Library Research tips for Child and Adolescent Development



Welcome, Professor Scott's class. My name is Marcia Henry. I am the Health Sciences Librarian. Stephanie Ballard is the Child and Adolescent Development Librarian. If you need help you can reach a librarian on our Ask a Librarian program at http://library.csun.edu/askus.html or you can call the information desk at 818.677.2285. The goals of the library sessions are:

  1. Learn how to use the Library Catalog and the CSUN List of Electronic Journals to find books and journals on your topic
  2. Learn how to use MetaSearch to create your own personal list of resources, e-journals, searches, and research alerts and search up to 8 databases simultaneously.
  3. Learn about controlled vocabulary, boolean operators, truncation symbols.
  4. Learn how to use appropriate specialized databases to find journal articles on your topic. The following databases will offer many articles on the topic: Alternative and augmentative communication devices.
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