Department and Class Dr. Faculty member, Which Department California State University Fullerton

Cynthia Bruns, Instruction Librarian cbruns@fullerton.edu Pollak Library http://www.library.fullerton.edu Link to Research Guide

Services in the Library
Use the Library at home: All Library databases can be searched at home by CSUF students
       If you have any difficulties, get technical assistance from the Titan Help Desk... 657 278 7777     
What to do if library does not own what you need:
        Interlibrary Loan...Books and Articles from other libraries, 5-10 day turnaround, free
        Your CSUF card is valid at al CSU libraries, local community colleges and some private.         
 

This is an online bibliographic management service for storing and organizing citations, and for formatting and producing bibliographies. Also, it can be used writing the paper when you add the plug-in Write-N-Cite. RefWorks is similar to EndNote and ProCite.  All current CSUF people may register for a free account    For more Information and tutorials

How locate books on your topic:
Library Catalog http://opac.fullerton.edu
            Online database of books, journals, newspapers, recordings, atlases and more
            sample search: Subject: Business communication

What is a Scholarly Journal? sample scholarly journal article
What is Empirical Research?  sample empirical article, (a few pages only)
What is an Annotated Bibliography? sample annotated bibliography

How to find an article when you have the citation: 
1. Library Home Page > click on Find Journals
2. Enter the title of the journal (not the title of the article.)

Sample citation:
Segal, Nancy L.; Yoon-Mi Hur. Reared apart Korean female twins: Genetic and cultural influences on life histories, physical and health-related measures, and behavioral traits.  International Journal of Behavioral Development, Nov2008, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p542-548.                                      
 

How to locate articles on your topic: 
  Academic Search Premier:
General article database that includes journals, magazines and some newspapers.
Includes articles written back to 1980
Sample search: college students and attitudes toward alcohol abuse
      leads to standardized phrases terms such as...college students - attitudes (subject terms)
      and Drinking behavior or Drinking of alcoholic beverages or Alcoholism (subject terms)
 
 

Additional databases of interest:
Sources of Online Newspapers:
Proquest Newspapers	Lexis/Nexis Academic

Six Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages  Guidelines to help you recognize quality sites.
The SocioWeb http://www.sonic.net/~markbl/socioweb/ This site, even though it looks very
        good, contains little information and is an advertisement for a web designer.
GunCite http://www.guncite.com/ an anonymous website on a controversial topic, cannot be used for research,
       as there is no identified author.
Jurist: Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights  The purpose of the site and where the
       information comes from is explained and the editors take responsibility for  the information
       which has been loaded onto the web.  See, About Jurist and Jurist Editors.   This site could
       be quoted in a college-level research paper.

Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism   The Campus statement on the avoidance of plagiarism
How do I Cite Sources  All sources of information must be cited for any work you turn in on campus. 

    
Pollak Library Quick Guide to the APA Citation Style
The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (2001)     
     a copy of this book is kept at the Reference Desk     

Pollak Library Quick Guide to the MLA Citation Style
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. 2003
       a copy of this book is kept at the Reference Desk   

Pollak Library Quick Guide to the Chicago/Turabian Style
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 2003
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations by Turabian, 7th ed., 2007
      a  copy of these books are kept at the Reference Desk 

Diane Hacker Research and Documentation Online
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

In-Text citations example