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Advanced Keyword Searches for
Authoritative Research Sources
and
APA Citation Formatting Resources
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Lesson Overview
•Sources for locating peer-reviewed research articles
•Advanced keyword searches, using Boolean operators
•Gathering APA citation information
•Guidance for using correct APA format
on reference list and in parenthetical in text citations
•Evaluating website sources
•Passwords for off-campus use of library databases
•CCSDWireless access
Using Advanced Search
enables you to select
required or desired options
Conducting a Thorough Keyword Search
for Literature Reviews
1. Write down 2 or 3 key concepts related to your topic
2. List different words or phrasing for each concept
3. Use advanced search feature in a database to find related articles
4. Expand your findings by searching for terms in the full text of articles
Example
Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
blood sugar weight diet
A1C BMI nutrition*
diabetes pounds meal
Advanced Searches Full Text both checked = 297,248
With check removed for “search within…” = 13,863
Advanced Search Strategy
1. Enter each concept on a different line
2. Use Boolean operators within each line
3. Select options to expand or limit results
Set Up Your Boolean Search –AND, OR, & NOT
Concept 1: “blood sugar” OR A1C OR diabetes
Concept 2: weight OR BMI OR pounds
Concept 3: diet OR nutrition OR meals
With NOT = 6,310
(original checks in expand area)
Developing Your Keyword List
•Overview articles of a topic
•See terms listed under subjects or categories
•Article description or abstract
You Found Something You Can Use! 1. Get the citation
2. If desired: save file
or permalink
APA Reference List Citations
Basic format for journal
(Source: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_articles_in_periodicals.html)
Example
Copied from online article (You are responsible for correcting errors!)
Shu XO, Long J, Cai Q, Qi L, Xiang Y-B, Cho YS, et al. (2010) Identification of New Genetic Risk Variants for
Type 2 Diabetes. PLoS Genet 6(9): e1001127. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001127
Corrected
Shu, X. O., Long, J., Cai, Q., Qi, L., Xiang, Y., Cho, Y. S.,…Hu, F. B. (2010). Identification of new genetic risk
variants for type 2 diabetes. PLoS Genetics, 6(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001127
(Wegener & Petty, 1994)
(Kernis, Cornell, Sun, Berry, & Harlow, 1993)
After 1st use for 3-5 authors
(Kernis et al., 1993)
For 6 or more authors
(Miller et al., 2009)
or
Miller et al. (2009) found…
Reference List Entries In-text Citations
Sources: owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html owl.purdue.edu/…/in_text_citations_author_authors.html
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Sources from the Web
•The 5 W’s of Web Site Evaluation
Question? –Think about…
•Who? –recognized author or organization (experts, .gov, .edu, foundations)
•What? –purpose and content (bias, information verification, complete)
•When? –currency of info (publication date, last updated)
•Where? –source of info reported (original study, references provided)
•Why? –worth using (for your purpose, best of comparable sources)
•Some web sources may not be appropriate to use as a reference, but
may serve as overview articles to increase your familiarity with terms
to use when searching databases for peer reviewed articles
•Also see NCU Library's Website Evaluation Guide or RADAR Guidelines*
*RADAR Framework from U of Toronto
google.com/advanced_search
Google Scholar may recommend useful articles,
but you may not have free access to view all that are suggested
•Read the abstracts in Google Scholar, that may be
enough
•When the full article is needed, but not free, try JSTOR
•sign up for free access to read up to 6 JSTOR full-
text articles every 30 days
Reference List Entries for Website Sources
(Follow your instructors’ preference regarding DOIs and other entry elements)
Diabetes. (2017, December 21). Retrieved from
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001214.htm
Filcman, D. (2018, January 9). Painless skin patch could eliminate
insulin injections and finger pricks. Diabetes Self-Management.
Retrieved from https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/blog/
painless-skin-patch-eliminate-insulin-injections-finger-pricks/
Type 2 diabetes. (2017, July 25). Center for Disease Control and
Prevention. Retrieved from
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/type2.html
View Purdue OWL’s explanations for additional details:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html
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