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GE80C StudentsGE80C StudentsWelcome to Welcome to
College Library!College Library!Esther GrassianEsther Grassian
College LibraryCollege LibrarySpring 2010Spring 2010
Handouts…
Agenda• Your Assignments• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating &
Evaluating Articles• Annotating & Citing References• What will you differently?• Research Your Own Topics • Questions Welcome!
Road to Research
Your Assignments...
Research Paper Steps1. Pick a topic2. ID topic limiters3. Brainstorm4. ID databases5. Keyword => Subject6. Evaluate Results7. Save Citations & Locate
Topic Narrowing/Broadening
Mental Mapping• Near-death hallucinations of
people in the Hispanic community
Key Topic Words• Near-death• Hallucinations• Hispanic community
Related Words/Concepts
• Near-death => near death experience*, dying
• Hallucinations => hallucination*, consciousness
• Hispanic community => Hispanic*, Latin*, Chican*
Dignity and the dying process
Focus Your Topic!• Identify (Circle) Key Concepts• Brainstorm Related Words
Questions?
What’s a JOURNAL?
Academic Conversations
Evidence…
Peer Review/Referee Process
Empirical“Derived from observation or
experiment rather than speculation or theory.”
(Colman, A. M. (2006). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.)
Questions?
Finding Databases• UCLA Library
– Frequently Used DBs– DBs by Subject– DBs A-Z
• GE80 Research Guide for Class
PsycINFO• Topics: Psychology & Related
Fields• Items: Journal articles, book
chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings
• Time: 1806-present
Try it!
Differences in perspectives of death and grief and in pre- and post-death practices of various U.S. minority cultures (primarily East/South Asian, Latin American, Native American)
Don’t Pay for Articles!!!
Abstracts & Annotations
• What’s an abstract?• What’s an annotation?
Internet Public Library• www.ipl.org
Questions?
Citation Style Help• APA Publication Manual (print--
2001)• KnightCite (APA 5th ed.)• SourceAid (APA 5th ed.)
Review: Save Time & Effort!
• Your Assignments• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating & Evaluating
Articles• Annotating & Citing References
•Think Critically!• and…
Ask Us!
Answer a few questions…
•http://bit.ly/JoostenPost
What will you do differently?
http://bit.ly/DoDifferently
Research Your Own Topics…