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LBS 4890 - Researching & Writing the Senior Project

THE SEARCH PROCESS

 1. Plan Search

  • Refine your topic
  • Select keywords to represent concepts
  • Construct strategy (use boolean operators and truncation tools)
  • Choose database(s)

2. Perform Search

3. Review Results

4. Change Strategy if Necessary & Search Again

  • Double-check typing
  • Try other key/concept words (more broad; more specific; related terms)
  • Try another database    

 

A Timeline of Information

A Timeline of Information: After an event, TV/Radio and Web will cover it in real time. Newspapers appear one day later. In the following days and weeks magazines will cover it. In months, journals will have articles on it. From months to years we will see more journals, books, government publications covering the event.

Writing Help

 

The University Writing Center (UWC) is for all Cal State LA students.  You can bring us any type of writing assignment at any stage of the process.  We can help you understand the assignment as well as plan, organize, and revise your paper.  We can even help you learn to proofread for your most common mistakes.

Writing/ Tutoring Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

  

Access Issues? Use the VPN!

When you access library electronic resources from off-campus, you need to use one of the following methods. Using OneSearch will automatically prompt the EZProxy login.

1.  Campus VPN  (Recommended)

Setting up VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your personal computer allows students, faculty, and staff to access library resources from off-campus.

  • Download the VPN client 
  • Once VPN is installed on your computer, you turn it on by clicking the Connect button (shown below).

    Global Protect Icon 

2.  Library Login  (Default)

When you are off-campus and click on library electronic resources, you will be prompted to login using the EZproxy Login screen (shown below). Login using your MyCalStateLA ID username and password.

     

Please note:

  • Place your MyCalStateLA ID account username (e.g. lsmith8) in the username box. Do not include @calstatela.edu as part of your username.
  • If you don't know your MyCalStateLA password, please go to the myCalStateLA page and click on "Forgot Password."
  • If you experience difficulty in recovering your ID username and password, please contact the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@calstatela.edu or 323-343-6170

Subject Guide

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Sarah Baker
Contact:
Please e-mail me with questions or to make a Zoom appointment
E-mail: sbaker6@calstatela.edu
John F. Kennedy Memorial Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
323-343-3988