You are developing your thesis statement and want to check if your idea is original. Your literature search should include which of the following types of resources in order to see what has been written about your topic:
a. Major indexing and abstracting resources for your discipline
b. Database of dissertations and theses
c. Catalogs of major university libraries
d. General academic online resources (such as Google Scholar)
e. All of the above and anything else that comes to mind
For your research project, you need to explore the impact of social anxiety on binge drinking in college students. Select from the list below the key concepts that would be effective search terms:
a. explore, impact, social anxiety, binge drinking, college students
b. impact, social anxiety, binge drinking, college students
c. explore, social anxiety, college students
d. social anxiety, binge drinking, college students
Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
a. All information is available for free through Internet search engines like Google, Google Scholar, Bing, etc.
b. Some information is available only through fee-based databases like the ones to which the Library subscribes
c. Information available through the Library’s databases may be accessed from any location by any person, including people who are not Kean students, faculty, and staff
d. Information available through the Library’s databases can only be accessed on computers in the Library
A citation from one of the Library’s periodical databases is shown below. Please identify the part of the citation that represents the name of the journal.
Katz, J. E., Rice, R. E, & Aspden, P. (2001). The Internet, 1995-2000: Access, civic involvement, and social interaction. American Behavioral Scientist, 45(3), 405-419.
a. The Internet, 1995-2000
b. Access, civic involvement, and social interaction
c. American Behavioral Scientist
d. All of the above