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Comm132

Research for Community Service

Library terminology

Library

Terms Library

Terminology

library

terminology

Library

Citations:

elements of a book, article or

website for reference list

Abstracts:

Are a summary of an article

Research Databases:

Contain scholarly, popular, or newspaper articles from vetted sources

Start with a Research Topic

What kinds of information do you need?

Identify Keywords and Synonyms

HOMELESS

addiction

healthcare

education

Mental health

unemployment

Translate

your topic into keywords or segments

Meeting the

needs of the

homeless

Homeless

Homelessness

Homeless people

Transients

Runaways

Concept A

Concept B

Addiction

Health

Rehabilitation

HIV

Prostitution

Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: homeless AND mental health

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: drug abuse OR addiction

Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

homeless* homeless,

homelessness, homeless

people

asterisk

Proximity

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

drug w1 abuse

Selecting the right source

For Articles: Database by topic page

For Books: COAST (CSULB) Link + (other libraries)

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

Electronic Delivery!

Library password required

Takes 5-7 days

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Additional Help

Tiffini Travis

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