Who Says? Holdstein & Aquiline, Chapter 6 Sources 1

Finding resources Narrow your topic Requirements 2+ news/current events sites; can be online 2 books 2+ scholarly journals Total of 12+ Document everything 1.Create a working biblio. Try RefWorks 2.When in doubt, keep it; you can narrow the list later [and you might shift your topic] 3.Look for diverse sources—maybe even videos, and so on. 2

Types of sources 1.Primary: original materials, often historical, also if e.g. you do your own survey 2.Secondary: most of what you will use—scholarly articles, books 3.Tertiary: encyclopedias and the like 3

Databases vs. search engines La Salle’s online databases (ProQuest, LexisNexis, First Search, JSTOR, EBSCO) contain scholarly material that has been peer- reviewed and other edited publications; they cost $ Search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo!) include anything online; you need a process (CARS in Chapter 5 or CARDS)CARDS In databases, use Subject headings (e.g. in catalog) to suggest keywords; your keywords need to be more specific as database/information gets larger Databases (more than Google) benefit from Boolean search terms: AND, OR, NOT; note these are usually capped so you search McDonald’s AND obesity, not “McDonald’s and obesity”; recall quotes for string search “kite flying” 4

The Library Try searching the catalog for books, then go to that shelf and browse Catalog also searches journal titles—[or try the E-Journal portal on our research tab] Don’t forget to save the source— yourself a link, put it in RefWorks, take a photo of the book 5

Primary research Participant observation common in anthropology Interviews are possible for your paper; choose an expert, e.g. La Salle prof; see tips on how to prepare (bring lists of questions, but be ready to go off topic … ) Also consider brief surveys e.g. of students. Free service for short surveys is SurveymonkeySurveymonkey 6