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International Studies 490
  • Kelly Janousek, Librarian
  • janousek@csulb.edu
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Researching Topics:
  •  Evaluate your topic
    •  What discipline is most appropraite
    • What terms/subjects work best
    • What vocabulary  or synonyms are needed
    • What language and spelling difference exist
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Materials for your Topic
  • Determine type of sources needed
    •  scholarly or news or popular literature
    • primary or secondary
    •  where is this going to be?
      •  in articles or newspapers
      •  in books or via government or non-governmental information
      •  in statistics
      •  on web sites

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Computer Logic
  • AND
    •  links the terms but…
  • OR
    • links synonyms
    • links concepts
  • NOT
    • removes junk
  • “in quotes”
    •  phase searching
  • * or ?
    • truncation, spelling differences
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Find Articles:
  • Pick an index to find out what are available; then
  • Click on SFX to find out where the article is located
  • Some Indexes to consider are…
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Find Books:
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Finding Web Sites
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Find Statistics

Find Country Information
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What is Hot?
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Final Thought on Research Help or Questions
  • Chat with a Librarian
  • under: Find Research Help
  • Kelly Janousek
  • janousek@csulb.edu