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SOC 246: Goals Points Seconds: Introduction

This guide provides an introduction to conducting library research for SOC 246.  It includes search strategies to find scholarly articles 

  • List of library databases to use to find scholarly articles 
  • Tips for advanced smart searching
  • Search strategies for book searching  

Sugested Research Starting Points

  1. Use known sources as jumping off points. Trace citations from the notes and bibliographies
  2. Follow the scholarly conversation on your topic by conducting citation searching
  3. Search for books in the library catalog
  4. Search for articles in the databases
  5. Don't forget to attribute all source and use a consistent citation guide 

 

 

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