2.
Did the US Congress recently pass comprehensive
immigration reform?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not sure
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I-Clickers
3. Pre-Research - Selecting a Topic
Research databases (Pro & Con arguments)
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
CQ Researcher
Latino American Experience
4.
Break down your thesis statement by concept
Develop research question(s)
Use
Boolean operators
Truncation
Select databases & other resources
Academic Search Complete
Ethnic NewsWatch
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Creating a Search Strategy
5.
Break down your topic by the most specific key concepts
in your statement.
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Creating a Search Strategy
6.
What are the most important keyword?
Gang injunctions do not necessarily improve public
safety.
A) Gang injunctions AND public safety
B) Mexican American gangs AND public safety
C) Ethnic profiling AND gang injunctions
9. Research Process
Create a problem research statement
Define the question
Ask why????
Gang injunctions do not necessarily improve
public safety.
10.
What research question(s)
should be addressed?
Gang injunctions do not improve public safety.
A) What is a gang injunction?
B) Do gang injunctions improve public safety?
C) Where have they been unsuccessful in improving the
community?
D) Why have they failed or succeeded?
E) All of the above
13. What are Boolean Operators?
A. Computer commands used to organize research
databases
B. Computer commands used to search multiple
databases at once.
C. Computer commands used to create a research
strategy.
D. Computer commands used in selected databases to
find full-text articles.
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Techie Search Skill
15.
Creating a Search Strategy
Public safety
Gang injunctions do not improve public safety.
Gang
injunctions
16.
What is the truncation symbol that allows you to search
root words with any ending?
A. @
B. ( )
C. ?
D. *
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Techie Search Skill
17.
Truncation
More results
Plurals
Asterisk *
Bilingual*
Bilingually
Bilingualism
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20.
Http://www.csulb.edu/library
1) Test or preliminary search for journal articles, books &
more- NO WAY TO LIMIT TO MAGAZINE ARTICLES
2) Databases by topic/title – MAGAZINE LIMIT
Finding Articles
21.
Digital front door to library resources
Does NOT replace structured databases
Only looks at a selected slice of library holdings
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OneSearch@CSULB
22. Academic Search Complete
Interdisciplinary
Lots of full-text
Limit to magazines
Not available ? Use
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text
Publications by and for ethnic groups including Hispanics
Limit to magazines
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Databases
28.
Step 1: Develop search strategy
using
Key concepts
Develop research questions
Boolean operators
Truncation
Step 2: Search databases
Find concepts/keywords that work, repeat and revise
Use database subject headings, when possible
Select the best citations
Use internal citation generators when sending information
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Review: research basics
29.
Step 4: Evaluate resources -READ
Step 5: Apply and use information
Synthesize information
Write up the finding and conclusion
Create your bibliography using correct citation style
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