Sociology: Final Research Paper
The library provides many resources to help you research information for your Final Research Paper project.
If you need help, feel free to ask any of the librarians for assistance.
If you need help, feel free to ask any of the librarians for assistance.
Databases:
When searching in the databases, selecting your keywords is important in helping you find information on your topic.
In the beginning of your research, it is best to start broad by doing basic searches.
When you become more familiar with your topic, use the search terms found in your articles
as your keywords to help narrow down your search results.
Some keywords will not return the results that you need, so be patient and think about other terms that you can use instead.
***When using the database search function, remember to use “Keyword” for the search terms
instead of Document title or the other terms they provide***
In the beginning of your research, it is best to start broad by doing basic searches.
When you become more familiar with your topic, use the search terms found in your articles
as your keywords to help narrow down your search results.
Some keywords will not return the results that you need, so be patient and think about other terms that you can use instead.
***When using the database search function, remember to use “Keyword” for the search terms
instead of Document title or the other terms they provide***
Using Gale Virtual Reference Library:
***Click on the Advanced Search tab to add your keywords.***
Keywords: Racism in America
An example of an article you may find in Gale Virtual Reference Library:
Mukhopadhyay, Carol C., and Peter Chua. "Racism: Cultural." Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, edited by Patrick L. Mason, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Macmillan Reference USA, 2013, pp. 430-437. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX4190600375/GVRL?u=sicpl_main&sid=GVRL&xid=8287e499.
Accessed 6 May 2019.
Accessed 6 May 2019.
Using Gale Student Resources in Context:
***Click on the Advanced Search tab to add your keywords.***
Keywords: Pine Ridge Reservation & Residents
An example of an article you may find in Gale Student Resources in Context:
"A 'Sham Vote' on the Green New Deal." New York Times, 30 Mar. 2019, p. A26(L). Student Resources in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A580571569/SUIC?u=sicpl_main&sid=SUIC&xid=bb27c8e1.
Accessed 6 May 2019.
Accessed 6 May 2019.
Using Gale Opposing View Points:
***Click on the Advanced Search tab to add your keyword***
Keywords: The New Jim Crow Law
An example you may find in Gale Opposing Viewpoints:
Alexander, Michelle. "The New Jim Crow." America's Prisons, edited by Jack Lasky, Greenhaven Press, 2016. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010108432/OVIC? u=sicpl_main&sid=OVIC&xid=f441f73e. Accessed 6 May 2019. Originally published in American Prospect, 1 Dec. 2010.
Using EBSCO:
***Go into Search Databases Here and click on the boxes next to Advanced Placement Source, Newspaper Source, MAS Complete, Academic Search Complete, and MAS Ultra-School Edition***
Keywords: The Saint Louis Housing Authority & Pruitt Igoe
An example you may find in EBSCO:
Heathcott, Joseph. "Planning Note: Pruitt-Igoe and the Critique of Public Housing." Journal of the American Planning Association, vol. 78, no. 4, Sept. 2012, pp. 450–451. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/01944363.2012.737972. Accessed 6 May 2019.
***Remember that the provided MLA citations in EBSCO are not always correct. In NoodleTools, you can add the accessed date after the URL. Look for capitalization errors, too.***
Using ProQuest:
***To search current newspapers, click on the News and Newspaper icon located on the main page,
then click Advanced Search to add your keywords***
***To search historical newspapers, click on the History icon on the main page, then click Advanced Search to add your keywords***
***Change the Publication Date to the specific date you are researching***
then click Advanced Search to add your keywords***
***To search historical newspapers, click on the History icon on the main page, then click Advanced Search to add your keywords***
***Change the Publication Date to the specific date you are researching***
Keywords: “Pine Ridge Reservation” & “Pipeline”
An example you may find in ProQuest:
Mezzofiore, Gianluca. "A Native American Tribe has just Banned the South Dakota Governor from Accessing 3,500 Sq Miles of the State." CNN Wire Service, 03 May 2019. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/2219016117?accountid=164281. Accessed 6 May 2019.
***Remember to look for formatting errors in the citation. You will need to manually correct the citation once you have it in Noodletools. Look for capitalization errors in the author’s name and article title. The publication date should be formatted by day month year. Add the accessed date after the URL.***
Using CQ Researcher:
***Choose “Search CQ Researcher” when starting
your search***
Keywords: Housing Discrimination
An article you may find in CQ Researcher:
Jost, Kenneth. "Housing Discrimination." CQ Researcher, 6 Nov. 2015, pp. 937-60, library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre
2015110600. Accessed 6 May 2019.
2015110600. Accessed 6 May 2019.
Using Issues and Controversies:
***Choose “Search Issues and Controversies” when starting your search***
Keywords: Confederate Flag
An example you may find in Issues and Controversies:
"Confederate Monuments: Is it Appropriate for States to Display Monuments to the Confederacy?" Issues & Controversies, Infobase Learning, 18 Aug. 2017, http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?ID=15038. Accessed 6 May 2019.
***Remember that the provided MLA citations in CQ Researcher are not always correct.***
***In NoodleTools, you can add the accessed date after the URL. Look for capitalization errors, too.***
***In NoodleTools, you can add the accessed date after the URL. Look for capitalization errors, too.***
Using Britannica ImageQuest:
Keywords: Pipeline Protest
An example you may find in Britannica ImageQuest:
Activists Protest Proposed Canadian Tar Sands Oil Pipeline. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. quest.eb.com/search/115_3884853/1/115_3884853/cite. Accessed 6 May 2019.