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 do differently?• 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• Long Term Care Utilization by
Different Ethnic Minorities
Key Topic Words• Long term care• Utilization• Ethnic minorities
Related Words/Concepts
• Health care service*, social service*
• Health care seeking behavior*, participation, intervention*
• Ethnic*, minorit* [or specific ethnic groups—e.g., Latin*, Hispanic*, Asian-American*,African-American*, Black*]
Brainstorming Worksheet
• Write down your topic• Circle key words• Brainstorm 2 alternate search
words
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, A. M. (2006). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.)
Questions?
Finding Databases• UCLA Library
– Frequently Used DBs– DBs by Subject– DBs A-Z
• GE80 Research Guide for Class
Sociological Abstracts• Topics: Sociology & Related Fields• Items: Journal articles, book
chapters, conference papers, dissertations
• Time: 1963-present
PAIS International• Topics: Social and political science,
social welfare, public administration, current affairs, & related topics.
• Items: Articles, books, conference proceedings, and government documents
• Time: 1972-present
Try it!
Don’t Pay for Articles!!!
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?
Research Your Own Topics…