soc 101- brutlag spring 2011
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Soc 101 – Brian Brutlag
Gina Singh - Librarian
Today you will learn how to…
1. Find books and journal articles.
2. Develop strategies for narrowing your topic.
3. Use advanced search strategies in ProQuest Research Library to find scholarly journal articles on your topic.
How to narrow your topic: Two stepsExample
1. Read Article in Subject Encyclopedia.▪ i.e. Encyclopedia of Social Problems
2. Ask a question about your issue. Your answer will form your thesis statement, and the evidence will form your paper or speech:
Topic: Prostitution (Too Broad)
How to Narrow the Topic
Background Research
Questions To Ask Yourself
Who?
What?
Which?
When?
Where?
Why? Source: OSU Tutorial from liblearn.osu.edu/courses/english110/old%20stuff/narrow_topic.ppt
Who
Population
AgeRace
Gender
New Topic: Prostitution among Hispanic teen girls.
What
Brothel
Internet
Private
Types
New Topic: No choice: Girls born in Chinese brothels
Which
Symbolic Interactionism: Symbols e.g. Red is associated with prostitution
Functionalism: Connection or relationship e.g. Prostitution is the key to control women-related crime.
Conflict Theory: Conflict, challenge & encourage social change e.g. Is prostitution made legal because of rich and powerful self-righteous people?
Where
States
Regions
Countries
Places
New Topic: Born in brothels: Girls in Shanghai
When
Current view?
Historical view?
Period of life.
Timeframe
New Topic: Devdasis : Effect of Prostitution in Ancient Indian Society
Why
Causes
• Underlying issues
• Reasons
Outcomes
• Results• Repercussi
onsEvaluate
Mix and Match
Combine two or more elements to find a topic of your choice.
Where to Search?
Library Catalog http://library.riohondo.edu/ For Scholarly Journals: Databases: Proquest,
Gale Reference Library. Off Campus Users: Access Rio Other Libraries: Google Books, Google Scholar
Two Search Tools to Find Good Sources
PROQUEST RESEARCH LIBRARY
(Journal Articles)
LIBRARY CATALOG(Books)
Start research from the library webpage
FIND BOOKS
FIND JOURNAL, MAGAZINE,
AND NEWSPAPER
ARTICLES
Library Catalog
Access Rio
Accessible through Rio Hondo Homepage or library home page.
For off campus database users
Click on the library tab to access databases.
Research SourcesENCYCLOPEDIASProvide short entries/articles for an overview of the topic and its main ideas .
BOOKSGive more information for an in-depth exploration of one or more aspects of the topic.(Example: Case study books, textbooks)
SEARCH TOOL:LIBRARY CATALOG
SEARCH TOOL:LIBRARY CATALOG
SEARCH TOOL:PERIODICAL DATABASE
SEARCH TOOL:PERIODICAL DATABASE
JOURNAL ARTICLESLengthy scholarly research studies on an extremely focused aspect of a subject.
Search Strategies
Use keywords Use subject terms Look at bibliographic record & subject
headings. Browse the database for the list of subjects Browse publications by title
Useful Tips
Check out other Lib Guides for Soc 101 Read the Library Handouts Do you Google? Beware! Learn to distinguish
between legitimate and illegitimate sources. Check out the tutorial on next tab. Choose peer-reviewed articles
*Special thanks to Stephanie Wells for letting me use some of her beautiful slides.