Susan C. Luévano, Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies Librarian Greg Armento, Asian & Asian American Studies Librarian

Assignment Complete

Your Topic

EVALUATE

APPLY/USE

FIND WRITE & CITE

Books

Databases

Internet

Has the County of Los Angeles apologized for the deportation of U.S. citizens of Mexican descent to Mexico in the 1930s?

A. Yes B. No C. Not sure

Develop a thesis statement & research questions Break down your thesis statement by concept Create a research strategy using

Boolean operators Truncation

Select databases & other resources America: History and Life Academic Search Complete Historical New York Times Historical Los Angeles Times Opposing Viewpoints in Context CQ Researcher

Break down your thesis statement by concept

The Arizona legislation which banned ethnic studies instruction in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD).

A) Arizona + ethnic studies B) Ethnic studies + Tucson Unified C) Arizona legislation + racism + schools D) A or B

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.

Boolean Operators AND OR

Vietnamese Cambodian Vietnamese

or Cambodian

Refugee Act 1980 Vietnamese

What is the truncation symbol that allows you to search root words with any ending?

A. @ B. ( ) C. ? D. *

Truncation More results Plurals

Asterisk * Immigrat* Immigrate Immigrates Immigrated Immigration

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

What is a primary source? A. A document which describes an event by a witnesses

(diaries, speeches, letters, interviews, autobiographies, etc) B. Fundamental or original document relating to a

particular subject (government publications, legislation, court reports, etc)

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

D. A & C E. All of the above

What is a secondary source? A. Information written by an authority who reports on an

event, person, place or thing (ie, a biography, etc) B. An accounting of events or experiences (ie, a news story,

etc) not personally observed or experienced by the writer. C. A scholar's description or analysis of primary sources.

(ie, a journal article, etc.) D. B & C E. All of the above

Develop search strategy from your research

questions using Keywords Boolean operators Truncation

Look for primary & secondary sources Research Databases Coast

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

Evaluate resources Apply and use information

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

Use the ASAM/CHLS Research Guide!! Circular process – Repeat and Revise

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

Research Subject Guide Your subject librarian!

Greg Armento – ASAM Susan Luévano – CHLS

Reference Desk, 1st floor, University Library Research paper clinics