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- 1. Research Strategies CHLS 300 Susan Luévano EthnicStudies Librarian
- 2. Today’s Objectives: Learn &practice research search strategies/computer commands Examine useful electronic resources Learn where to find primary & secondary sources
- 3. Developing a search strategy Develop a general research concept Conduct pre-research or background research on your topic
- 4. Pre-Research - Reference Sources GaleVirtual Reference Library Library Home page Databases by title “G” Latino American Experience Library Home page Databases by title “L”
- 5. Your turn • Usingyour worksheet write your topic or thesis statement. • Use both the Gale Virtual Reference Online the Latino American Experience databases to find background data on your topic.
- 6. Developing a search strategy Developa topic into a thesis statement Develop research questions Prompts: How, why, when, where, how Break your thesis statement into key concepts or keywords
- 7. Thesis, RQs, Keywords/concepts The leadershipstyle of César Chávez’s in the United Farmworkers Union contributed to the rise and decline of the United Farmworkers. Leadership César Chávez United Farmworkers Union
- 8. Your turn • Usingyour worksheet write your topic or thesis statement. • Write at least 3 research questions • Circle the keywords or key topics.
- 9. Tech Tools -Boolean Operators
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- 11. Tech Tool: Truncation* Searchroot word with variant endings Plurals More results Examples: ◦Immigrat* ◦Immigrate ◦Immigrates ◦Immigrated ◦Immigration
- 12. Tech Tool: Adjacency ◦Searcheswords next to each other in order listed ◦Double quotation marks “xx” ◦Examples: ◦“Day laborer*” ◦“Environmental justice” ◦“People of color” ◦“Undocumented worker*”
- 13. Your turn •Develop asearch strategy using Boolean Operators (AND, OR), truncation (*) and, if needed, adjacency (“---”).
- 14. LibGuide – CHLS300 http://csulb.libguides.com/chls300
- 15. What is aprimary source? A document which describes an event by a witnesses (diaries, speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, etc.) Fundamental or original document relating to a particular subject (government publication, law or legislation, court reports, etc) A source from the time of an event (newspaper articles, news footage, songs, map, cartoons etc)
- 16. Primary sources Search words: ◦Sources ◦PersonalNarratives ◦Interviews ◦Letters Examples: ◦“immigrant women” and sources ◦“Undocumented immigrant*” and letters ◦“Garment worker*” and interviews
- 17. What is asecondary source? Information written by an authority who reports on an event, person, place or thing (i.e., a biography, etc.) An accounting of events or experiences (i.e., a news story, etc.) not personally observed or experienced by the writer. A scholar's description or analysis of primary sources. (i.e., a journal article, etc.)
- 18. Your turn • Usingyour search strategy find 1 secondary article on your topic in America: History & Life, Chicano Database and send the citation to yourself in Chicago style format. • Using your search strategy find 1 primary source on your topic in COAST and send the bibliographic information to yourself via email.
- 19. Search Tips What todo if you get too much? Limit options, e.g. age, geography, ethnicity, gender Field searching, e.g. subject headings, date, language Combine searches or add more concepts What to do if you get too few? Eliminate concepts/use broader topic Related articles Cited references
- 20. Search Strategies Review LIMIT- Language Boolean Truncation * Adjacency “xxx xxx” LIMIT LIMIT LIMIT
- 21. How do Iget full-text article? 21
- 22. HOW DO IGET THE FULL-TEXT ARTICLE? SUSAN LUÉVANO, CSULB, UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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- 25. Research Steps Step 1:Develop search strategy using ◦ Pre-research in reference sources ◦ Identify unique Keywords that describe your search ◦ Create a search strategy using ◦ Research Questions ◦ Boolean operators, Truncation, Adjacency Step 2: Find primary & secondary sources ◦ Research Databases ◦ Coast ◦ Interviews ◦ Internet Step 3: Search the database ◦ Try different keywords, try different searches ◦ Select the best citations ◦ Retrieve the full-text ◦ Use internal citation generators when sending information
- 26. Research Steps Step 4:Evaluate resources ◦ Read & analyze article ◦Step 5: Apply and use information ◦ Synthesize information ◦ Write up the finding and conclusion ◦ Create your bibliography & in-text citations using correct citation style Use the CHLS 300 Research Guide as a starting point!! Circular process – Repeat and Revise
- 27. Still need alittle help? Research Subject Guide –LIBGUIDES Your subject librarian! ◦Susan Luévano –susan.luevano@csulb.edu ◦Office hours: Wed., 2:30-4:30 PM, Lib, 4th floor, room 416 LibAnswers: http://csulb.libanswers.com/ Research & Information Desk, 1st floor, University Library Chat with a Librarian 24/7 ◦http://www.csulb.edu/library/247ref.html
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- #16 Let’s just get a sense of everybody’s knowledge of primary sources. OK. Let’s look at the class Research Roadmap for a more detailed review of primary sources.