Research:

• Understand your Topic – having a good grasp of the big picture helps you get more specific
  • Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development
  • Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development
  • Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
  • Encyclopedia of School Psychology
• Find the Articles – HDFS-related Databases
• Get the Data – Statistics Resources
• Grants Information – Finding & Writing Grants

Searching for peer-reviewed journal articles

• Develop a Search Strategy
• Big broad search: Library 1Search
• More focused:
  • Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  • PsycInfo

Tips:

• take advantage of the filters in the sidebar, such as “peer review” and date
• “Link to full text” will search other databases for you
• as a student, you should never have to pay for an article; use ILL
• keep track of your searches and sources! This will save you time later and help you avoid accidental plagiarism.
• more HDFS databases

Searching for government documents

Taming Google with search commands — try these for starters:

• site:.edu family poverty statistics
• site:.gov family poverty statistics
• site:.gov education statistics filetype:pdf
• site:oregon.gov family poverty statistics
• site:ed.gov literacy statistics

Tips:

• If you find information about an interesting journal article in your Google searching, check to see if the library has it: Library E-Journals
• If the library doesn’t subscribe to the journal, we can still try to get the article through Interlibrary Loan — free for you!

 What is a Literature Review?

• The basic pieces of a lit review
• Lit Review tutorial video (9 minutes, definitely worth it for a review)

Getting Organized

• Tips for Citing Sources & Avoiding Plagiarism
• To really get organized, try a tool like Zotero or Evernote for better note-taking.
• Practice Time Management
• Back Up Your Work!