This document provides guidance on conducting research using library databases and resources. It outlines how to find citation generators to cite sources in APA or MLA style. It also explains how to search databases using specific keywords, phrases, or root words with endings. The document demonstrates example search statements and provides tips for requesting full-text articles not available in databases through BeachReach.

2. Getting to the articles.

3. Library Terms.

4. CITE/CITE NOW/ CITATION
Look for these to find the
APA/MLA citation
generators
Getting to the generators.

5. Getting to the full text.

6. Request an article
from BeachReach
Getting to the full text.

7. What are the main issues.
What disciplines
study your topic?
Topic.

8. bail
cash Bail
bond
money bail
pre-trial detention
discrimination
remand
policy
recidivism
race
Concept B
Concept A

9. Created with Haiku Deck
Connect your terms.
specific way to
enter your
keywords

10. and
Gamestop and stock market

11. coronavirus or covid or covid19
or

12. Use the asterisk to
look for root
endings.
music* looks for music, musician, musicians

13. Use quotation marks to
search for phrases.
“food insecurity”
“social media”

14. What a search looks like.

15. SEARCH
STATEMENTS
bail and discrimination or race
“pretrial detention” and policy
Bail bond* and recidivism

16. Let’s Practice.

17. If you are using APA/MLA
Style use the citation
generators.

18. Common Citation Errors. APA

19. Fixing the Errors. APA
After
Ending page
number found via
PDF of article

20. Ctrl + T *
Creates paragraphs with hanging indents
in Microsoft Word.
Command for Mac
*

21. Finding the full text.
Get it @ CSULB
Steps for getting
full text
Request from
BeachReach

24. We deliver it to you via link in your email

25. Look for citation generators
in the records of the article
DATABASES
ONESEARCH

26. Websites.
Evaluating sources you find on the
internet.