The document provides an overview of research strategies and resources for students taking Asian & Asian American Studies and Chican@ & Latin@ Studies courses, including how to develop effective search strategies using keywords, Boolean operators, and truncation, how to find and evaluate both primary and secondary sources, and where to get assistance in the research process. Librarians Greg Armento and Susan Luévano describe databases, subject guides, and individual research consultations available to help students develop strong research skills.
4. Creating a Search Strategy
Create a thesis statement
Break down your thesis statement by concept
Create research questions
Techie Tools
Boolean operators
Truncation
Select databases & other resources
America: History and Life
Academic Search Complete
Historical New York Times
Historical Los Angeles Times
5. Creating a Search Strategy
Break down your thesis statement by concept
The Arizona legislation which banned ethnic
studies instruction in the Tucson Unified School
District (TUSD).
A) Arizona + ethnic studies
B) Ethnic studies + Tucson Unified School District
C) Arizona legislation + racism + schools
D) A or B
7. I-Clickers
What are Boolean Operators?
A. Computer commands used to organize research
databases
B. Computer commands used to search multiple
databases at once.
C. Computer commands used to create a research
strategy.
D. Computer commands used in selected databases
to find full-text articles.
12. I-Clickers
What is a primary source?
A. A document which describes an event by a witnesses (diaries,
speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, etc)
B. A fundamental or original document relating to a particular
subject (government publications, legislation, court reports, etc)
C. A source from the time of an event (newspaper articles, news
footage, songs, cartoons, etc)
D. A & C
E. All of the above
13. I-Clickers
What is a secondary source?
A. Information written by an authority who reports on an
event, person, place or thing (ie, a biography, etc)
B. An accounting of events or experiences (ie, a news story, etc)
not personally observed or experienced by the writer.
C. A scholar's description or analysis of primary sources. (ie, a
journal article, etc.)
D. B & C
E. All of the above
14. I-Clickers
• What is a peer reviewed journal article?
• A. A research article that has been vetted
by a team of peer scholars.
• B. An research article written by a team of
peer scholars.
• C. A research article that has been
presented at a professional conference
before publication.
15. Peer-Reviewed Journals
Content & research model are reviewed by other scholars
Based on research & written for a discipline scholars
In-depth analysis
Extensive bibliography
16. Finding Sources
What library resource can you search to
find a scan of both journals and books ?
A. BeachReach
B. Link+
C. OneSearch@CSULB
17. Finding Peer-Reviewed Articles
Http://www.csulb.edu/library
1) OneSearch: Test or preliminary search for journal articles,
books & more
2) Structured Databases by topic/title
18. Truncation
Boolean
Operators
Search Strategies
LIMIT - Scholarly LIMIT – Pub years
LIMIT - Language
Susan Luévano, CSULB, University Library
23. Library Pin
Allows off-campus access to research databases
Library Home page
My library account
Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, click submit
Type in a password of your choice and confirm
by typing it again
25. Research Strategies
Step 1: Develop search strategy using
Keywords
Boolean operators
Truncation
Step 2: Look for primary & 2ndary
sources
Research Database
Coast
Step 3: Search the database
Try different keywords, try different searches
Move to Database subject headings
Select the best citations
Use internal citation generators when sending information
26. Research strategies
Step 4: Evaluate resources
Setp 5: Apply and use information
Synthesize information
Write up the finding and conclusion
Create your bibliography using correct citation style
Use the ASAM/CHLS Research Guide!!
Circular process – Repeat and Revise
27. Where to get more
assistance?
Research Subject Guide
Individual appointment w/ discipline librarian
Greg Armento – ASAM
Susan Luévano – CHLS
Evening Consultations:
Wednesday, April 10th
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
University Library, Spidell classroom, room 116
Reference Desk, 1st floor, University Library
Notas do Editor
The Research Guide was created specifically for this class. This researchroad map is designed to bring all the resources you need to successfully completed the assignment for this class.The URL is on your handout. I highly recommend that when viewing this site you you Firefox web browser. As Greg & I have found that the display on Explorer is really bad.The get to this page:
Let’s just get a sense of everybody’s knowledge of primary sources.OK.Let’s look at the class Research Roadmap for a more detailed review of primary sources.