The document provides information and guidance for students on conducting research using library resources. It outlines that the library has limited hours and capacity due to COVID-19. It describes the search and discovery tools available through the library, including databases containing articles, books, and course reserves. The document offers tips for developing effective search strategies, such as choosing relevant keywords and synonyms, using Boolean and phrase search operators. Finally, it provides guidance on citing sources and accessing full text articles through library tools or interlibrary loan.

1. Tiffini Travis
Communication Studies Librarian

2. Library
NEWS.
August 23 LIBRARY OPEN!
Limited Hours
Subject to Capacity

3. One
SEARCH.
Contains: Articles, CSULB books and Course Reserves
Access from home: Use your Beach ID and Password
Check out: You can check out a book for 16 weeks

4. Library
TERMS.
Citations: Another word for references; refers to APA/MLA
BeachReach: Click on this if we do not own the full text at CSULB
Get it @ CSULB: Click this button to find the full text of an article

5. Research
TOPIC.
What kinds of information do you need?
Determine which databases and information sources you need
Identify Keywords and Synonyms

6. Pick: a few terms to mix and match
Translate: your topic into keywords or segments
Research
TOPIC.

7. Teenagers
High school students
Young adults
At risk youth
Concept A
Concept B
Addiction
Drug abuse
Rehabilitation
Prevention programs

8. Use this to connect
different variables. For
example:
homeless and shelter
and

9. Use this to search for either
term. For example:
television or film
or

10. Use this to look for root endings.
For example:
addict* looks for addict, addicts,
addiction, addicted

11. c
Use this to search for
phrases. For example:
“Social Media”

12. Constructing
“homeless child*” and stigma
Single parent* and academic achievement
homeless and social class*
SEARCHES

13. Choose the one that covers your topic
Databases by Subject
Always search at least two

14. FULL TEXT
PDF
BEACHREACH
GETTING THE
FULL TEXT.
GET IT
@CSULB

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

18. APA and MLA Styles Guides
USE: Owl Purdue Writing Guides
Citing
SOURCES.
USE: the databases for generators

19. Ctrl+ T
Creates paragraphs
with hanging indents
in Microsoft Word.

20. Tiffini Travis
tiffini.travis@csulb.edu