KEISER UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

Introduction to Library Research

Navigational guide for candidates pursuing a master’s degree in Criminal Justice

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Keiser University Library.

This presentation will introduce selective databases and resources to assist with your graduate degree in criminal justice.

OVERVIEW

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Log in to Keiser University Library

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Differentiate between primary and secondary resources

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Locate graduate level criminal justice journals

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Locate dissertations and theses

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Locate APA format guides

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Access online tutorials

GETTING STARTED

Username: Student ID Number (found on your Student ID card) Password: Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESOURCES

Primary

An original informational source from the time of the event.

Secondary

An informational source that analyzes the event. These sources often use several primary sources to compile the information.

PRIMARY RESOURCES

        Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Newspaper articles       Novels Objects from the time Oral histories Photographs Poems, art, music Speeches

SECONDARY RESOURCES

Biographies Encyclopedias including online resource Wikipedia (wikipedia.com) History books Textbooks

RESEARCH DECISIONS

Do you need?

 Scholarly journal articles  Peer-reviewed articles  Popular magazine or newspaper articles

CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOURNALS

Scholarly Journals and Peer-Reviewed Articles are available from the following LIRN and EBSCO databases:

Academic OneFile (Seach INFOTRAC from LIRN) Custom Newspapers (Seach INFOTRAC from LIRN) Expanded Academic ASAP (Search INFOTRAC from LIRN) Gale Virtual Reference Library (Search INFOTRAC from LIRN) Criminal Justice Collection (Search INFOTRAC from LIRN) Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Search INFOTRAC from LIRN) ProQuest Research Library (Search EBSCO Databases) National Newspaper Abstracts (Search EBSCO Databases)

Let’s discover the LIRN databases

SEARCH INFOTRAC

Click LIRN

SEARCH ACADEMIC ONEFILE

SEARCH CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS, EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP AND GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY Custom Newspapers

100 newspapers 40,000,000 articles Current law enforcement information, corrections and law Full text available

Expanded Academic ASAP

4,300 journals 17,000,000 articles Coverage from 1980-current Full text available

Gale Virtual Reference Library

• Includes biographies, directories, almanacs and the following encyclopedias Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice • Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement • Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities • World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems Full text available

Search OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS RESOURCE CENTER and CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLECTION Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

2,000,000 persuasive articles, essays and topic overviews on current event subjects Full text articles available

Criminal Justice Collection

150 journals 4,700,000 articles Full text articles available

SEARCH PROQUEST

SEARCH NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ABSTRACT Remember!

Click the down arrow to search News-National Newspaper Abstract

PROQUEST DESCRIPTIONS

 Proquest Research Library and national security.

provides access to 4,000 reference works, with almost 2,800 in full-text. These reference works include scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. This database can be searched by topic. Some of these topics relevant to criminal justice are law enforcement, criminology, capital punishment, justice, evidence, prisons,  National Newspaper Abstracts: Includes York Times, and USA Today.

available in full-text. Like The Wall Street Journal, The New Most of the articles in the database are Custom Newspapers, this database is an excellent source for current information on criminal justice topics

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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APA Format Guides

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Online Tutorials

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Library Contact Information

APA FORMAT GUIDES

ONLINE TUTORIAL ACCESS

Choose a Tutorial

CONTACT INFORMATION

Keiser University Library is committed to your academic success.

Need additional assistance with research?

Contact any of the following campus locations. Ask to speak with the Campus Librarian.

Fort Lauderdale: (954) 776-4456 Jacksonville: (904) 296-3440 Orlando: (407) 273-5800 Tallahassee (850) 906-9494 Tampa: (813) 885-4900 West Palm Beach (561) 471-6000