GE80C Students GE80C Students Welcome to Welcome to College Library! College Library! Esther Grassian Esther Grassian College Library College Library Spring 2010 Spring 2010
Dec 21, 2014
GE80C StudentsGE80C StudentsWelcome to Welcome to
College Library!College Library!Esther GrassianEsther Grassian
College LibraryCollege LibrarySpring 2010Spring 2010
Handouts…
Agenda
• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating & Evaluating
Articles• Annotating & Citing References• What will you differently?• Research Your Own Topics • Questions Welcome!
Road to Research
Your Assignments...
Research Paper Steps1. Pick a topic2. ID topic limiters3. Brainstorm4. ID databases5. Keyword => Subject6. Evaluate Results7. Save Citations & Locate
Topic Narrowing/Broadening
Mental Mapping• Does the quality of life of older
women in the United States vary by ethnicity?
Key Topic Words• quality of life• older women• United States• Ethnicity
Related Words/Concepts
• Satisfaction, Well Being, Attitud*• Senior Citizen*, Elder*• U.S., California, Los Angeles, L.A.• Ethnic*, minorit* [or specific ethnic
groups—e.g., Latin*, Hispanic*, Asian-American*,African-American*, Black*]
Sample TopicWhat causes older white men to want to commit suicide, and why is it not affecting women as badly as men?
Focus Your Topic!• Identify (Circle) Key Concepts• Brainstorm Related Words
Questions?
What’s a JOURNAL?
Academic Conversations
Evidence…
Peer Review/Referee Process
Empirical “Derived from observation or
experiment rather than speculation or theory.” (Colman, 2006)
Colman, A. M. (2006). Dictionary of psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Questions?
Finding Databases• UCLA Library
– Frequently Used DBs– DBs by Subject– DBs A-Z
• GE80 Research Guide for Class
PsycINFO• Topics: Psychology & Related
Fields• Items: Journal articles, book
chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings
• Time: 1806-present
Try it!
Let’s help… Social variation in how Alzheimer’s
disease is treated in China and the U.S.
Don’t Pay for Articles!!!
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!
Answer a few questions…
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What will you do differently?
Research Your Own Topics…