ASAM/CHLS 335 I Research StrategiesGreg Armento, Asian & Asian American Studies LibrarianSusan C. Luévano, Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Librarian

Creating a Search Strategy0 Review PPT: Concrete Guidance Selecting a Research Topic

Question: Hypothesis and Strategy0 Summit thesis topic for approval0 Literature Review

0 Develop a search strategy using:0Boolean operators0Truncation0Adjacency

0 Primary v Secondary Sources0 Peer-review sources0 Select databases & other resources

0 Academic Search Complete0 America: History and Life0 Historical New York Times0 Historical Los Angeles Times

0 Generate bibliographic citations

ASAM/ CHLS 335 I Research Guide0 http://csulb.libguides.com/chls335

Creating a Search Strategy0 Break down your thesis statement by concept

Making Ends Meet During the Economic Downturn: Immigrant Day Laborers in California.

Creating a Search Strategy

Boolean Operators

Susan Luévano, CSULB, University Library

Boolean Operators

0 Boolean Operators0 AND0 OR

Hispanic LatinoHispanic

ORLatino

Refugee Act 1980 Vietnamese

Truncation *0More results0Plurals0Examples:

0Immigrat*0Immigrate0Immigrates0Immigrated0Immigration

Adjacency0Searches words next to each other in

order listed0Quotation marks0Examples:

0“Day laborer*”0“Environmental Justice”0“People of color”0“Undocumented worker*”

What is a primary source?

0A document which describes an event by a witnesses (diaries, speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, etc)

0Fundamental or original document relating to a particular subject (government publication, law or legislation, court reports, etc)

0 A source from the time of an event (newspaper articles, news footage, songs, cartoons etc)

Primary sources0Search words:

0Sources0Letters0Diaries0Personal Narratives0Interviews

0Examples: 0“immigrant women” and sources0“Undocumented immigrant*” and letters0“Garment worker*” and interviews

What is a secondary source? 0 Information written by an authority who

reports on an event, person, place or thing (ie, a biography, etc)

0 An accounting of events or experiences (ie, a news story, etc) not personally observed or experienced by the writer.

0A scholar's description or analysis of primary sources. (ie, a journal article, etc.)

Search Strategies

Susan Luévano, CSULB, University Library

Boolean Operators

Truncation

LIMIT - Scholarly LIMIT – Pub years

LIMIT - Language

Adjacency

How do I get full-text article?

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How do I get the full-text article?

0 Http://www.csulb.edu/library0 1) Library Catalog -COAST 0 2) One Search @ CSULB – use for test or preliminary search

Finding Books, Media & Government Documents

Library Password0Allows off-campus access to research databases0Library Home page

0 My library account0 Type in your name, CSULB I.D. #, click submit

Research Steps

0Step 1: Develop search strategy using0 Boolean operators0 Truncation0 Adjacency

0Step 2: Find primary & secondary sources0 Research Databases0 Coast

0Step 3: Search the database0 Try different keywords, try different searches0 Select the best citations0 Retrieve the full-text0 Use internal citation generators when sending information

Research Steps0Step 4: Evaluate resources0Step 5: Apply and use information

0 Synthesize information0 Write up the finding and conclusion 0 Create your bibliography using correct citation style

0 Use the ASAM/CHLS Research Guide as a starting point!!0 Circular process – Repeat and Revise

Where to get more assistance?

0 Research Subject Guide0 Your subject librarian!

0 Greg Armento – ASAM0 Susan Luévano – CHLS0 Individual appointment w/ discipline librarian0 Evening Consultations:

0Wednesday, March 26th05:30 pm – 6:30 pm0University Library, Spidell classroom 1, room 116

0 Reference Desk, 1st floor, University Library

Questions???