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ENG 210 -- Prof. Vicars
RESEARCH
SOCIAL SCIENCES
IN THE
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
February 21, 2024
AGENDA
Why library?
Types of sources
Keywords & search strategies
Navigating library databases
Getting help
TODAY'S
What is a database?
What do you expect to find in a library database?
What are the benefits of using a library database?
What are the drawbacks of using a library database?
SOURCES
TYPES OF
Scholarly
- Original research
- Eyewitness accounts
- Letters, diaries, tweets, works of art
Popular
Primary
- Newspapers and magazines
- Written by journalists
- For everyone
- Current info on the topic
- Academic, Scholarly, Peer Reviewed journal articles
- Written by academics/researchers
- For other academics/researchers
- Original research, theories, findings
- Deep knowledge of the topic
TERMS
SEARCH
AKA KEYWORDS
what is your main topic?
what are the specifics?
what are different ways to describe your ideas?
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STRATEGIES
SEARCH
use AND to connect terms
universal basic income AND program outcomes
universal basic income AND housing stability AND employment
combining different terms = different results
use OR to connect synonyms
homeless OR unhoused AND universal basic income AND employment rates
use "..." for phrases or names
"universal basic income"
DATABASES
LIBRARY
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch box
Databases link
- Access to all 300+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or sort by subject
- Log in with your CityMail info
- Simple search bar option
- Meta-search
- Searches multiple databases at once
- Log in with your CUNY single login info
but not all of them!
SocINDEX
PsycINFO
Business: Insights
Pop Culture Studies
Social Sciences Full Text
Project MUSE
New York Times Historical
OneSearch
Subject Specific
Multi-
Disciplinary
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 1pm-3pm
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Research Toolkit
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