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GE80C StudentsGE80C StudentsWelcome to Welcome to
College Library!College Library!Esther GrassianEsther Grassian
College LibraryCollege LibrarySpring 2010Spring 2010
rev. 4/19/10rev. 4/19/10
Handouts…
Agenda
• 7 Research Steps • Your Assignments• Primary & Secondary Sources• Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying/Locating/Evaluating• Citing References• What will you differently?• Questions Welcome!
Road to Research
Research Paper Steps1. Pick a topic2. ID topic limiters3. Brainstorm4. ID search tools5. Keyword => Subject6. Evaluate Results7. Save Citations & Locate
Your Assignments...
Primary & Secondary Sources
• Midterm Project– Organization = Primary Source– Research about it = Secondary Source
• Final Project– Examples of Art Forms = Primary
Sources– Analytical articles = Secondary
Sources
For more…• Research Guide for your class:http://guides.library.ucla.edu/
GE80Humanities
Topic Narrowing/Broadening
Mental MappingOsher Lifelong Learning Institute at
UCLA Extension
Key Topic Words• Osher• Lifelong Learning• Institute• UCLA • Extension
Related Words/Concepts
• Learn*, Education*, Senior Citizen*, Elder*
• Institute*, Program*, Project* • Los Angeles, L.A., California,
United States, U.S.• Adult School*
Topic Overview• Research Guide for your class
How to Focus a Topic…• Theme: Trying to hold back
aging• Artistic expression: Novel
Possible Topic Limiters• Time Period• Geographic Region• Event or Aspect• Person or Group
Tentative Topic Peter Pan: the Boy Who Wouldn’t
Grow Up, published in England in 1911, correctly represented the British public’s attitude toward aging at that time.
Brainstorm…• Theme: Leaving a legacy• Artistic Form: Film• Task 1: Come up with 1-4 limiters
– Time Period– Geographic Region– Event or Aspect– Person or Group
• Task 2: Write Tentative Topic
Questions?
9-MINUTE BREAK!
What’s a JOURNAL?
Academic Conversations
Evidence…
Peer Review/Referee Process
Empirical“Derived from observation or
experiment rather than speculation or theory.”
Colman, A. M. (2006). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Questions?
Finding Primary Sources & Article
Databases• Research Guide for your class• UCLA Library
– Digital Collections– E-Resources– Frequently Used DBs– DBs by Subject
Examples: Primary Source Databases
• ARTStor• UCLA Library’s Digital Collections• LC Flickr Photostreams• Internet Movie Database• Lyrics Search Engine• Short Story Index• LION (Literature Online)
Examples: Secondary Source Databases• Mid-Term Project
– Academic Search Complete– Business Source Complete
• Final Project– MLA Bibliography– Literature Resource Center– International Index to Performing Arts– Web of Knowledge– LION
PsycINFO• Topics: Psychology & Related
Fields• Items: Journal articles, book
chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings
• Time: 1806-present
Try it!
Let’s help…
Don’t Pay for Articles!!!
Abstracts & Annotations
• What’s an abstract?• What’s an annotation?
Internet Public Librarywww.ipl.org
Questions?
Citation Style Help• APA Publication Manual (print--
2001)• KnightCite (APA 5th ed.)• SourceAid (APA 5th ed.)
Review: Save Time & Effort!
• Your Assignments• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating & Evaluating
Articles• Annotating & Citing References
•Think Critically!• and…
Ask Us!
What will you do differently?
What will you do differently?
http://bit.ly/GE80Different
Research Your Own Topics…