1) The document provides guidance on conducting research for a 10 page paper, including finding 1-3 primary sources and 10-15 scholarly articles and books that support the approved topic. 2) It outlines developing a search strategy such as breaking down the topic by concept and keywords, using Boolean operators, truncation, and adjacency to search databases effectively. 3) Key databases recommended for searches include Academic Search Complete, America: History and Life, and Historical New York Times. The document also discusses how to identify primary and secondary sources and get full text articles.

2. The Assignment
0Find 1-3 primary sources and 10-15
scholarly articles and books for a 10 page
research paper which supports research on
your approved topic.

3. Creating a Search Strategy
0 Summit thesis topic & develop research questions using
assigned forms
0 Literature Review
0 Develop a search strategy :
0Break down your topic by concept
0Boolean operators
0Truncation
0Adjacency
0 Find Primary v Secondary Sources
0 Peer-review sources
0 Select databases & other resources
0 Academic Search Complete
0 America: History and Life
0 Historical New York Times
0 Historical Los Angeles Times
0 Generate bibliographic citations & in-text citations

4. ASAM/ CHLS 335 I Research Guide
0 http://csulb.libguides.com/chls335

5. Creating a Search Strategy

6. Creating a Search Strategy
0 Break down your thesis statement by concept
Making Ends Meet During the Economic
Depression: Immigrant Day Laborers in
California.

7. Tech Tool: Boolean Operators

8. Tech Tool: Truncation *
0More results
0Plurals
0Examples:
0Immigrat*
0Immigrate
0Immigrates
0Immigrated
0Immigration

9. Tech Tool: Adjacency
0Searches words next to each other in
order listed
0Quotation marks
0Examples:
0“Day laborer*”
0“Environmental Justice”
0“People of color”
0“Undocumented worker*”

10. What is a primary source?
0A document which describes an event by a
witnesses (diaries, speeches, letters,
interviews, autobiographies, etc.)
0Fundamental or original document relating to
a particular subject (government publication,
law or legislation, court reports, etc)
0 A source from the time of an event
(newspaper articles, news footage, songs,
cartoons etc)

11. Primary sources
0Search words:
0Sources
0Letters
0Diaries
0Personal Narratives
0Interviews
0Examples:
0“immigrant women” and sources
0“Undocumented immigrant*” and letters
0“Garment worker*” and interviews

12. What is a secondary source?
0 Information written by an authority who
reports on an event, person, place or thing
(i.e., a biography, etc.)
0 An accounting of events or experiences (i.e., a
news story, etc.) not personally observed or
experienced by the writer.
0A scholar's description or analysis of primary
sources. (i.e., a journal article, etc.)

13. Search Strategies ReviewLIMIT - Language
Boolean Truncation *
Adjacency “xxx xxx”
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16. How do I get full-text article?
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17. How do I get the full-text article?
Susan Luévano, CSULB,
University Library

18. 0 http://web.csulb.edu/library/
0 1) Library Catalog -COAST
0 2) One Search @ CSULB – use for test or preliminary search
Finding Books, Media & Government Documents

19. Library Password
0Allows off-campus access to research databases
0Library Home page
0 My library account
0 Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, click submit

20. Research Steps
0Step 1: Develop search strategy using
0 Unique Keywords that describe your search
0 Boolean operators
0 Truncation
0 Adjacency
0Step 2: Find primary & secondary
sources
0 Research Databases
0 Coast
0 Interviews
0 Internet
0Step 3: Search the database
0 Try different keywords, try different searches
0 Select the best citations
0 Retrieve the full-text
0 Use internal citation generators when sending information

21. Research Steps
0Step 4: Evaluate resources
0Step 5: Apply and use information
0 Synthesize information
0 Write up the finding and conclusion
0 Create your bibliography & in-text citations using correct citation
style
0 Use the ASAM/CHLS Research Guide as a starting point!!
0 Circular process – Repeat and Revise

22. Where to get more assistance?
0 Research Subject Guide
0 Your subject librarian!
0 Greg Armento – ASAM
0 Susan Luévano – CHLS
0 Individual appointment w/ discipline librarian
0 Evening Consultations:
0Wednesday, March 25th
05:30 pm – 6:30 pm
0University Library, Spidell classroom 1, room 116
0 Reference Desk, 1st floor, University Library
0 LibAnswers: http://csulb.libanswers.com/

23. Questions???