This document provides guidance on finding academic sources for a research paper through the CSULB library resources. It outlines the key elements to include in a reference list citation and recommends using the library databases and OneSearch tool to find peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and reports on a topic. The document emphasizes searching with subject-specific keywords and terminology, and using search filters, limits, and connectors to refine results. It also notes how to request full-text articles that are not immediately available.

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3. The elements of the
record that you need to
create a reference list
Citation

4. Look for this button
to find out if the
item is full text
Get it @ CSULB

5. The library emails you
the PDF of the
requested article in less
than 72 hours
BeachReach.

6. Research Database
The ONLY way you
should find your
articles for this comm
research assignment

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8. Compton
Paper: Socialization and Self Identity
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9. Social Issues
what shaped me?

10. Family
What type of family life did i have?
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11. Figure out the terms to
use to find articles on
your topic!
Determine vocabulary
that may be used in a
database
Remember synonyms

12. Once you have your keywords use these search options
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13. Use this to connect
different variables. For
example: black and
white
and

14. Use this to search for either
term. Always use ( ) around
OR terms. For example:
(television or film)
or

15. Use this to look for root
endings. For example:
rac* looks for racial,
race, races,

16. cUse this to search for
phrases. For example:
“race relations”

17. Sample Searches
(Private or public) and school and success
Divorce and parent* and juvenile delinq*
Gangsta rap and adolescent*
Gang* and “drug trade” and california

18. Articles you will need for both papers!

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20. Social Science Articles
1 2 3 4 5
10-15
pages
long
Published
in an
academic
journal
Contains words
like:
Data, Participants,
this study,
methodology,
further research
20-40
references
Written by
academics
with
university
affiliations

21. ways to search
onesearch and databases by topic
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22. Searches for books,
articles and reports
across many databases
OneSearch.

23. Database by Topic.
allows you to find articles
in a specific discipline
and use more advance
terminology

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27. If the record isn’t full text
Click on Get@CSULB
to determine availability

29. books
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