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Guidance and Counseling
  • Presentation by:
  • Teri B. Weil
  • Reference Librarian
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How to Do Research
  • Below are the steps to doing research
    • Decide on a topic
    • Write a thesis statement
    • Identify key ideas
    • Select the appropriate database(s)
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Developing Search Statements
  • Identify key concepts in your thesis statement
  • Identify related terminology
  • Use Boolean Operators to narrow or broaden your search
    • And
    • Or
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Boolean Operator - And
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Boolean Operator - Or
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Selecting a Database(s)
  • The Frederick Douglass Library provides access to a variety of databases.  To access these databases, follow the steps below:
    • Access the Library’s homepage at www.umes.edu/fdl
    • Click on Databases by Title
    • Select the Social Sciences link
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Selected Databases Include:
  • Academic Search Premier
  • PsycINFO
  • PsycARTICLES
  • Social Science Abstracts
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Continued
  • Sociological Abstracts
  • Social Services Abstracts
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Continued
  • Social Work Abstracts
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Searching Multiple Databases
  • To search multiple databases, follow the steps below:
    • Access the Library’s homepage at www.umes.edu/fdl
    • Scroll down to the bottom and click on Databases by Company
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Remote Access
  • The databases available in the Library are also available from off campus.  To access the databases remotely, follow the steps below:
    • Access the Library’s homepage at www.umes.edu/fdl
    • Just below the picture of the library there is a link for MdUSA.
      • MdUSA is gateway to the databases