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SOC 101 (Soto-Gomez) FA17: Home

Objectives

  1. Browse for Topics
  2. Find high quality information (books, ebooks, articles, and more) using the library's databases
  3. Identify and search for Scholarly sources
  4. Use information ethically (by following APA format appropriately)

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Browse for Topics

Get more ideas for your topic and get started on your research all at the same time!

Start Searching

Find books, articles, and even videos using the Library's databases. Use Advanced Search Techniques to get better results:

  1. “quotation marks” are good for phrases: e.g. "child brides"

  2. AND gives fewer results: "child brides" AND Niger

  3. OR gives you more results: e.g child brides OR child marriage

Choose the right database(s) for your topic

  • Off-campus? Use SURF ID & SURF Password

If you're getting too much at once with the OneSearch, try one of these databases.

About APA

American Psychological Association (APA) style, most commonly used in the social sciences, is a specific formatting style that students and scholars use to write papers and cite cources. Information here is taken from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) which may be consulted for questions not addressed here. Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) is also an excellent resource.