Child & Adolescent Studies
Library Research Guide
 Created by Mary Anne Lynn
Reference & Instruction Librarian, CSUF Pollak Library
 Contact: (714) 278-7420  | malynn@fullerton.edu
(Adapted from Research Guide by Suellen Cox)

   

Journals & Articles  |  Books  |  Web Sites  |  Citing Your Sources

Journals & Articles (restricted to CSUF students, staff, & faculty)

If you are looking for articles on a particular topic in Child and Adolescent Studies search these Databases for Child & Adolescent Studies

CSUF currently subscribes to many journals of interest to Child and Adolescent Studies Majors. Most are kept on the 2d floor of Pollak Library, North Wing, in Library of Congress call number order. Click on the title below to link to the Library Catalog record and note the call number.  This is not a complete list of CSUF Library periodicals in Child and Adolescent Studies.

Is it a scholarly, peer reviewed article?

Books

To search for books, use the Library Catalog. Materials are listed by author, title, subject, call number, and words in title and content notes.

The following is a list of selected Reference Books at the Pollak Library that may be helpful for research in child and adolescent studies. Reference Books are located on the First Floor of Library North.

 

Books can provide a good overview of a topic, as well as in-depth information. A book often includes a bibliography or list of additional resources (other books, articles, films, etc.).
Always note the date of a book. More current information may be available in periodical articles.

Materials are given Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Materials are then classified and shelved by  Library of Congress classification system.

To locate and borrow books from other libraries first try
Link+ and request items online. Materials not found by CSUF can be requested from ILLiad. Remember - Your Cal State Fullerton ID can be used at any CSU Library to borrow library materials. Check CSU Library Web Sites to see the Library Catalogs of other CSU Libraries.

 

Web Sites

There are many web sites that contain useful information. However, be aware that when using information from the Internet you will need to act as the reviewer since there are no rules governing what can be published there. Before visiting these websites, you may wish to consult Six Criteria for Evaluating Websites.

 

 

Citing Your Sources

Citing sources properly is an important part of your research.  The following list of tips may help you with your citations:

  • Confirm with your professor the style manual you are to use.

  • Make sure you have all the information you will need from each source to create a proper citation, including data such as publication information from the front of books, journal volume/issue numbers, and page numbers for articles and book chapters.

  • Plagiarism is a serious issue, which includes presenting the work or ideas of another individual as your own.  Keeping careful notes while researching your topic will help you to properly give credit for an idea or passage you came across.

  • Read the "Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism: How to Write an Effective Research Paper," prepared by Sandra Rhoten, Associate Dean, Judicial Affairs, CSUF.

  • Attend a Citation Workshop at the library to receive basic instruction on proper citing.

  • Use the Pollak Library's How do I Cite Sources? page, which provides information for APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.

  • The complete style guides (MLA, Turabian, APA, Chicago Manual of Style) are available behind the Reference Desk, 1st Floor, Library North.

Research Helps and Competency Tutorial

Information Competency is the ability to state a research problem, determine the information requirements for the research problem, use the technological tools for accessing information, then find, evaluate, retrieve, organize, synthesize and use the information to solve the problem.

Link to the CSU Information Competence Project to access nine online tutorials. These tutorials will provide guidance and practical exercises on the following:

  • Defining the Research Topic
  • Determining the Information Requirements for the
    Research Question
  • Locating and Retrieving Relevant Information
  • Using the Technological Tools For Accessing
    Information
  • Evaluating Information
  • Organizing and Synthesizing Information
  • Communicating using a variety of information technologies
  • Understanding the Ethical, Legal, and Socio-Political
    Issues Surrounding Information and Information
    Technology
  • Using, Evaluating, and Treating Critically Information
    Received From the Mass Media

 

 

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Last Updated: May 06, 2008