Lone Star research strategies and resources

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Lone Starresearch strategies and resources

• Celita DeArmond
• Instructor/Reference Distance Learning
  Librarian
• cdearmon_at_accd.edu

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Research is a process

• I. Define your research topic
• II. Devise a search strategy for your topic
• III. Search sources to find books, articles, etc.
• Lather, rinse, EVALUATE, repeat?

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Lone Star

• So many themes to choose from
• Racial profiling, race relations, minorities,
  border towns, illegal immigrants, interracial
  dating, civil rights, bilingualism, social
  stratification, teen sex, incest, police
  brutality, extortion, working class, parenting,
  father/son relationships, divorce,
  Mexican-American history, revisionist history,
  juvenile delinquency, jails/prison system,
  politics, honesty, wealth, hate, forgiveness,
  violence, drug use testing, gender roles,
  justice

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I. Define your research topic

• Broad area(s)
• Border towns, illegal immigrants, race relations
• More specific aspect(s)?
• Use background tools to get ideas and overview
• Answer the Where? When? Who? Why? and How? of
  your topic
• List What you know v. What youd like to find
  out
• Research question(s) or statement(s)
• Do illegal immigrants threaten the safety and
  economic well-being of the U.S.?

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II. Devise a search strategyDo illegal
immigrants threaten the safety and economic
well-being of the U.S.?
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III. Search sources to find books, articles,
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Keyword v. Subject ???

• Start with a keyword search
• Searches for keywords anywhere!
• Find one item that fits your research topic and
  look at the subject headings
• Search using those subject headings
• Searches for items that are organized under a
  specific topic!

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Renew books online!
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III. Search Sources - review

• A. Looking for BOOKS, VIDEOS, etc,?
• Catalog
• Stay broad, dont get too specific
• B. Looking for periodical ARTICLES?
• Databases
• Get specific!
• Not full-text? ? Journal Locator
• C. Looking for FREE WWW sources?
• Search the Internet OR Web Sources by Topic
• Evaluate, Evaluate, Evaluate!!!

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Off-campus access / Q A

• Off-campus access requires your SSN and your
  PIN (mmyy of birth)
• Questions?
• Email or call me!
• Celita DeArmond
• cdearmon_at_accd.edu
• 733-2598