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The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

Internet

Anyone can create a website

Contain unfiltered information

You get a lot of junk sites with every search

Last resort for university level research!

The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

Research Databases

Commercially published materials

Scholarly articles are reviewed by experts

Databases contents are hand selected

Use these FIRST for researching a topic

1. natural disasters

Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Remember synonyms

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2. entrepreneurship

Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Remember synonyms

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3. Social Media –future

Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Remember synonyms

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4. Human Aging

Write down terms that relate to your subjects

Remember

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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 meaningsexample: adultery OR cheating

Scholarlypublications

Provide data or theoretical analysis

In-depth coverage of a topic

References

Peer reviewed by experts

Written by experts

Popularpublications

Written by paid journalists

Will provide overview of a topic

Written for general public

Vague references to sources

NO references

For Books: COAST or Link +

Research Guides for Special Topics!

Finding Information

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For Articles: Database by topic page

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Evaluating informationDoes the source:

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Help you answer your research question?

Meet the requirements of your assignment?

Include relevant

information for

your topic? Give the pro or con of an argument?

Provide data or facts?

If the record isn’t full text

Click on Get it @ CSULB or SFX to determine

availability

SFX box pops up

“online via”

indicates the

item is full text

on the

computer

Click link for “Check availability in COAST”

Determine where your volume is located

Get it from ORCA or Off the shelf

SFX Box: NO electronic or print

If there is no full

text available at

CSULB, the

option for getting

the article for free

from the library

Citing sources

Books

Articles

In-text citations

Book Chapters

Web Sites

OWL Purdue Writing Guides

This page provides links to a variety of online

examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles

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