This document provides an overview of library resources and research tips. It discusses study spaces, research assistance, database searching, accessing full-text articles, and citing sources. Key points covered include locating 5th floor study spaces, using 24/7 chat and in-person research help, searching the OneSearch database which contains articles and books, obtaining full-text through BeachReach or Get It @ CSULB links, and using Owl Purdue guides for citations in APA or MLA style. Search techniques like using truncation, phrase searching, and combining concept terms with Boolean operators are also summarized.

1. Tiffini Travis
Communication Studies Librarian

2. Library
BASICS.
LIBRARY HELP
5th floor study space
24/7 CHAT and IN PERSON

3. Library
TERMS.
Permalinks: The link in Onesearch and databases to article records
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

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

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

6. 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

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
concept A with concept B.
For example: homeless and shelter
and

9. Use this to search for multiple terms
from your concept A OR concept B.
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
Concept A and Concept B
Single parent* and “academic achievement”
homeless and gentrif*
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