Library Research ▪ The goal of this worksheet is to help you find journal articles and books
▪ Try the databases in this worksheet first; ask a librarian for additional suggestions
Worksheet
▪ Link to databases for this class at http://library.ucsc.edu/Zope/eresources/
bysubject/Writing
To Get Started
▪ Try a database from the examples below (link at http://library.ucsc.edu/Zope/eresources/bysubject/Writing)
▪ Use some of the keywords from the Encyclopedia Worksheet
▪ About “AND,” the database in Image #1 already includes and in the search; in Image #2, and was
typed in
▪ About *, use asterick(*) in a searches to find more results, for example environment* finds
environment, environmental, environmentalism, and more.
Database 1: Academic Search Complete
Image
#1a
▪ Use to find journal articles
▪ Enter your search words, as in Image #1a
▪ Check mark “Scholarly Journals,” Image #1b
▪ To read the article: click on PDF or HTML
links or UC-eLinks
Image
#1b
▪ Ask a librarian for additional options.
Write the keywords you used in this database: ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Article #1 ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Article #2 ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Article #3 ________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Keep track of additional articles in a research journal
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Library Research Worksheet
Database 2: CSA Illumina
Image
#2a
▪ Enter search words and pick a
“Subject Area,” as in Image #2a
▪ Once you get results, click on the
number next to “Peer-Reviewed
Journals” to see this set (see Image
#2b)
▪ To read the article: click on PDF or
Image
#2b
HTML links or UC-eLinks.
▪ Ask a librarian for additional
options.
Write the keywords you used in this database: ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Article #1 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Article #2 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Database 3: CRUZCAT
▪ Anthologies can be found by adding “and
edited” to your search (Anthologies are book
that contain articles)
▪ Write the call number down
▪ Use the library maps or ask a librarian to find
books in the library
Write the keywords you used in this database: ___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Book or Anthology #1 ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Book or Anthology #2 ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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