, patients and policy makers.

• 1996 to present

Pysc/Articles

– peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology (53 journals)

– full-text– 1985 to present

• PyscINFO – 1,300 journals in all areas of psychology. Also

includes references to dissertations, media, and books. 

– 1,300 journals– Abstracts– SFX

Chicano Database

– Ethnic perspective– Popular & Scholarly– Ethnic perspective– 1965 to present– SFX

Academic Search Elite

• General subject database containing indexing and abstracts for over 3,000 journals.

• 1985 to present

• Some full-text

• SFX

Access From Home• Must have Library Password (via COAST)• Access the Library by the Web site

– Click on needed database– Dialog box will appear– Name, Student ID, Library Pin

Citation Manuals Online

• CSULB Style Manual Guides– http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html

• Citation Builder– http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php

Materials Not Available at CSULB

• Interlibrary Loan• 3-10 days• Free• Books, journals, magazines, dissertation

Still need help?

• Ask at the reference desk, 1st floor West• Chat with a Librarian

– http://www.csulb.edu/library/247ref.html

• Susan Luévano– sluevano@csulb.edu– Office hours: Tuesday, 2-5– Library, room 417