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Honors Program

Research at the BeachFall 2013

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LibraryterminologyLibrary

TermsLibrary

Terminology

libraryterminology

Library

Citations:

elements of a book, article or website

Citations:

elements of a book, article or website

Abstract: Summary of an article

Call Number: Address of the book

Call Number: Address of the book

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Start with a Research Topic

What kinds of information do you need?Identify Keywords and Synonyms

How has Twitter impacted World Politics?

StudiesInterviewsDiscourse analysis

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politics

social justice

social media

activism

agenda setting

Translate your topic into scholarly language

How has Twitter

impacted world

politics?

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/interact_album/5452569065/

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PoliticsInternational relationsCivil warSocial justiceactivismAgenda Setting

Concept A

Concept BDiscourseBloggingSocial networksTwitterSocial media

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RefworksRefworks

First get a Refworks Account

Sign up for the account at refworks.com

Set up a folder and we are ready to save articles

Remember- even if the article is full text- put it in your refworks file so you can have the

citation

Before we start doing research

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Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meaningsexample: infidelity AND culture

AND

OR

Broadens a searchEither term may appear in recordTerms have similar meaningsexample: adultery OR cheating

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Can look for multiple endings of a word or plurals

theor* theory theories

asterisk

Proximity

Allows you to specify how close you want your terms to appear in the record

EBSCOHOST = online w1 interactionProquest = “online interaction”

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Searches: title, abstract, subjects and in some cases the full text of the record

KeywordsDefault fields

SubjectDescriptor

Searches: only the subject line-This makes your searches more specific and better defined

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Constructing your searchconnect your variables

Politics and Twitter

(Social w1 unrest or protest) and computer mediated communication

Arab summer and “social media”

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Getting the Article

Full Text

PDF

HTML

BeachReach

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If the record isn’t full textIf the record isn’t full text

Click on Get@CSULB to determine availability

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Get it @CSULB box pops up

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FAST! 24-72 Hours

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Additional Help

Tiffini Tiffini Travis Travis

[email protected]

Office HoursOn the sociology

research guide!

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Dissecting your topic

ways to start your search effectively

1.Pick the correct database2.Match your terminology to the database3.Search more than one database4.Keep track of your citations in Refworks5.Contact me for help BEFORE you get frustrated!

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2 Ways to Search

Not every search is alike!

One Search

Databases by Topic

The new interface of the library allows you to find information in an expansive search.

The databases by topic allow you to find articles in a specific discipline and use more advance terminology

Searches for books, articles and reports across many databases

Select Medical or Sociology and search databases individually

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Citing sources

OWL Purdue Writing Guides

This page provides links to a variety of online examples of citing in both MLA and ASA styles

In-text citationsReferencesFootnotesAll source types

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Get a Library PasswordGo to Coast

Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, and a Password of your choice

Confirm Password by typing it twice more

If the screen shows your name- it worked!

If you forgot your password call: 562 985-5512 and get it erased so you can create a new one!

https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfo

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Tips for Reading Scholarly info

read the abstract and the literature review

examine results and conclusion section

look for any possible problems with the methods

Read the methodology

Look at the theory applied

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When you are finished reading you should ask

yourself these questions:

What is the main idea?

Who is the intended audience?

Is the article (or book) based on personal opinion or experience, data, interviews, library research?

What conclusions does the author provide?

Why was the piece written, to entertain, inform, or persuade?

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copyingplagiarismethics

cheatingcopying

plagiarism

ethicscheating

plagiarism

copying someone else's words without using quotation marks and citing (giving credit to) the source

copying someone else's words without using quotation marks and citing (giving credit to) the source

paraphrasing or summarizing someone else's words without citing the source

quoting someone else's words inaccurately

restating someone else's original or specialized ideas without citing the source misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas

pretending someone else's work is your own.

restating someone else's original or specialized ideas without citing the source misrepresenting someone else's words or ideas

pretending someone else's work is your own.

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QuotingQuoting

the author's language is noteworthy for some

you intend to analyze the passage in detail

a summary or paraphrase of the passage would result in misinterpretation

Direct quotations should only be used when:

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SummarizingSummarizing

A summary is a condensation of a passage.

Restate the central idea in your own words

Avoid including opinions or feelings about the passage. Opinions must be clearly distinguished from

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Write~N~CiteWrite~N~Cite

Needs to be downloaded onto your computer

Automatically integrated into Microsoft Word

Allows you to do in-text citations in a variety of styles

For more info check out: http://www.refworks.com/refworks/help/Using_Write-N-Cite.htm

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Protect your Work!!!

http://creativecommons.org/

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Tiffini TravisTiffini Travis [email protected] Yahoo/MSN IM: csulb_librarian AOL/GoogleTalk: csulblibrarian

Twitter: CSULB_Library

Librarians by Subject request an appointment or send email

Writers Resource LabGet help with writing papers and citing correctly

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Photo credits

http://flickr.com/photos/fotopamp/

http://flickr.com/photos/photoschizo/

http://flickr.com/photos/revlimit/http://flickr.com/photos/patthebunny27/

http://flickr.com/photos/fotopamp/

http://flickr.com/photos/photoschizo/

http://flickr.com/photos/revlimit/http://flickr.com/photos/patthebunny27/