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Before searching for articles on a topic, you should prepare for your search by:
- developing a clear, specific research topic or research question, and
- dividing the research topic in "concepts" (different subtopics or elements)
For example,
a specific research question might be:
What is the political impact of migration to Great Britain?
This
research question can be divided into two or three "concepts":
1.
political impact
2. migration
3.
For each concept, related search terms should be used.
The
truncation symbol (*) may be used to search for multiple words with the same
root (e.g. polit* for political OR politics OR
politicians)
Place “OR” between each search term for the same concept.
Put quotes ( “ ” ) around search phrases
1.
polit*
2. migra* OR immigra* OR
refugee* OR asyl*
3. England OR “Great
Britain” OR “United Kingdom” OR U.K.
For more
help on how to do search preparation, see Skyline Library's Planning a Search Page.
Academic Search Premier: excellent general academic journal database.
Available from off-campus--as long as you have a library card (library card bar code number is required).
- From the initial “Basic Search” page, click on "Advanced Search" below the search box.
- To limit your search to only academic journals, check the "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals " box in the "Limit your results” area (lower half of the page)
- In the first search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: polit*
- On the second line, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: migra* OR immigra* OR refugee* OR asyl*
- On the third line, type the search word(s) for the third concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: England OR “Great Britain” OR “United Kingdom” OR U.K.
- Click on “Add row” for an additional search box
- To find research studies, enter: research OR study OR method* in one search box
- Click on the SEARCH button to start the search.
Look for articles in scholarly journals that include the following sections:
- Method(s): may include "Procedure", "Participants", "Measures"
- Results
- Discussion
Academic OneFile database: excellent general academic journal database.
Available from off-campus--as long as you have a library card (library card bar code number is required).
- From the initial “Basic Search” page, click on "Advanced Search" on the navigation bar near the top of the page
- To limit your search to only academic journals, check the "peer-reviewed publications" box under "Limit the results"
- In the first search box, type the search word(s) for the first concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: polit*
- On the second line, type the search word(s) for the second concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: migra* OR immigra* OR refugee* OR asyl*
- On the third line, type the search word(s) for the third concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous words for the same concept. For example: England OR Great Britain OR United Kingdom OR U.K.
- Click on “Add a row” for an additional search box
- To find research studies, enter: research OR study OR method* in one search box
- Click on the SEARCH button to start the search.
Look for articles in scholarly journals that include the following sections:
- Method(s): may include "Procedure", "Participants", "Measures"
- Results
- Discussion
Google Scholar: Google’s academic search engine accesses
a wide range of academic articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions,
from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and
universities. The majority of sources
are usually abstracts
(summaries) of articles, which do not provide the full-text of the article (or
a significant charge is required for the full article). In many cases, you may
be able to retrieve the full-text of these articles by using the Skyline
College Library Article Delivery Service.
· Put ORs
between terms for the same concept
· Put quotes ( “ ” ) around
phrases
· Example:
“political impact” AND migration OR immigration OR refugees OR
asylum
AND England OR
“Great Britain” OR “United Kingdom” OR “U.K.”
[Note: the words AND and OR
must be CAPITALIZED in Google]
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library Sytem.
- Type in the name of your topic in the search box and click the Search button.
- Limit your search to books at Skyline by clicking on the Limit button at the right side of the page and then i scroll down to near the bottom and click on Skyline College Library and then click OK.
U.
S. Economy at a Glance: Six months of key economic data displayed in an
easy-to-use format, including unemployment rate, average hourly earnings,
consumer price index, producer price index,
A Glossary of Political Economy Terms: "Online edition of A Glossary of Political Economy Terms by Dr. Paul M. Johnson of Auburn University" contains extensive definitions of around 200 political economic terms.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Easy entry into the full range of economic data and analysis produced by BLS. Here is where you'll find the statistics and reports on employment and unemployment, price (such as the Consumer Price Index) living conditions, compensation, productivity, and more.
Center for Global Development (CGD): An "independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality through policy oriented research and engagement on development issues," focusing on policies of the "United States and other industrial countries that affect development prospects in poor countries."
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP): This nonpartisan organization watches state and federal governments and "conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people."
Economic Policy Institute: Contains discussion, analysis, and sometimes clarifications on issues relating to economics that are of current interest. There are also links to statistical sources that relate to economics, such as labor, income, and demographics.
Economic Briefing Room: Latest U.S. Economic statistics: Output; Income; Employment, Unemployment, and Earnings; Production and Business Activity; Prices; Money, Credit, and Securities Markets; Transportation; and International Statistics.
Economics Mobility Project: conducts research and advances solutions focused on economic
opportunity and upward mobility -- the ability to move up or down
the income ladder within a lifetime, or from one generation to the next. By
forging a broad and nonpartisan agreement on the facts, figures and trends in
mobility, the project is generating an active policy debate about how best to
improve economic opportunity in the United States and to ensure that the
American Dream is kept alive for generations that follow.
EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History: High quality reference articles in the field
Global Policy Forum: Global Injustice and Inequality: Excellent documents, articles and links on a wide range of issues, including: Inequality of Wealth and Income Distribution, Gender and Inequality, Labor Rights and Labor Movements, Corporate Crisis & Globalization from the Global Policy Forum, an organization designed to "monitor global policy making at the United Nations."
Resources for Economists on the Internet: Comprehensive, annotated directory of economic resources. Sponsored by the American Economic Association.
WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics: An extensive categorized, annotated, and searchable directory of economic resources. (Note: For best search options, click on the "Search" link at the bottom of the menu.)
World Bank: As a provider of economic assistance to more than 100 developing countries, the World Bank coordinates with private, government, multilateral, and non-government organizations to ensure that resources are used to full effect in supporting a country's efforts toward stable, sustainable, and equitable growth. This Web site provides information on health, education, the environment, private sector development, poverty, urban development, gender, and economic reform issues. Includes factual data on the countries that are assisted by the World Bank. Of particular usefulness is the searchable WDS database of the 6,000 plus World Bank publications, select full-text reports, and learning resources for teachers and students.
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