CHLS 104, Research Basics for Success, Professor Moran

1. CHLS 104
Research Basics for Success
SUSAN C. LUÉVANO
CSULB
CHICANO & LATINO STUDIES LIBRARIAN

2. Where to find sources?
To find both books, articles, media
& more Use

3. Selecting a Topic
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• Latino American Experience
• Library home page
• http://web.csulb.edu/library/
• Check Research Databases by Title

4. Creating a Search Strategy
Develop a thesis statement
Develop research question(s)
Create a Research Strategy:
◦ Break down your thesis statement by concept or keywords
◦ Boolean operators
◦ Truncation
◦ Adjacency
Select databases & other resources
◦ Academic Search Complete
◦ Ethnic NewsWatch
◦ COAST

5. Research Questions
The development of Chicana feminism: Action,
theory, and practice.
Why was there a need for Chicana feminism?
What is Chicana feminism?
How has the theory and practice developed?
What is the future of Chicana feminism?

6. Research question prompts
Who
Where
What
When
Why
How
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7. Work time
Your turn!
Question 1
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8. Creating a Search Strategy
Break down your topic by the most specific key concepts in your
statement.

9. Break down your thesis statement by the most
specific concepts or keywords.
The development of Chicana feminism: Action, theory, and
practice.
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10. Work time
Your turn!
Question 2
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11. Techie Search Skill
What are Boolean Operators?
Computer search commands (AND, OR,
NOT)used to link abstract concepts .
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12. Boolean Operators

13. Techie Search Skill
What is the truncation symbol that allows you to
search root words with any ending?
(Asterisk)*
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14. Truncation
◦ More results
◦ Plurals
Asterisk *
◦Feminis*
◦Feminism
◦Feminisms
◦Feminist

15. Work Time
Your turn!
Question 3
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16. Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles
Http://www.csulb.edu/library
◦ 1) Test or preliminary search for journal articles, books & more
◦ 2) Databases by topic/title

17. OneSearch
Digital front door to library resources
Does NOT replace structured databases
Only looks at a selected slice of library holdings
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18. Databases
Academic Search Complete
◦ Interdisciplinary
◦ Scholarly & popular publications
◦ Lots of full-text
◦ Not available at CSULB? Use
Ethnic NewsWatch
◦ Full-text
◦ Publications by and for ethnic groups including Hispanics
◦ Primarily popular, some scholarly
◦ Not available at CSULB? Use
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19. How do I get full-text article?
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20. HOW DO I GET THE FULL-TEXT
ARTICLE?
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21. Search Strategies Review LIMIT - Language
Boolean Truncation *
LIMIT LIMIT
LIMIT

22. USING DATABASES OFF CAMPUS
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Set up your Library Password

23. Work time
Your turn!
Question 4
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24. Finding Books, Media & Government Documents
Http://www.csulb.edu/library
◦ 1) Test or preliminary search for journal articles, books & more
◦ 2) Library Catalog -COAST

25. Your turn
Your turn!
Question 5 & 6
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26. CHLS LibGuide
csulb.libguide.com/chls104-moran
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27. Still need a little help?
Ask at the Reference Desk, 1st West
LibAnswers: http://csulb.libanswers.com/
Consultations
◦ Susan Luévano
◦ Office hours:
◦ U Library, room 416, 4th floor
◦ Wednesday, 2:00 pm -4:30 pm
◦ Susan.luevano@csulb.edu
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