It is
a good idea to have some background information to put your research
in context. Books provide
overviews of issues and virtually always have
bibliographies, endnotes or footnotes that direct you to
other information, including scholarly articles.
Find books by searching the
Library Catalog.
A good strategy is to:
Enter
a keyword or two
housing and Hispanic
bilingual education
gender and role
Scan
the list for one good title of interest
'Clear and convincing evidence: measurement of
discrimination in America'
'The
Hispanic child: speech, language, culture, and
education'
'Gender and domestic life : changing practices in
families and households'
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Articles
Journals articles
include the latest research in the field. To find
articles, you need to start with a research
database. Each will allow you to search
hundreds or even thousands of journals at once by
searching for keywords relevant to your topic. Databases
can have BOTH scholarly and non-scholarly articles.
For your interview
project bibliography, you need at least 6 scholarly
sources. What does 'scholarly' mean?
Scholarly
(peer-reviewed, refereed, empirical)
Non-scholarly
(popular)
Audience
academic readers
general audience
Author
researchers,
experts, specialists
journalists,
free-lance writers, generalists
Language
professional jargon;
may be difficult to read
common; easy to
understand
Style
specific structure
(e.g. abstract, methodology, data, results,
conclusion, references)
structured like a
story; can look glossy with pictures and ads
Sources
long list of
bibliography, references, footnotes
no bibliography or
references listed
Examples
Ethnic and
Racial Studies; Gender & Society;
International Migration Review; American Journal of
Public Health;
Latin American Perspectives
Time; Newsweek;
Business Week;
US News & World Report; New York Times;
Christian Science
Monitor
Some databases provide a 'peer-reviewed' or 'scholarly
only' limit function that can narrow the results, but
will still bring back non-scholarly materials that were
published in a scholarly journal (e.g., editorials,
letters to the editor, book reviews.) When in doubt, ask
a librarian!
The following databases are useful for this class. Try
searching for keywords related to your topic:
JSTOR
Use Advanced Search to select Anthropology
journals, including:
ScienceDirect
Search Social Science journals, including:
Social Science & Medicine
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Academic Search Premier
Our most popular database. Covers a wide array of
subjects with full text for nearly 1,850 scholarly
journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed
titles, including:
NOTE:Depending on your paper topic, other databases
might be more relevant.
You can choose a
database by
subject.
Think you can find all this stuff
on the Internet?
Not for
free!
See an article you want in one of these databases?
Look for "Full Text" in
PDF, HTML,
Linked
or
If all else fails, fill
out an Interlibrary
Loan article request form. You'll get it within 5-10
days for FREE.
Or, any time you need
help, ask a librarian!
Citing Sources
As you write your final paper, you'll
need to cite passages and ideas from the sources you've
found. In order to cite your resources properly, you need
to consistently follow a style guide.
The Library has several citation style manuals for you to
use:
Chicago manual of style.
15th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press,
2003.
A major principle of higher education is
student development of critical thinking skills
and original scholarship.
According to our
Academic Honesty Policy: "The
integrity of this academic institution, and the
quality of the education provided in its degree
programs, are based on the principle of academic
honesty."
Academic honesty includes:
accurate use and representation of
quotations.
explicit citation of sources when
paraphrasing and describing ideas or any
aspect of the work of others.
all forms of academic work-- exams,
papers, presentations, and other projects.
To best understand academic honesty, you must
know what is considered dishonest, or
academic misconduct. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating are
defined
here in the General University Catalog.
Need more help?
Cal State San Marcos students can make an
appointment at the
Writing Center.
HTML,
Linked
or 
