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CHLS470 2019
- 1. Finding Sources: Annotated Bibliography& Research Proposal CHLS 470 LATINXS AND HEALTH Susan Luévano Chicano & Latino Studies Librarian susan.luevano@csulb.edu
- 2. Research Process Create aresearch statement Childhood obesity among Mexican Americans is a major health crisis. Define the questions ◦ Ask why????
- 3. Research Process What researchquestion(s) should be addressed ? Childhood obesity among Mexican Americans is a major health crisis.
- 4. Having trouble creating researchquestions? Use prompts ◦ Who ◦ What ◦ Where ◦ Why ◦ How How do you define “obesity”? What are the % of Mex American children who are obese? What are the causes? What there successful interventions/programs to combat childhood obesity?
- 5. Research Process Using theright vocabulary is the key to successful research Identify key concepts using most unique words Less is more Childhood obesity among Mexican Americans is a major health crisis.
- 6. Research Process Vocabulary Matters ◦Popularv Scholarly (Medical) ◦Childhood obesity / Pediatric obesity ◦Heart attack / Myocardical infraction ◦Latino or Hispanic or Latinx ◦Use specific ethnic group ◦Mexican American ◦Puerto Rican ◦Salvadoran American
- 7. Computer Commands Boolean Operators ANDnarrows 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”
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- 9. Computer Commands Truncation Searches rootword to retrieve variant endings Keyboard Command: Asterisk (shift 8) Obes* Obese Obesity Obeso Obesidad
- 10. Computer Commands Adjacency Searches word nextto each other in order listed Command: quotation marks “xxx” ◦ “childhood obesity” ◦ “comprehensive health reform*” ◦ “people of color” ◦ “socioeconomic factor*” ◦ “food desert”
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- 12. Sign-In for fullfunctionality
- 13. Finding Scholarly PeerReviewed Journal Articles
- 14. 1. Search bytitle alphabetically , i.e. CINAHL 2. Type topic into search box.
- 15. Finding Databases onyour topic: 3. Select topic from pull-down menu
- 16. PubMed @CSULB • Largestbio-medical database in the world • Includes pre-publication & Medline data • Free version • Key word & MeSH searching options • 1940 -
- 17. Medline (Ovid) ◦ TheNational 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. ◦ OVID Mostly journals ◦ 1951 to present ◦ Availability
- 18. Medline (Web ofScience)
- 19. CINAHL Plus withFull-Text 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
- 20. PsychInfo 1,300 journals inall areas of psychology. Also includes references to dissertations, media, and books. 1,300 journals Abstracts Availability
- 21. Academic Search Complete General subjectdatabase containing indexing and abstracts for over 5,400 journals & 4,400 peer reviewed journals 1985 to present Mostly full-text Availability
- 22. Full-text not provided: UseGet it @ CSULB
- 23. Sign-in to requestitems NOT available: Use BeachReach
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- 27. Search Strategy Tips ◦Start with: ◦ Keywords that describe your topic ◦ Move to: ◦ Specific headings that might better define your topic. Most databases have a subject thesaurus or controlled vocabulary (like MeSH for MEDLINE & PubMed@CSULB).
- 28. Search Strategy Tips Whatto do 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 (PubMed, Get it @CSULB) Cited references
- 29. Still need alittle help? Ask at the Research & Information Desk, 1st floor Use the “Ask a CSULB Librarian” ◦Chat service Susan Luévano Susan.luevano@csulb.edu
- 30. Still need alittle help? Ask at the Research & Information Desk, 1st floor Use the “Ask a CSULB Librarian” ◦Chat service Research Guides (Library home page) ◦Chicano & Latino Studies 470 ◦http://csulb.libguides.com/chls470 ◦Health Administration ◦Health Science Set up a research consultations with ◦Susan.luevano@csulb.edu
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