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Criminal Justice 475T
Dr. Wachtel |
Cynthia Bruns
Criminal Justice Instruction Librarian,
CBruns@fullerton.edu
Pollak Library
http://www.library.fullerton.edu
California State University Fullerton |
Ask
a Librarian: How to get help in the Library
Reference Desk: 714
278 3284, Appointments, 24/7 Online Chat Reference, Email
Locating Newspaper
Articles Online:
PROQUEST NEWSPAPERS:
Full text of 300+ US
and international news sources
Example:
New York Times (Publication Title)
Terrorism and prevent* (citation and document text)
Police (document title)
A few search hints for Proquest:
* Is the truncation symbol. example
educat* will find
educator,
educated, and
education
? will replace one letter example: wom?n
to find woman or women
?? will replace two letters. example
educat?? to
find educator and
educated
Use quotation marks for
phrases longer than two words. example: "first
amendment rights"
+ for
searching plural of a word. example murder+
LEXIS/NEXIS ACADEMIC:
Contains newspapers, laws, court cases, business information
To limit your search to your newspaper:
1. Click on News
2. Click on the radial button "Terms and Connectors",
3. Change the drop down box from "Anywhere in the document",
to "publication field"
4. Enter the name of the newspaper
5. Notice the default for date is "previous three
months," change as needed
A few search hints for Lexis/Nexis:
w/# proximity searching.
example: drug w/5 test or Milton w/2 Gordon
w/s the two words are to be
found in the same sentence. example doctor w/s malpractice
w/p the two words are to be found in
the same paragraph. example New Orleans w/p hurricane
! is the truncation symbol used.
example: employ! will find employers, employment, employee
This database will
automatically search plurals of a word. example gun or guns
Assignment: Historical Searches
on Major Newspapers:
Chicago Tribune...........Proquest 1985 to current
Los Angeles Times......Proguest 1985 to current,
New York Times...........Proquest 1980 to current,
Philadelphia Inquirer...Proquest 2006 to current & Lexis Nexis 1996
to currrent date
Wall Street Journal......Proquest 1984 to current
Washington Post......... Proquest 1987 to current
Services in the Library
Use the Library at home:
All Library databases can be searched at home by CSUF students
If you have any difficulties, get
assistance from the Titan Help Desk...
714 278 7777
Electronic Workshops
In the Fall, learn how to do electronic
library research, free,
open to all CSUF
students, no reservations required,
What to do if library does not
own what you need:
Link+
...Books only, from 20+ local universities,
three to four days turnaround, free
Interlibrary Loan...Books
and Articles from anywhere, plan on a week+
turnaround, free
Your CSUF card is valid at all CSU libraries
and local
community colleges
Pollak Library Research Guide for Criminal Justice
RefWorks
online service used for storing citations,
and formatting bibliographies
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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
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