UHP100 Research at the Beach
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UHP100
Research at the Beach
Library terminology
Library
Terms Library
Terminology
library
terminology
Library
Citations:
elements of a book, article or
website
Abstract:
Summary of an article
Call Number:
Address of the book
Start with a Research Topic
What kinds of information do you need?
Identify Keywords and Synonyms
Proletariat
Marxism
Castro
Latin America
Interpretations
theory
Translate your topic into scholarly language
How was
Marxism
interpreted in
Cuba
Cuba
Castro
Latin America
Concept A
Concept B
Marxism
Marxist
Marx
Communism
Socialism
Types of Articles
Articles Serials
articles
articles journals
magazines
ARTICLES
JOURNALS
Serials
Empirical articles
Contain primary data from a study
performed by professionals in a
field/discipline
Popular articles Articles that do not contain original data
usually take the form of magazine articles.
Can sometimes include opinion.
Informative articles Articles that provide information in
concise objective formats usually
newspaper articles
books monographs
encyclopedias REFERENCE BOOKS
MONOGRAPHS
books
books
Reference Books
Dictionaries encyclopedias,
statistical books anything that can
get you started on almost all topics
Primary Books Books that were written DURING
the time an event was occurring.
e.g. diaries, government
documents and more
Secondary Books Books that have been written
AFTER an event or time period
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
Can look for multiple endings of a
word or plurals
Marx* Marx, Marxism, Marxist asterisk
Proximity
Allows you to specify how close
you want your terms to appear in
the record
Fidel w1 Castro
Searches: title, abstract,
subjects and in some
cases the full text of the
record
Keywords Default fields
Subject
Descriptor
Searches: only the subject
line-This makes your
searches more specific
and better defined
Selecting the right source
For Articles:
Database by topic page
Use references from textbooks
or other articles
For Books:
COAST
Link +
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
Get a Library Password Go 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
ILLIAD- interlibrary
services
For journal articles & books
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