Finding Sources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Proposal

1. Finding Sources for your Annotated Bibliography & Research Proposal CHLS 470 Latin@s Health Care 2007

2. Susan Luévano • Anthropology, Ethnic & Women’s Studies Librarian • Research Consultations • Office: Lib. 417 West • sluevano@csulb.edu • Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00 - 5:00 • Call for an appointment: (562) 985-5891

3. Objective • To present research strategies and health resources appropriate for the discipline of Chicana/o & Latina/o studies.

4. Research Process • Create a problem research statement • Define the question • Ask why???? Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community.

5. Research ProcessIdentify Key Concepts 1 2 3 Alcoholism Hispanics Males Alcoholics Latinos Men Alcohol Abuse Mexican Americans

6. Venn Diagram Alcoholism among Mexican American males is a major health issue in the Latino community. Mexican Americans Males Alcoholism

7. Boolean Operators • AND narrows a search • both variables must appear in same citation • terms are different in meaning • example: “Diabetes AND Hispanics” • OR broadens a search • terms are similar in meaning • either term may appear in the record • example: “Latinos OR Hispanics”

8. Truncation • Allows for searching root word with variant endings • Example: • Alcohol* • Alcoholic • Alcoholics • Alcoholism • * = Most common computer command • ? (Chicano Database)

9. Research Process Create a research strategy using Boolean Logic. • Use Boolean connectors “and” “or” “not” to connect abstract concepts. Alcohol* ANDMexican American* AND male* (Latino* OR Hispanic*) AND male* AND Alcohol*

10. Reference Sources • Specialized tools that provide basic information i.e. definitions • Chicano Latino Studies • Health & Medicine • Public Policy • Research Guides • http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/subj-index.html

11. Reference • The Gale encyclopedia of medicine • REF RC41 .G35 2002 • Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine • REF R733 .G34 2001 • Stedman's medical dictionary. • REF R121 .S8 2000 • World of health • REF R130.5 .W67 2000

12. Periodicals • Peer Reviewed Journals • Based on research & written for other scholars • Content & research model are reviewed by other scholars • In-depth • Extensive bibliography

13. Find Articles • http://www.csulb.edu/library/

14. Research Databases

15. Research Databases

16. Research Databases • Medline • The National Library of Medicine’s international, biomedicine & health journal database covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, preclinical sciences. • 1951 to present • SFX

17. CINAHL • An authoritative resource for the nursing and allied health literature – journals, books, pamphlets, audiovisuals, software, research instruments, dissertations, etc • 1982 to present • SFX

18. Alt-Healthwatch • A alternative health database of world-wide professional and consumer publications focusing on complementary and alternative approaches to health care and wellness. • Full-text • 1990 to present

19. Cochrane Library • The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. • Much of the information is presented in the form of systematic reviews (Cochrane reviews) for practitioners, patients and policy makers. • 1996 to present

20. Pysc/Articles • peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology (53 journals) • full-text • 1985 to present • PyscINFO • 1,300 journals in all areas of psychology. Also includes references to dissertations, media, and books.  • 1,300 journals • Abstracts • SFX

21. Chicano Database • Ethnic perspective • Popular & Scholarly • Ethnic perspective • 1965 to present • SFX

22. Academic Search Elite • General subject database containing indexing and abstracts for over 3,000 journals. • 1985 to present • Some full-text • SFX

23. Access From Home • Must have Library Password (via COAST) • Access the Library by the Web site • Click on needed database • Dialog box will appear • Name, Student ID, Library Pin

24. Citation Manuals Online • CSULB Style Manual Guides • http://www.csulb.edu/library/eref/vref/style.html • Citation Builder • http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php

25. Materials Not Available at CSULB • Interlibrary Loan • 3-10 days • Free • Books, journals, magazines, dissertation

26. Still need help? • Ask at the reference desk, 1st floor West • Chat with a Librarian • http://www.csulb.edu/library/247ref.html • Susan Luévano • sluevano@csulb.edu • Office hours: Tuesday, 2-5 • Library, room 417