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WGSS 401 -Bodies and Borders: Feminism and Globalization, fall 2013
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Susan C. Luévano, WGSS LibrarianWGSS 401
FEMINIST RESEARCH METHODS:STRATEGIES & RESOURCES
RESEARCH REVIEW
• Step 1: Develop search strategy • Thesis statement • Pre-research• Research questions• Keywords• Boolean operators (and , or)• Truncation (*)• Adjacency
• Step 2: Select databases• Secondary peer-reviewed sources• Coast
RESEARCH REVIEW
• Step 3: Search the database• Try different keywords, try different searches• Move to database subject headings• Select the best citations• Use internal citation generators when sending
information
• Step 4: Evaluate resources• Read and assess content
RESEARCH REVIEW
• Setp 5: Apply and use information• Synthesize information
• Write up the finding and conclusion
• Create your bibliography using correct citation style
• Circular process – Repeat and Revise
• Use the WGSS Research Guide!!
• http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss
BACKGROUND/PRE-RESEARCH
• http://csulb.libguides.com/wgss401
CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY• Develop a thesis statement:
The Catholic church’s battle over birth control use in developing nations.
CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
• Define the question
• Ask why????• What is the church’s position on contraceptives?• How does the church prevent women’s access to contraceptives
in Africa, if at all?• Why is the push for contraceptive use by philanthropist Melinda
Gates called “globalism” by the church?• What are the arguments for the use of contraceptives in Africa
by the WHO?• Where is this fight headed?
CREATING A SEARCH STRATEGY
• Break down your thesis statement by concept
• The Catholic church’s battle over birth control in developing nations.
THINK OF OTHER KEYWORDS/SYNONYMS
• Condoms or “morning after pill” or “birth control pills” or “reproductive rights”• Africa or a specific country (Nigeria)
BOOLEAN OPERATORS
BOOLEAN OPERATORS
• AND
• OR
South Africa Nigeria
South AfricaOR
Nigeria
Contraceptive
Catholic ChurchAfrica
• Contracept*
• Contraceptive
• Contraception
• More results• Plurals
•Asterisk * • Feminis*• Feminist• Feminism• Feminisms
TRUNCATION *
ADJACENCY
• Enclosed a phrase by double quotations marks
• The exact phrase is searched
• “Catholic Church”
• “morning after pill”
PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
• Based on research & written for other scholars• Content & research model are reviewed by other
scholars• In-depth• Extensive bibliography
FINDING PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES• Http://www.csulb.edu/library
• 1) Test or preliminary search for journal articles, books & more
• 2) Databases by topic or title
RESEARCH DATABASES
GENDERWATCH
• 100 international journals,
• Coverage: 1978 to present.
ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE • General/Interdisciplinary• Popular & scholarly• Limit: Peer review box• Coverage: 1975 to present• Need the full-text?
ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE
GET IT @CSULB
BEACHREACH
BEACHREACH
BEACHREACH
RESEARCH DATABASES• Academic Search Complete
• Sociological Abstracts
• SocIndex
• Medline
• Depends on your topic
NEED INFORMATION NOT AT CSULB• BeachReach
• Anything
• 3 days
• If longer- You will be notified
• Link+
• Books & some media ONLY
• 3 days
• Other CSU Libraries
STILL NEED A LITTLE HELP?
• Ask at the Reference Desk, 1st West
• Consultations
• Susan Luévano
• Office hours:
• U Library, room 416, 4th floor
• Wednesday, 2:30 pm -4:30 pm
QUESTIONS?