Sociology 20 (Xiong)

Complete this short tutorial (~7 min) prior to the library session to become familiar with ways you can access the library's databases.

Understanding & Finding Databases for Sociology 20

Goals

By the end of this session, you will be able to

• identify three resources for researching a social problem.
• use basic search strategies, including filters, to locate relevant information in library databases.
• create and save citations from library databases.
• generate ideas for additional searches.
• recognize the authority level of different information sources.

Introduction (5 min.)

Part I: Three Search Tips (10 min)

• Key Words
• AND/OR
• Phrase Searching

Part II: Accessing 3 Databases ( 20 min)

• Quick demos of each
• Answer three questions for each

Part III: Independent Exploration with Your Key Words (20 min)

• Record information
  • additional key words
  • groups experiencing the social problem
  • scholars/experts

Part IV: Source Authority (15 min)

Wrap-Up (5 min)

During today's session, open this guide. 

http://bit.ly/ucm-soc20

This guide is also linked in your CatCourses course site under Pages.

Class Activity