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Research on the Go Research @ the Beach CSULB Library

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Research @ the Beach CSULB Library

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Internet

Anyone can create a website

Contain unfiltered information

You get a lot of junk sites with every search

Last resort for university level research!

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The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

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Research

Databases

Commercially published materials

Scholarly articles are reviewed by experts

Databases contents are hand selected

Use these FIRST for researching a topic

The Difference between the Internet and Research Databases

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Scholarly publications

Provide data or theoretical analysis

In-depth coverage of a topic

References

Peer reviewed by experts

Written by experts

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Popular publications

Written by paid journalists

Will provide overview of a topic

Written for general public

Vague references to sources

NO references

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Narrows a search

Both terms appear in same record

Terms have different meanings

example: healthcare AND legislation

AND

OR

Broadens a search

Either term may appear in record

Terms have similar meanings example: facebook OR myspace

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“Q”

Can look for multiple endings of a

word or plurals

punk* punk, punks, punker, punk rock, punk music asterisk

Proximity Phrase Searching

Allows you to specify how close

you want your terms to appear in

the record

online w1 interaction within ONE word

“online interaction”

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For Articles: OneSearch: for a wide variety of research/sources

Databases by Topic: for a specific discipline

Selecting the right source

Library Home Page

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Review the TWO step

process for getting

journal articles

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citation info located in the record-

usually found on the citation or

source line

Get citations

from

Research Database

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click on the Get it @csulb Link

Search for the

Article

It will tell you if the item is available

electronically, in print (via COAST) or if you

need to request it using BeachReach

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If the record isn’t full text

Click on SFX to

determine availability

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SFX box pops up

“online via”

indicates the

item is full text

on the computer

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Click link for “Check availability in COAST”

Determine where your volume is located

Get it off the Shelf!

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makes getting an article as simple

as saying, "I want it!"

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Citing sources

Books

Articles

In-text citations

Book Chapters

Web Sites

OWL Purdue Writing Guides

This page provides links to a variety of online

examples of citing in both MLA and APA styles

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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!

https://coast.library.csulb.edu/patroninfo