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Communication Studies Librarian

Sociology 355 Research Methods

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What kinds of

information do

you need?

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Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Determine vocabulary that

may be used in a database

Remember synonyms

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publications

10-15 pages long

Published in an academic journal

Contains words like: data, participants,

results, methodology, discussion, further research

20-46 References

Written by academics or researchers

5

ways to tell it’s an

Empirical Article

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Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: infidelity AND culture

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: adultery OR cheating

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Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

measure* measure measures asterisk

Proximity Phrase Searching

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

online w4 interaction within 4 words

“online interaction”

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Punk rock music and social protest

Single parents and academic achievement

Football hooligans and social class

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Getting the Article

Full Text

HTML

ArticleReach

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If 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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makes getting an article as simple

as saying, "I want it!"

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Does the source:

Help you answer your research question?

Meet the requirements of your assignment?

Include relevant

information for

your topic?

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Citing sources

Books

Articles

In-text citations

Book Chapters

Web Sites

OWL Purdue Writing Guides: ASA Style

This page provides links to a variety of online

examples of citing.

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