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Research for EOP 100
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How Do you…..
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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!
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
1.
2. Write down terms that
relate to your subjects
1. Remember
synonyms
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3.
Narrows a search
Both terms appear in same record
Terms have different meanings
example: infidelity AND culture
AND
OR
Broadens a search
Either term may appear in record
Terms have similar meanings example: adultery OR cheating
Can look for multiple endings of a word or plurals
theor* theory theories asterisk
Proximity
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
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Scholarly publications
Provide data or theoretical analysis
In-depth coverage of a topic
References
Peer reviewed by experts
Written by experts
Popular publications
Written by paid journalists
Will provide overview of a topic
Written for general public
Vague references to sources
NO references
For Books: COAST or Link +
Research Guides for Special Topics!
Finding Information
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For Articles: Database by topic page
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Evaluating information Does the source:
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Help you answer your research question?
Meet the requirements of your assignment?
Include relevant
information for
your topic? Give the pro or con of an argument?
Getting the Article
Full Text
HTML
ArticleReach
Get It @ CSULB
If the record isn’t full text
Click on Get@CSULB
to determine availability
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If it says…
Look at the record and get it!
ArticleReach makes getting an article as simple
as saying, "I want it!"
Citing sources
Books
Articles
In-text citations
Book Chapters
Web Sites
OWL Purdue Writing Guides
This page provides links to a variety of online
examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles
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