Social Science Research | A Research Study | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 6 years | 20 years | 26 years | 29 years | 30 years | Today + | Recap
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Recap
Social Sciences Information Flow
Timeline | Where it's reported | How to find that information |
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Research begins |
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Library or agency special collections for records, brochures, and annual reports; GALILEO and print newspaper indexes |
Three years |
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Published conference proceedings in GIL; GALILEO and print conference proceeding indexes; contact the author directly |
Four years |
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GALILEO and print journal indexes |
Five years |
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GALILEO and print journal indexes, citation indexes |
Six years-present |
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GALILEO and print journal indexes |
Twenty years |
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GALILEO and print journal indexes |
Twenty-six years |
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GALILEO and print conference proceedings and periodical indexes |
Twenty-nine years |
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GIL Library Catalog GALILEO and print magazine indexes GALILEO and print magazine and newspaper indexes |
Thirty years |
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GALILEO and print periodical indexes |
Today, forward |
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Search engines and directories GIL Library Catalog |
Hints
- Save time in your research by exploring the point(s) along the flow of information timeline that will provide you with the most useful materials. Then use the resources in the right-hand column to find those materials. For example, to find very recent reports of research, you may need to look for a conference paper (three-year point) instead of a scholarly journal article (four-year point).
- Check for any literature review articles that already exist on your topic, since these will do some of the research work for you.
- Find explanations of theories and methodologies in specialized dictionaries like the Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology or Encyclopedia of Psychology.
- You may find information on the Web from any point in this timeline,
but remember that Internet information is not organized and sometimes
not reliable or scholarly enough to use for a research paper.
WANT MORE on Internet researching?
> Unit 7 > Tips for Using the InternetWANT MORE on evaluating Internet sources?
> Unit 9 > Evaluating Sources - When doing college-level research, look for research published in journal articles (GALILEO) and books (GIL), not on the Web.
- Some indexes are not available through GALILEO, or may only have some years available online ask a librarian for help in finding and using printed indexes.
- Choose the databases on GALILEO that will filter out non-scholarly publications for you.
- Trace published responses to research through GALILEO periodical indexes or citation indexes
WANT MORE on using GALILEO?
> Unit 5 > The Great GALILEO
WANT MORE on GIL?
> Unit 6 > GIL
NEED HELP getting a focus for your topic?
> Unit 2 > Starting Your Search
Adapted from (link will open in a new window) UCLA College Library (accessed April 4, 2001) which was adapted from Sharon Hogan's original Flow of Information conceptual approach to library instruction 1980 by Diane Zwemer, Instructional Services Coordinator, UCLA College Library.
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