Comm132 Research for Community Service
Comm132
Research for Community Service
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Library
Citations:
elements of a book, article or
website for reference list
Abstracts:
Are a summary of an article
Research Databases:
Contain scholarly, popular, or newspaper articles from vetted sources
Start with a Research Topic
What kinds of information do you need?
Identify Keywords and Synonyms
HOMELESS
addiction
healthcare
education
Mental health
unemployment
Translate
your topic into keywords or segments
Meeting the
needs of the
homeless
Homeless
Homelessness
Homeless people
Transients
Runaways
Concept A
Concept B
Addiction
Health
Rehabilitation
HIV
Prostitution
Narrows a search
Both terms appear in same record
Terms have different meanings
example: homeless AND mental health
AND
OR
Broadens a search
Either term may appear in record
Terms have similar meanings example: drug abuse OR addiction
Can look for multiple endings of a
word or plurals
homeless* homeless,
homelessness, homeless
people
asterisk
Proximity
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
drug w1 abuse
Selecting the right source
For Articles: Database by topic page
For Books: COAST (CSULB) Link + (other libraries)
If the record isn’t full text
Click on Get@CSULB
to determine availability
Get it @CSULB box pops up
ArticleReach makes getting an article as simple
as saying, "I want it!"
Citing sources
OWL Purdue Writing Guides
This page provides links to a variety of online
examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles
In-text citations
References
Footnotes
All source types
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