SOCI 1301 @ NLC Library
ASSIGNMENT
Research Paper/Presentation (PDF)
HANDOUTS
Library Essentials
Types of Periodicals
Using Online Databases
Developing a Search Strategy
ACTIVITY
Scholarly or popular? Research or a report?
A. Sociologist Considers Own Behavior Indicative Of Larger Trends
B. Evidence-Based Methods for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Stakeholder Issues and Perspectives.
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
CITE YOUR SOURCES
Citation Guide
Want books? Use:
ALAMO LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG
The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology (e-book)
Want articles? Use:
ELECTRONIC DATABASES
Databases by Subject - Sociology
SEARCH STRATEGIES
- Boolean - AND, OR, NOT
- Field searching - Subject, Author, Title
- Quotation marks for exact phrase
- Truncation - root + variants (*)
- Database Limiters: date, publication type, type, peer-reviewed, etc.
OPTIONS FOR FULL-TEXT - Where is the actual article???
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