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searching from home
To locate books:
Library Catalog: online list of
CSUF books, journals, magazines, newspapers
How to obtain books and articles that this
library does not own
Interlibrary Loan
(book and articles from anyplace) one to two weeks, free
Link+ (books from local
university libraries) 2-3 working days, free
Your card here is valid at all California State University
Libraries,
Most Local
Communities and some community Colleges
To locate articles through an
online index:
Criminal Justice databases:
Online database of Criminal Justice articles by subject
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Social Sciences Abstracts
PAIS International
Sociological Abstracts
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
Database
Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism: Campus statement from campus
judicial officer
Definition of plagiarism, how to avoid, samples of correctly
written paragraphs
Citing
Sources
This
link leads to a variety of websites
that offer advice on how to cite your work.
Citing your work: Pollak Library Quick Guide to Citations
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a Librarian: How to get help in the Library
Reference Desk 714
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Scholarly journal articles may contain:
Abstract, Intro, Lit Review, Methodology, Data Analysis, Discussion and/or
Conclusion
Empirical research: Predicts or infers a cause and effect
relationship
Must use inferential statistics 1.Uses representative
sampling 2.Probability
