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Sociology of Sexualities
SOCIOLOGY
RESEARCH
IN
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN
March 14, 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?
Article Analysis
tinyurl.com/socfeb20
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Read the two article excerpts at the link.
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Add comments with things you notice about each.
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Writing style
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Content
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Language
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Audience
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Use as a source in a paper
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SOURCES
SCHOLARLY &
AKA Peer Reviewed AKA Academic Sources
POPULAR
Scholarly Source
Journal: Sexuality & Culture
Publisher: Springer
Authors: faculty members at universities
Audience: usually other researchers, students, & faculty. Generally not for average reader
Abstract: short description of the article. Read first to determine if you want to read the whole thing
Keywords: use to build further database searches
Content: theory, studies, history, deep knowledge
Popular Source
Audience: general public
Content: human interest hook, photos, little or no specialized language
Citations: links within the text
Newspaper: NYT
Authors: Journalist
STRATEGIES
SEARCH
use AND to connect terms
lesbians AND IVF
gay parents AND reproductive rights
combining different terms = different results
use OR to connect synonyms
queer OR gay AND parents AND adoption
use "..." for phrases or names
"ACT UP"
"Marsha P. Johnson"
DATABASES
LIBRARY
SocINDEX
LGBT+ Source
Pop Culture Studies
Social Sciences Full Text
Project MUSE
New York Times Historical
OneSearch
Subject Specific
Multi-
Disciplinary
library.ccny.cuny.edu
OneSearch box
Databases link
- Access to all 250+ databases at CCNY
- Alphabetical or filter 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!
Check out our LGBTQ+ Featured Collection!
tinyurl.com/LGBTQ-collection
HELP
GETTING
Professor Sarah Cohn
Reference & Instruction Librarian
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 1pm-3pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit
Research Toolkit
library.ccny.cuny.edu/chat
TERMS
SEARCH
AKA KEYWORDS