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MEJO 703: Research Methods: Pre-Class Activities

Library To Do List

Video-watching tips:
- Increase speed to 1.25 or 1.5
- Read transcripts
- Look at PowerPoint slides (below video)

Here are five tasks for you to complete prior to the library instruction.

Find 2 "known item" articles
Watch Library Hacks videos (11 min.)
Find 4 articles for YOUR TOPIC
Make an account in EBSCO.
Take the post-pre-class survey at https://bit.ly/mejo-grad-library.
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Pre-class Task Slides
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Task 1: Search Scenario, part 1

You are researching relationships between parents and college students. Your advisor suggested you read these articles:

Berríos-Allison, A. C. (2005). Family Influences on College Students’ Occupational Identity. Journal of Career Assessment, 13(2), 233–247.
Price, E. W., & Prosek, E. A. (2020). The Lived Experiences of GLB College Students Who Feel Supported by their Parents. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 16(1), 83–102

How QUICKLY can you find the full-text of these two articles (at no cost to you)? You do not have to ACTUALLY retrieve both articles -- just know how you WOULD get them if you needed to.

Task 2: Watch These Search Tips

Watch these five Library Hacks videos.

Task 3: Search Scenario, part 2

Find four articles for your Topic.

Use any search terms you like.
- Keep track of what terms you use so you can modify them.
- Sample Search Log on this page or create your own.
Search EBSCO or Google Scholar (see below)
When you find the articles, use EBSCO to …
- Save these articles to discuss in class. (Library Hack #3)
- Reformat the articles you’ve found in APA format (Library Hack #4)
- If the full-text isn’t available, how would you obtain it? (Library Hack #6)

Task 3: Search EBSCO; Task 4: Make an Account

(Search Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, & Communication and Mass Media Complete together)