Sociology 245: Sociology of Health (Polonijo)

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About this Guide

This guide is loosely structured around the 5 steps of the research process. Note that some of the top-level pages have subpages. 

Lesson Plan Outline for 2/14/24

• Preparing to Search
  • Using Research Frameworks
  • ACTIVITY: Download your own copy of the Worksheet. We are going to do Steps 1, 2, and 3.
• Key Databases for Health
  • REVIEW: Search Strategies: Subject Terms (E.g.: Using MeSH in PubMed)
  • ACTIVITY: We will do steps 4 & 5 from the worksheet.
  • Finding Journal Impact Factors
  • Review Citation Trails and Discuss how it relates to relevance and currency of the study
• Locating Data and Statistics
  • ACTIVITY: Evaluating Data and Statistics
• Citation Management - Upcoming Workshops
  • Library Workshops (Zotero, Mendeley; UC Love Data Week)
  • Health Statistics on the Web (For Librarians, via FDLP)