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McNair Scholars
Research at the Beach
Summer
2012
Library terminology Library
Terms Library
Terminology
library
terminology
Library
Citations:
elements of a book, article or
website
Abstract:
Summary of an article
Call Number:
Address of the book
The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases
Internet
Anyone can create a website
Contain unfiltered information
You get a lot of junk sites with every search
Last resort for university level research!
The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases
Research
Databases
Commercially published materials
Scholarly articles are reviewed by experts
Databases contents are hand selected
Use these FIRST for researching a topic
What kinds of
information do
you need?
Did the Holocaust really Happen?
Primary data
Research Articles
Controversial Literature
genocide
holocaust
Concentration camps
Historical revisionism
Holocaust denial
Did the
holocaust
really
happen?
Holocaust
Final solution
Nazi policy
Genocide
War crimes
Concept A
Concept B
Denial
Historical revisionism
Deniers
Proof
Refworks
First get a Refworks Account
Sign up for the account at refworks.com
Set up a folder and we are ready to save articles
Remember- even if the article is full text- put it
in your refworks file so you can have the
citation
Before we start doing research
Figure out what kind of
information you need
Statistics
Empirical research
Public opinion
Laws or government studies
Interviews
Recent developments
Scholarly information
Background information
Types of Articles
Articles Serials articles
articles journals
magazines
ARTICLES
JOURNALS
Serials
Empirical articles
Contain primary data from a study
performed by professionals in a
field/discipline
Popular articles Articles that do not contain original data
usually take the form of magazine articles.
Can sometimes include opinion.
Informative articles Articles that provide information in
concise objective formats usually
newspaper articles
books monographs encyclopedias
REFERENCE BOOKS
MONOGRAPHS
books
books
Reference Books
Dictionaries encyclopedias,
statistical books anything that can
get you started on almost all topics
Primary Books Books that were written DURING
the time an event was occurring.
e.g. diaries, government
documents and more
Secondary Books Books that have been written
AFTER an event or time period
Narrows a search
Both terms appear in same record
Terms have different meanings
example: infidelity AND culture
AND
OR
Broadens a search
Either term may appear in record
Terms have similar meanings example: adultery OR cheating
Can look for multiple endings of a
word or plurals
theor* theory theories asterisk
Proximity
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
online w1 interaction
Searches: title, abstract,
subjects and in some
cases the full text of the
record
Keywords Default fields
Subject
Descriptor
Searches: only the subject
line-This makes your
searches more specific
and better defined
Selecting the right source
Electronic Resources Page
For Articles:
Database by topic page
Use references from textbooks
or other articles
For Books:
COAST
Link +
COAST the library catalog
Only things we have at CSULB
Audio Books DVDs Books
Government Documents Journals
E-Books
Link +
Click on the “search Link+”
option from COAST
Only works for books NOT journals
It takes 3-5 days and the
item will be held under
your last name at the
Circulation Desk
Review the TWO step
process for getting
journal articles
citation info located in the
record- usually found on the
citation or source line
Get citations
from
Research Database
click on the SFX or
Get it @ CSULB link
Search for the
Article
If no link, search the catalog by JOURNAL title
to see if we own it electronically or in print
Finding full text of an article
box pops up
Finding an article in print
SFX Box: NO electronic or print
If there is no full
text available at
CSULB, the
option for getting
the article for free
from the library
ArticleReach makes getting an article as simple
as saying, "I want it!"
Citing sources
CSULB Citation Builder
A citation generator that
will format your articles,
books and websites
OWL Purdue Writing Guides
This page provides links to a variety of online
examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles
Get a Library Password Go to Coast
Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, and a Password of your choice
Confirm Password by typing it twice more
If the screen shows your name- it worked!
If you forgot your password call: 562 985-5512 and get it erased so you can create a new one!
https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfo
ILLIAD- interlibrary
services
For journal articles & books
Electronic Delivery!
Library password required
Takes 7-10 days
If We Don’t Own It
Tips for Reading Scholarly info
read the abstract
and the literature
review
examine results
and conclusion
section
look for any possible problems with the methods
Read the methodology
Look at the theory applied
When you are finished reading you should ask yourself these questions:
What is the main idea?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the article (or book) based on personal opinion or
experience, data, interviews, library research?
What conclusions does the author provide?
Why was the piece written, to entertain, inform, or
persuade?
copying plagiarism ethics
cheating copying
plagiarism
ethics
cheating
plagiarism
copying someone else's words
without using quotation marks and
citing (giving credit to) the source
paraphrasing or summarizing someone else's words without citing the source
quoting someone else's words inaccurately
restating someone else's original or specialized
ideas without citing the source
misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas
pretending someone else's work is your own.
Quoting
the author's language is noteworthy for some
you intend to analyze the passage in detail
a summary or paraphrase of the passage would
result in misinterpretation
Direct quotations
should only be
used when:
Summarizing
A summary is a condensation of a passage.
Restate the central idea in your own words
Avoid including opinions or feelings about the
passage. Opinions must be clearly distinguished
from
Write~N~Cite
Needs to be downloaded onto your computer
Automatically integrated into Microsoft Word
Allows you to do in-text citations in a variety of styles
For more info check out: http://www.refworks.com/refworks/help/Using_Write-N-Cite.htm
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Get help with writing
papers and citing
correctly
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