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Steven's Schedule

On sabbatical until January 2025. For research help  LIVE CHAT  from the library homepage or call/email/text the Library.

Citations & Writing Center Support

Research Videos

In the first video Steven introduces how to use your research topic/question to develop keywords and search terms and how to find sources in Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Gale eBooks, and EBSCOhost: All Databases.

In the second video Steven shows you how to search for scholarly articles & scholarly book chapters in JSTOR. He points out how to limit results to those published in Sociology journals and books and highlights how the JSTOR-generated APA citations may have small errors you need to fix. Live chat with librarians or visit in person for help.

Research Suggestions

 

1. Sample topic: What role has the United States media played in furthering the anti-immigration movement?

2. Identify major terms/ideas: What role has the United States media played in furthering the anti-immigration movement?

3. Brainstorm additional terms/ideas: 

United States: Southern California, West Coast, politicians, President of the United States, politicians, voters, Democrats, Republicans, midwest, 

media: television, Twitter, news agencies, journalists, reporters, Rupert Murdoch, Fox, CNN, Google News, liberal media, conservative media, newspapers, magazines, speeches

anti-immigration: racism, nativism, violence, hate crime, bias crime, border wall, politicization of people, political parties

EBSCOhost is a database of millions of news & magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, eBooks, & videos.

  • Try multiple searches with different combos of keywords
  • "Phrase searching" is great to search for specific phrases
  • Use the limiter tools on the left to limit to Scholarly Journals.

Sample Searches:

JSTOR is a database of HIGHLY scholarly journal articles and chapters from eBooks published by universities.

  • Try multiple search with different combos of keywords
  • "Phrase searching" is great to search for specific phrases
  • After doing a search, try limiting to results published in the Subject of Sociology on the left menu

Sample Topic Searches:

(After clicking, add keywords to narrow your search & limit to Sociology Journals on left.)

MiraCosta Library subscribes to more than 30 individual databases focusing on specific groups of people. CHECK THEM ALL OUT HERE, or here are some specific ones you may find useful:

  • American Mosaic: The Latino American Experience  The first-ever database dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos in the United States.

  • Hispanic Life in America  Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day from more than 17,000 publications, including 700 Spanish-language newspapers and periodicals.

  • American Mosaic: The African American Experience  A full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora. Includes a wealth of primary sources.

  • American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience  A full-text digital resource covering the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States.

  • American Mosaic: The Asian American Experience  A full-text digital resource exploring Asian American histories and cultures, covering social, economic, and political topics from 1500 to the present.

  • LGBTQ+ Source  Full-text coverage for the most important literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer topics and history. Offers scholarly, popular and regional resources, in journals, books, magazines, primary sources, and more.