This document provides an overview of resources for research on Latin@s and health, including key databases, the research process, and strategies for developing search terms. It discusses consulting with subject librarian Susan Luévano and scheduling a research consultation. Databases highlighted include Medline, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete, and PsychInfo. Boolean operators, truncation, and defining peer-reviewed articles are also summarized.

1. CHLS 470
Latin@s and Health
Susan Luévano
Ethnic Studies Librarian
susan.luevano@csulb.edu

2. • CSULB is ranked among the 50 best-value
public colleges in the nation. Do you agree?
• A) Yes
• B) No
• C) Not sure.

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What is first step in the research process?
A. Consult the librarian
B. Develop a research statement
C. Look at reference books
D. Start searching in research databases

4. • Create a research statement
• Childhood obesity among Mexican
Americans is a major health crisis.
• Define the questions
– Ask why????

5. • What research question(s) should be addressed ?
Childhood obesity among Mexican Americans is a
major health crisis.
• A) How do you define obesity?
• B) What are the % of Mex American children who
are obese?
• C) What are the causes?
• D) All of the above.

6. • Use prompts
– Who
– What
– Where
– Why
– How

7. What is the key to successful research?
A. Using multiple databases.
B. Using reference source, i.e. encyclopedias
C. Using the right vocabulary to search in
databases.
• D. Working with the librarian.
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8. • Identify key concepts
• Childhood obesity among Mexican Americans
is a major health crisis.

9. Find articles
where all 3
concepts
appear.

10. • What are Boolean Operators?
• A. Computer commands used to organize
research databases
• B. Computer commands used to search
multiple databases at once.
• C. Computer commands used to create a
research strategy.
• D. Computer commands used in selected
databases to find full-text articles.

11. • 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”

12. • What is the truncation symbol?
•A. @
•B. ( )
•C. ?
•D. *

13. • Searches root word to retrieve
variant endings
• Obes*
• Obese
• Obesity
• Obeso
• Obesidad

14. • What is a peer reviewed journal
article?
• A. A research article that has been
vetted by a team of peer scholars.
• B. An research article written by a
team of peer scholars.
• C. A research article that has been
presented at a professional
conference before publication.

15. – Content & research model are reviewed by
other scholars
– Based on research & written for a discipline
scholars
– In-depth analysis
– Extensive bibliography

16. • Name 2 of the most highly used health
administration research databases.
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Science Direct & Wiley Interscience
Alt-HealthWatch & Web of Science
Medline & CINAHL
Academic Search Complete & PsychInfo

17. • Http://www.csulb.edu/library
– 1) OneSearch: Test or preliminary search for journal
articles, books & more
– 2) Structured Databases by topic/title

18. • Digital front door to library resources
• Does NOT replace structured databases
• Only looks at a selected slice of library
holdings
• We need your feedback!!
– Let us know what you think
Susan Luévano, CSULB, University Library

21. • An authoritative resource for the nursing,
health administration, and allied health
literature – journals, books, pamphlets,
audiovisuals, software, research instruments,
dissertations, etc
• 1982 to present
• Availability

22. – 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.
• Web of Science & OVID (same content; search interface is
different)
• Mostly journals
• 1951 to present
• Availability

26. • 1,300 journals in all areas of psychology. Also
includes references to dissertations, media,
and books.
• 1,300 journals
• Abstracts
• Availability

27. • General subject database containing
indexing and abstracts for over 5,400
journals & 4,400 peer reviewed journals
• 1985 to present
• Mostly full-text
• Availability

31. Where can you go if you still need help?
A. Set up a research consultations with librarian
Susan Luévano.
B. Ask at the reference desk, 1st floor West
C. Lib Answers: Got Questions? Get Answers online
service
D. All of the above

32. • Susan Luévano
• Susan.luevano@csulb.edu
• Office hours:
– U Library, 4th floor, room 416
– Wednesday, 2:00 – 4:30 or by appointment