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Susan C. Luévano, WGSS Librarian WGSS 401
Step 1: Develop search strategy
o Thesis statement o Pre-research o Research questions o Keywords o Boolean operators (and , or) o Truncation (*)
Step 2: Select databases o Secondary peer-reviewed sources o Coast
Step 3: Search the database o Try different keywords, try different
searches o Move to database subject headings o Select the best citations o Use internal citation generators when
sending information
Step 4: Evaluate resources o Read and assess content
Setp 5: Apply and use information o Synthesize information o Write up the finding and conclusion o Create your bibliography using correct
citation style Circular process – Repeat and Revise Use the WGSS Research Guide!!
o http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss
http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss
Develop a thesis statement
The leadership roles of Mexican Mayan women in the Zapatista movement in the struggle to challenge NAFTA during the 1990s.
Define the question o Ask why????
Who are the Zapatistas? What were the theoretical and concrete
conditions that promoted female leadership?
Who were the key female leaders? What are the "Revolutionary Law of Women"? How has female leadership changed in the
1990s, if at all?
Break down your thesis statement by concept
The feminist roles of Zapatista women during the 1990s.
Boolean Operators o AND o OR
Mayan indigenous Mayan
OR Indigenous
Zapatista Women
Feminist 1990s
Truncation o More results o Plurals
Asterisk * o Feminis* o Feminist o Feminism o Feminisms
Peer Reviewed Journals
o Based on research & written for other scholars o Content & research model are reviewed by
other scholars o In-depth o Extensive bibliography
http://www.csulb.edu/library/
100 international journals, Coverage: 1978 to present.
• World's leading journals in political science • Coverage: 1975 to present • Need the full-text?
Academic Search Complete Sociological Abstracts SocIndex EconLit
ArticleReach o Articles ONLY o 24 hours
Link+ o Books & some media ONLY o 3 days
ILLIAD o Anything o 3-10 days
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