Powerpoint for reseach steps for an argumentative paper using only popular sources.

1. CHLS 104
RESEARCH BASICS
SUSAN C. LUÉVANO
CSULB
CHICANO & LATINO STUDIES LIBRARIAN

2. RESEARCH ROADMAP
Assignment
APPLY/USE Complete
FIND WRITE
EVALUATE & CITE
Magazine
Your Articles
Topic
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3. SELECTING A TOPIC
Research databases
•Opposing Viewpoints In Context
•CQ Researcher
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4. CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
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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5. CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
Break down your thesis statement by concept
The U.S. is not in a post-racial era
despite the election of President
Obama.
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6. CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
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7. CRITICAL THINKING
The U.S. is not in a post-racial era de
What are the most specific key concepts in
this statement that could be used to start
your research?
A. Racism and United States
B. Post-racial and Obama
C. Post-racial era and election
D. All of the above
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8. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The U.S. is not in a post-racial era despite the ele
A) Does racism still exist even though we elected an African
American president?
B) Are Latinos on a level playing field with whites in terms of
income, educational achievement, and home ownership?
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above
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9. CRITICAL THINKING
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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10. CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
Boolean Operators
• AND
• OR Post-
Latinos
Racial
Hispanic Latino Hispanic
or Latino
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11. CRITICAL THINKING
What is the truncation symbol that allows you to search root
words with any ending?
A. @
B. ( )
C. ?
D. *
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12. CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
Truncation
• More results
• Plurals
Asterisk *
• Educat*
• Educate
• Educates
• Educated
• Education
• Educationally
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13. FIND ARTICLES
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14. ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE
Interdisciplinary
Popular & scholarly (Use only popular sources.)
Not available full-text? Use
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15. SEARCH STRATEGIES
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16. ETHNIC NEWSWATCH
Full-text
Publications by and for ethnic groups including
“Hispanics”
Primarily popular sources
Limit to popular
sources.
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17. LIBRARY PASSWORD
Allows off-campus access to research
databases
Library Home page
• My library account
• Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, click submit
Type in a password of your choice and confirm
by typing it again
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18. LIBRARY PASSWORD
MY LIBRARY ACCOUNT
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19. WHERE CAN I GET SOME HELP
CITING?
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20. CHLS LIBGUIDE
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21. RESEARCH BASICS - REVIEW
Step 1: Develop search strategy using
• Keywords
• Boolean operators
• Truncation
Step 2: Select databases
• Academic Search Complete
• Ethnic NewsWatch
Step 3: Search the database
• Try different keywords, try different searches
• Move to database subject headings
• Select the best citations
• Use internal citation generators when sending information
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22. RESEARCH BASICS - REVIEW
Step 4: Evaluate resources
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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23. HOW CAN I GET RESEARCH
ASSISTANCE?
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24. CHLS LIBGUIDE
HTTP://CSULB.LIBGUIDES.COM/CHLS
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25. Library home page
www.csulb.edu/library
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26. WANT TO TALK TO A REAL HUMAN?
Ask at the Reference Desk, 1st West
Consultations
• Susan Luévano
• Office hours:
• U Library, room 416, 4th floor
• Wednesday, 2:30 pm -4:30 pm
• sluevano@csulb.edu
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27. RESEARCH PAPER CLINICS
Research paper clinics
• http://www.csulb.edu/library/instruction/workshops.html
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28. MICROSCO
PES
Click on the Links in Beachboard
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29. QUESTIONS ???
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