Sociology 180AW: Sociology Majors Seminar: Research on Social Protest Library Instruction Tuesday 4.

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Sociology 180AW Sociology Majors Seminar
Research on Social ProtestLibrary
InstructionTuesday 4.08.2008ILC 164

• Pauline Manaka
• Sociology, Demography Anthropology
• Phone [phone]
• E-Mail pdmanaka_at_uci.edu
• Use 24hr UC Library Help
• Ask A Librarian
• http//www.lib.uci.edu/services/ask/ask.html

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LIBRARY PATHFINDERSLibrary website
http//www.lib.uci.eduSociology subject guide
http//www.lib.uci.edu/online/subject/subpage.php?
subjectsocio

• Your Research Topic -Begin with a topic of
  interest. Example ?"Funding the War in Iraq"
• For background information on the topic, consult
  other sources use sources below.
• Narrow your topic by deciding on a thesis/focus
• for your paper see the sources below
• Examples
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
  http//www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/uid8
  11/book?idg9781405124331_9781405124331
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• http//infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/irvi75182
  ?dbOVRC
• CQ Researcher http//library2.cqpress.com/cqresea
  rcher/

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OUTLINE Literature Review

• SUBJECT GUIDES
• Pathfinders to the Library's electronic print
  resources selected by librarians arranged by
  subject or topic
• How to find Newspaper Articles
• How to Find Journal Articles
• How to find Books
• How to Cite and create a bibliography

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HOW TO NAVIGATE THE LIBRARY WEBSITE1.Connect to
the Library from Off Campus2.What is ANTPAC and
MELVYL?3.Know how to Find and Use Electronic
Databases Newspapers Sociology Journal
Literature
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Access "Databases to Get you Started" from the
E-Resources Locator- A selected list of core
databases
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Example Searches1. Opposing Viewpoints Use to
refine topicArticles (selected) from the New
York Times and Other Sources are indexed.A
search on "WAR on IRAQ" retrieves over a thousand
items in newspapers, magazines, Journals,
websites, etc. Review the Newspapers and
magazines ONLYMark and View only items of
interest to you
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2. News Newspaper Subject Guide. Locate?From
the home page, click on Subject Guides Find it
alphabetically under "N" .Search. see
tutorialhttp//images.newsbank.com/infoweb/agg/he
lp/tutorialAAWN.pps
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Sample article-fulltext
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Search screenLexis Nexis
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Searching Lexis Nexis for newspaper articles
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How to find journal Articles Sociology Subject
GuideQuestion Can you find the Subject Guide
for Sociology?
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Notes CSA Sociological Abstracts Related
Databases

• CSA Illumina Databases (Sociological Abstracts,
  PAIS, Worldwide Political Abstracts, etc.)
  Search multiple databases at once
• Search for selected keywords Iraq AND War AND
  fund or Finance) Limit to journal articles and
  by date
• Use help for questions about content and steps in
  searching.
• Use View record, to see the abstracts and other
  information to better evaluate it.
• Mark items of interest and update list. Update
  marked items and View ONLY the marked items
• Use UC-e-Links to determine if article is
  available in full text OR locate article by call
  number.
• Email marked references and CREATE Reference
  List using ASA style, then email list to you.

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UC-eLinks UC- eLinks connects from the
citation to the UC holdings of the item, Full
Text Articles - copy of the article
onlineANTPAC catalog Journal (print or
electronic), if UCI owns it.Interlibrary Loan -
Journal article if not owned by UCIASK a
Librarian - for additional assistance.
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Sample CSA Quick Bib References
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FIND Additional JOURNAL ARTICLES- Expanded
Academic UC contract will not be renewed

• For additional help see,
• http//tutorial.lib.uci.edu/mod4/mod4a.html
• EXPANDED ACADEMIC (multidisciplinary content)
  From the UCI Libraries homepage,
  http//www.lib.uci.edu E-Resources Locator.
• Scroll down to Databases to get you started.
• Select Expanded Academic from the All Subjects
  databases category.
• Search in ADVANCED Limit the articles to
  peer-reviewed for quality control.
• Use the keywords to search.
• Display and Mark the items of interest. Note the
  articles from book reviews as well as fulltext
  or abstract content. Evaluate results. Locate
  the articles via UC e-links.

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Sample Articles from Expanded Academic database
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FIND Additional JOURNAL ARTICLES- Web of Science

• ACCESS WEB OF SCIENCE (multidisciplinary content
  from highly cited/ranked journals)
• Under Quick search Iraq war AND fund
• Limit to Social Science database and by date
  (1960-to date). SEARCH
• Select (by reviewing abstracts) and mark relevant
  items. View marked items
• Use UC-eLinks to locate items at UCI or
  fulltext. Foe help with UC-eLinks, see
• Find other cited works (if needed).

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Sample Articles from Web of Science